Template:Vandal

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This template is used on approximately 16,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This user information template is intended only for use when reporting accounts or IPs who are vandalising Wikipedia, particularly those making large numbers of rapid vandal edits. It contains a link to Special:Nuke which facilitates reverting mass edits made in rapid succession.

It should not be used where the editor in question is not making vandal edits. Alternative user information templates are available by clicking Show in the box below.

Example

Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽nuke contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽filter log⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽block log) vandalised past 4th warning

192.0.2.16 (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽filter log⧼dot-separator⧽WHOIS⧼dot-separator⧽RDNS⧼dot-separator⧽RBLs⧼dot-separator⧽http⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽block log) Repeatedly blanking articles

Userspace link templates

User information templates provide informational links for a user; they are similar to signatures, but often provide additional information, and may be used by other users. List:

Standard
For admin pages
Bots/admin log
Signature addition

Demo user used is User:Example

Userspace linking templates

Standard templates

Templates Examples of template output

{{User link}}, {{U}} Example

{{User0}}, {{Usert}} Example (talk)

{{User}}, {{User1}}, {{BUser}}, {{Userv}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs)

{{Usertcb}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽block user)

{{User2}}, {{Usertcc}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count)

{{User3}}, {{Usertcl}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs)

{{User4}}, {{Usertce}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽email)

{{Usercf}} Example (contribs | filter log)

{{User5}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽block log)

{{User6}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block log) or (with |email=y)
Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽email)

{{User6b}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽message⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽email)

{{User7}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽email)

{{User8}}, {{Usertcce}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽central auth⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽email)

{{User10}}, {{Usertccl}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs)

{{User11}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽api⧼dot-separator⧽block log)

{{User12}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽block log)

{{User13}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽block log)

{{User14}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽block log)

{{User15}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽edit summaries)

{{User16}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽message⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽edit summaries⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽api⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽email)

{{User17}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽uploads)

{{User19}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽user creation⧼dot-separator⧽block log)

{{User21}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽arb⧼dot-separator⧽rfc⧼dot-separator⧽lta⧼dot-separator⧽SPI⧼dot-separator⧽cuwiki)

{{User23}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽target logs⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽list user⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs⧼dot-separator⧽central auth⧼dot-separator⧽Google)

Example

(talk⧼dot-separator⧽email⧼dot-separator⧽rights) · (Testwiki⧼dot-separator⧽talk⧼dot-separator⧽rights) · (GitHub⧼dot-separator⧽Open issues)

{{User-multi}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽email⧼dot-separator⧽central auth⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽list user⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs⧼dot-separator⧽target logs)
With this template, you can specify which links you want displayed. The above example includes some of the available links.

{{User plus}} Example ^contact

{{User summary}} Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽blacklist hits⧼dot-separator⧽AbuseLog⧼dot-separator⧽what links to user page⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽COIBot⧼dot-separator⧽user page logs⧼dot-separator⧽x-wiki⧼dot-separator⧽status⧼dot-separator⧽Edit filter search⧼dot-separator⧽Google⧼dot-separator⧽StopForumSpam)

v t e User toolbox for Example
General	user talk email edit analysis (non-automated edits · BLP edits · policy & guideline edits) edit count user groups global user groups blocked? user space user talk space global account info
Skin customizations	common: .js / .css Vector: .js / .css Vector-2022: .js / .css Minerva: .js / .css Timeless: .js / .css MonoBook: .js / .css global: .js / .css
Requests / Investigations	RfAs RfBs RFARs RfCs RfCUs SSPs SPIs BRFAs (if bot) editor reviews administrator reviews RfA votes AfD votes
History	contributions deleted contributions global contributions logs moves uploads pages patrolled accounts created review log pending changes log registration time userpage log block log rights log meta thanks given received edit summary usage (search) global account log global rights log global block log global blocks disabled/enabled filter log examine past edits edit filter changes articles created top article edits oversights rights
Admin history	protections blocks deletions rights changes interface contributions imports global blocks disabled/enabled
Bureaucrat history	user renames rights changes
Steward history	rights changes global right changes global account changes global blocks
Actions	block unblock flag rename mass delete globally block globally unblock merge global account disable global blocks locally

{{Useranon}} 192.0.2.42 (talk)

{{IP summary}} 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)

{{IPuser}} 192.0.2.42 (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽WHOIS)

Admin: userlinking templates normally used on administrative pages

Templates	Examples of template output
{{User-c}}	Example (t c)
{{User-c-name}}	Example (t·c)
{{User-t}}	Example (t·c)
{{User-t2}}	Example (t·c)
{{Useracc}}	Example (talk · contribs · account creation)
{{UserBk}}	Example (block log)
{{Userblock}}	Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽ contribs⧼dot-separator⧽ block log)
{{Userblocked}}	Example (talk · contribs · page moves · current autoblocks · block log)
{{Usercheck}}	Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks)
{{Usercheck-short}}	Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽AfD⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽lu⧼dot-separator⧽rfar⧼dot-separator⧽rfc⧼dot-separator⧽spi)
{{Usercheck-full}}	Example (talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email \| lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks \| rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp \| current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) \| rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs \| UHx · AfD⧼dot-separator⧽UtHx · UtE)
{{Usercheck-super}}	Example (talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · edit summaries · email \| lu · rfa · rfb · arbcase · rfc · lta · CUreq · spi · socks \| current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) \| rights · renames · blocks · protections · deletions \| moves · pending changes log · abuse filter · pages created \| RM · XfD · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
{{Checkuser}}	Example (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
{{Contribs}} {{UserContribs}}	contributions
{{Contribs2}} {{UserContribs2}}	Hans Adler's contributions (early history of the UserContribs2 template)
{{Contribs3}} {{UserContribs3}}	Hans Adler's contributions (early history of the UserContribs2 template)
{{Ccount}}	Contribution count for "Example"
{{Useredits}}	Example (contribs)
{{UserFs}}	Example (block log · checkuser)
{{User-full}}	`Example` (talk · contribs · checkuser · block user · block log · edit count)
{{Userlinks}}	Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽filter log⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽block log)
{{Userlinks2}}	Example (talk · contribs · blocks · count · rollback · admin · logs)
{{Userlinks-abbr}}	(u t c m l )
{{Userlinks-tt}}	Example ("`Example`" · talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
{{Userlogs}}	Logs for "Example"
{{Userrights}}	Example (current rights · rights management · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) · block log)
{{Admincheck}}	Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects · deletions · moves)
{{Notable user}}	Example (user · talk · contribs)
{{Socklinks}}	Example (talk⁺ · contribs · deleted contribs · tag · block user · block log · CheckUser)
{{User-uaa}}	Example (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
{{UserVP}}	Example (talk · contribs · count · block log)
{{Vandal}}	Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽nuke contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽filter log⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽block log) 192.0.2.16 (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽filter log⧼dot-separator⧽WHOIS⧼dot-separator⧽RDNS⧼dot-separator⧽RBLs⧼dot-separator⧽http⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽block log)
{{Vandal-m}}	Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽arb⧼dot-separator⧽SPI)
{{Vandal-s}}	Example (talk · contribs · block log)
{{Checkip}}	192.0.2.42 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
{{IPcheck}}	192.0.2.42 (talk · tag · contribs · count · WHOIS · ip details · trace · RBLs • http • logs · block log · arb · rfc · lta · spi · checkuser · socks )
{{IPunblock}}	192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • trace • RBLs • block log • unblock)
{{Rangevandal}}	192.0.2.0/24 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial))
{{Proxyip}}	192.0.2.42 · talk · contribs · block · log · stalk · Robtex · whois · Google · ipcheck · HTTP · geo · rangeblocks · spur · shodan

Bots: templates used by bots

Templates	Examples of template output
{{Admin}}	Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽blocks⧼dot-separator⧽protections⧼dot-separator⧽deletions⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽rights⧼dot-separator⧽RfA)
{{Former admin}}	Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽former admin: blocks⧼dot-separator⧽protections⧼dot-separator⧽deletions⧼dot-separator⧽rights⧼dot-separator⧽meta⧼dot-separator⧽local rights)
{{Admin-abbr}}	Example (t⧼dot-separator⧽c⧼dot-separator⧽b⧼dot-separator⧽p⧼dot-separator⧽d⧼dot-separator⧽m⧼dot-separator⧽r)
{{Former admin abbr}}	Example (former: t⧼dot-separator⧽c⧼dot-separator⧽b⧼dot-separator⧽p⧼dot-separator⧽d⧼dot-separator⧽r⧼dot-separator⧽meta⧼dot-separator⧽local)
{{Bureaucrat}}	Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽rights⧼dot-separator⧽renames)
{{Bureaucrat2}}	Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽blocks⧼dot-separator⧽protections⧼dot-separator⧽deletions⧼dot-separator⧽moves⧼dot-separator⧽rights⧼dot-separator⧽renames⧼dot-separator⧽global renames)
{{Botlinks}}	Example Bot (BRFA⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽actions log⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽flag log⧼dot-separator⧽user rights)
{{Botlinks2}}	Example Bot (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽tasks⧼dot-separator⧽flag log⧼dot-separator⧽actions log⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽other logs⧼dot-separator⧽count)
{{Botlinks3}}	Example Bot (task list⧼dot-separator⧽contribs)
{{Botlinks4}}	Example Bot (task list ⁽¹⁾⧼dot-separator⧽logs ^{(actions · block · flag)}⧼dot-separator⧽botop ^{(e · t · c)}⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽user rights)
{{Botop}}	Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽SUL⧼dot-separator⧽edit count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽rights log⧼dot-separator⧽ANI search)
{{Newbot}}	(BRFA Approved BRFAs talk contribs count SUL logs page moves block log rights log flag)

Signing: templates used to add a missing user signature

Templates	Examples of template output
{{Signing}}	—Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 8 Sep 2025 (UTC)
{{Quotedfrom}}	— Preceding text originally posted here by Example (talk⋅contribs) 00:00, 8 Sep 2025 (UTC)
{{Undated}}	— Preceding undated comment added 00:00, 8 Sep 2025 (UTC)
{{Uns-ip}}	— Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • WHOIS) 00:00, 8 Sep 2025 (UTC)
{{Unsigned}} {{Unsigned2}}	— Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 8 Sep 2025 (UTC)
{{Unsigned IP}} {{UnsignedIP2}}	— Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk) 00:00, 8 Sep 2025 (UTC)
{{Unsigned2Fix}}	— Preceding comment added by Example (talk · contribs) 00:00, 8 Sep 2025 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors
{{UnsignedIP2Fix}}	— Preceding comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk) 00:00, 8 Sep 2025 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors
{{User actual}}	— Preceding comment signed as by Example (talk · contribs) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs)
{{User proxy}}	— Preceding comment posted at the request of Example (talk · contribs) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs)
{{Warning origin}}	— Preceding warning originally posted somewhere by Example2 (talk⋅contribs) 00:00, 8 Sep 2025 (UTC)
{{Xsign}}	— Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 1 January 2000 (UTC)

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Vandal/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.