Viewing abuse filter 4: Block new users creating pages with external links on User / User talk pages

Filter parameters

Filter ID:	4
Description: (publicly viewable)
Statistics:	Of the last 27 actions, this filter has matched 0 (0%). On average, its run time is 0.05 ms, and it consumes 2.9 conditions of the condition limit.
Conditions:	action == "edit" & new_wikitext rlike "(?i)https?://" & equals_to_any(page_namespace, 2, 3) & user_editcount < 3
Notes:
Flags:	Warning: This filter was automatically flagged as harmful. No actions were automatically disabled, but please check whether the high rate of matches is expected. If so, you can ignore this warning. Hide details of this filter from public view Enable this filter I understand that details of this filter will be hidden from users who cannot see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules_format#Protected_variables protected variables] Mark as deleted
Filter last modified:	01:43, 26 January 2026 by Guidetogirona (talk \| contribs)
History:	View this filter's history
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Actions to take when matched

Trigger these actions after giving the user a warning

System message to use for warning:

Page name of other message:

(without "MediaWiki:" prefix)

Prevent the user from performing the action in question

System message to use for disallowing:

Page name of other message:

(without "MediaWiki:" prefix)

Revoke the user's autoconfirmed status

Block the user and/or IP address from editing

Block the user and/or IP address from editing their own talk page

Block duration for non-registered users:

Block duration for registered users:

Tag the edit for further review

Tags to apply:

Anonymous