Help:Protect a page

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In certain cases it may be necessary to protect a page from being edited. The MediaWiki software provides for a simple mechanism by which all edits that are not made by administrators are forbidden.


 * 1) Select the "Protect" tab at the top of the page for the article to be protected.
 * 2) Enter a descriptive reason for why the page is being protected.
 * 3) Confirm the protection by clicking the checkbox.
 * 4) Click "Confirm".

After you click "Confirm", the protection will be implemented by the MediaWiki software, and it will be logged in the protection log.

In order to unprotect a page, follow the same procedure, but give a reason why the page is to be unprotected.

Note: Only administrators are permitted to protect a page. (See also: protection policy.)