Community Wishlist/Focus areas/AbuseFilter
Description
Provide admins with better tooling to detect and prevent content vandalism.
AbuseFilter is a tool used by Wikimedia admins to automatically detect and prevent harmful edits, such as vandalism, spam, or policy violations, by setting customizable rules that trigger warnings, blocks, or logging actions. It is crucial for administrators because it helps enforce site policies efficiently, reducing manual workload while maintaining content integrity. This collection of wishes is aimed at improving or extending AbuseFilter to enhance its flexibility, accuracy, and usability, leading to stronger protection against disruptive edits and better moderation across Wikimedia projects.
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Last updated: 01:39, 14 March 2025 (UTC)
Created: 19:02, 13 March 2025 (UTC)
Wishes in this focus area
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| Wish | Phabricator tasks | Type | Projects | Date (UTC) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allow viewing of edit filter logs for IP ranges | T256823, T391322 | Feature request | All projects | June 10, 2025 | In progress |
| Provide statistics about abuse filters | T179604, T191428, T193064, T193375, T394574, T87862, T90754 | Feature request | All projects | May 21, 2025 | Submitted |
| Allow abuse filters to be hidden to only oversighters | T290324 | Feature request | All projects | May 15, 2025 | In progress |
| Blocking proxy IP address | T354599 | System change | All projects | March 14, 2025 | In progress |
| AbuseFilter hit notifications | Feature request | All projects | March 13, 2025 | Open |
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Support Johannnes89 (talk) 10:07, 14 March 2025 (UTC) another related long-term wish: CU-level abuse filters phab:T234155 Support Matěj Suchánek (talk) 18:30, 14 March 2025 (UTC) This has been my personal focus area for years. Support Junior5a (talk) 04:40, 26 April 2025 (UTC) I totally get that vandalism and long-term abuse are issues, but I think it's a good idea to make some improvements to the Abuse Filter system. It could help prevent people from misusing it.