This page lists the tags that the software may mark an edit with, and their meaning.

Tag nameAppearance on change listsFull description of meaningSourceActive?Tagged changes
visualeditor-wikitextSource editEdit made using the source mode of the visual editorDefined by the softwareYes950,291 changes
visualeditorVisual editEdit made using the visual editorDefined by the softwareYes382,619 changes
mobile editMobile editEdit made from mobile (web or app)Defined by the softwareYes126,797 changes
mobile web editMobile web editEdit made from mobile websiteDefined by the softwareYes126,719 changes
wikieditor(hidden)Edit made using WikiEditor (2010 wikitext editor)Defined by the softwareYes77,879 changes
apieditapieditNo longer in useNo44,021 changes
rte-sourcerte-sourceNo longer in useNo37,470 changes
mw-revertedRevertedEdits that were later reverted by a different editDefined by the softwareYes32,325 changes
mw-undoUndoEdits that undo previous edits using the undo linkDefined by the softwareYes24,339 changes
sourceeditsourceeditNo longer in useNo17,789 changes
rte-wysiwygrte-wysiwygNo longer in useNo16,430 changes
categoryselectcategoryselectNo longer in useNo15,329 changes
mw-manual-revertManual revertEdits that manually restore the page to an exact previous stateDefined by the softwareYes7,689 changes
mw-new-redirectNew redirectEdits that create a new redirect or change a page to a redirectDefined by the softwareYes6,767 changes
mw-rollbackRollbackEdits that roll back previous edits using the rollback linkDefined by the softwareYes4,858 changes
gallerygalleryNo longer in useNo4,459 changes
advanced mobile editAdvanced mobile editEdit made by user with Advanced modeDefined by the softwareYes2,412 changes
mw-blankBlankingEdits that blank a pageDefined by the softwareYes1,928 changes
mw-removed-redirectRemoved redirectEdits that change an existing redirect to a non-redirectDefined by the softwareYes1,502 changes
mw-replaceReplacedEdits that remove more than 90% of the content of a pageDefined by the softwareYes1,485 changes
visualeditor-switchedVisual edit: SwitchedUser started to edit using the visual editor, then changed to the wikitext editor.Defined by the softwareYes901 changes
visualeditor-needcheckVisual edit: CheckEdit made using the visual editor where the system detected the wikitext possibly having unintended changes.Defined by the softwareYes610 changes
mobile-editMobile editEdit made from mobile (web or app)No longer in useNo453 changes
mw-changed-redirect-targetRedirect target changedEdits that change the target of a redirectDefined by the softwareYes394 changes
rollbackrollbackNo longer in useNo88 changes
mobileeditmobileeditNo longer in useNo81 changes
NukeNukeDefined by the softwareYes8 changes
disambiguator-link-addedDisambiguation linksEdits that add links to disambiguation pagesDefined by the softwareYes7 changes
2021060118180820210601181808No longer in useNo1 change
2021060118181020210601181810No longer in useNo1 change
2021060118360620210601183606No longer in useNo1 change
2021062604363620210626043636No longer in useNo1 change
2021062604440020210626044400No longer in useNo1 change
mw-contentmodelchangecontent model changeEdits that change the content model of a pageDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
mw-server-side-uploadServer-side uploadMedia files that were uploaded via a maintenance scriptDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-references(hidden)EditCheck thinks a reference might have been neededDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-references-activatedEdit Check (references) activatedEditCheck thinks a reference might have been needed, and the UI was shownDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-newcontent(hidden)EditCheck thinks new content was added to the pageDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-newreference(hidden)A reference was added to the pageDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-common-knowledgeEdit Check (references) declined (common knowledge)EditCheck reference was declined as common knowledgeDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-irrelevantEdit Check (references) declined (irrelevant)EditCheck reference was declined as irrelevantDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-uncertainEdit Check (references) declined (uncertain)EditCheck reference was declined as being uncertainDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-otherEdit Check (references) declined (other)EditCheck reference was declined for an unlisted reasonDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
abusefilter-condition-limitcondition limit reachedEdits or other events that couldn't be checked by all active abuse filters (help).Defined by the softwareYes0 changes
maps-visual-editVisual map editEdit made with the visual editor provided by the Maps extensionDefined by the softwareYes0 changes