Wikibooks:Interface administrators

This page in a nutshell: Interface administrators are highly trusted users able to edit all CSS/JS/JSON pages, gadgets, and MediaWiki messages.

Interface administrators (interface-admins) are users who can edit sitewide Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript (JS), and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) pages (pages such as MediaWiki:Common.js or MediaWiki:Vector.css, or the gadget pages listed on Special:Gadgets), CSS/JS/JSON pages in another user's userspace, and all pages in the MediaWiki namespace. These pages are executed by the browser of wiki editors and readers as code, which can be used to change how content is styled, change the behavior of pages, or even create complex tools such as wikEd.

The ability to edit CSS/JS that is executed in other users' browsers is very powerful and potentially dangerous in the hands of a malicious user; interface administrators should be users who are highly trusted, have at least a basic understanding of CSS and JS, are aware of the privacy expectations of Wikimedia wikis, and have a decent understanding of how to secure their accounts (such as choosing strong and unique passwords and avoiding malware infection). The WMF Office requires all interface administrators to use two-factor authentication.^[1] Interface administrators without two-factor authentication enabled will not be able to use their permissions.^[2]

There is a similar global interface editors group, who may use their access subject to the global rights policy.

There are currently 3 interface administrators:

• JJPMaster discuss contribs
• JackPotte discuss contribs
• Leaderboard discuss contribs

Bureaucrats may grant or remove interface administrator access to any current administrator requesting access on Wikibooks:Requests for permissions. Requests must remain open for a minimum of 24 hours for community review.

Permission should be removed in the following circumstances:

1. Interface administrators who have made no edits or other logged action for at least 12 months should have the user right removed.
2. Voluntary request by the interface administrator.
3. If access is misused, by consensus on Wikibooks:Reading room/Administrative Assistance.
4. Upon removal of administrator access, for any reason.

1. ↑ WMF 2FA requirement as published on Meta-Wiki.
2. ↑ phab:T150898

• Meta:Interface administrators