Extension:Nuke

This extension is bundled with MediaWiki 1.18 and above. Thus you do not have to download it again.

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Nuke Release status: stable
Implementation	Special page, Page action
Description	Gives sysops the ability to mass delete pages.
Author(s)	Brion Vibber, Jeroen De Dauw
Latest version	1.2.0 (2014-03-27)
MediaWiki	1.19+ (v1.1.6+)
Database changes	No
License	GPL v2+
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The Nuke extension makes it possible for sysops to mass delete pages.

Installation

• Download and extract the file(s) in a directory called Nuke in your extensions/ folder. If you're a developer and this extension is in a Git repository, then instead you should clone the repository using:

git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/Nuke.git

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:

require_once "$IP/extensions/Nuke/Nuke.php";

• Done! Navigate to "Special:Version" on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Usage

Go to Special:Nuke in order to mass delete pages recently added by a user or IP address. The special page is listed under Special:SpecialPages as Mass delete.

You can also specify a pattern for the page title: the field accepts SQL wildcards, like %lol%.

A log of all deletions is maintained at Special:Log/delete.

See also

• Extension:DeleteBatch and the deleteBatch.php maintenance script - Delete multiple pages using a text file containing the names
• Extension:NukeDPL - Delete multiple pages using 'Dynamic Page Lists'
• Manual:DeleteArchivedRevisions.php - Script to permanently blow away pages after deleting them (e.g. after using Extension:Nuke)
• Extension:DeletePagePermanently - Adds a tab for deleting an individual page permanently.