Editing Help/Watchlist

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<translate><!--T:1--> Your '''watchlist''' is a display for [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tracking changes</tvar>|tracking changes]], similar to the <tvar name=rc>}}</tvar> display, but limited to showing changes only across your set of "watched" pages.</translate>
<translate><!--T:26--> You can see your watchlist by following the "<tvar name=watchlist>''''</tvar>" link in your account menu (on the top right).</translate>
<translate><!--T:27--> This feature is only available to users who have registered and logged in.</translate>

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== Add pages to watchlist == <!--T:12-->
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<translate><!--T:2--> Before you see anything interesting here, you have to actually add some pages to your watchlist.</translate>
<translate><!--T:28--> Do so by navigating to a page that interests you, and click the star icon <tvar name=star>[[File:OOjs_UI_icon_star.svg|16px|link=|class=skin-invert|]]</tvar> (or the <tvar name=watch><code></code></tvar> tab).</translate>

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A page already in your watchlist will be marked with a star <tvar name=star>[[File:OOjs_UI_icon_unStar.svg|16px|link=|class=skin-invert|]]</tvar> (or an <tvar name=watch><code></code></tvar> tab).

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If you want to remove pages from your watchlist, click on the star icon <tvar name=star>[[File:OOjs_UI_icon_unStar.svg|16px|link=|class=skin-invert|]]</tvar> (or the <tvar name=watch><code></code></tvar> tab).

=== Watchlist expiry === <!--T:29-->
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<translate><!--T:31--> You can optionally select to watch a page for a temporary period of time.</translate>
<translate><!--T:32--> Once the watch period has expired, the page will be automatically removed from your watchlist.</translate>
<translate><!--T:33--> You can update the watch period at any time, including switching from temporary to permanent status.</translate>
<translate><!--T:34--> Temporarily watched pages are usually represented by a half star (as opposed to a full star, which represents permanently watched pages).</translate>
<translate><!--T:36--> For documentation on how to use the feature, please visit <tvar name=1></tvar>.</translate>

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== Why a watchlist == <!--T:15-->
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<translate><!--T:3--> The watchlist feature is mainly useful on a very busy wiki where the <tvar name=rc><code></code></tvar> display becomes too overwhelming with many changes you don't want to follow.</translate>
<translate><!--T:37--> On a typical low traffic wiki, you can normally see all of the editing activity across the whole wiki without feeling overwhelmed.</translate>
<translate><!--T:38--> On a more busy wiki you will find that many edits are taking place on pages which you personally find less interesting.</translate>
<translate><!--T:39--> To help track changes which are more interesting, start !</translate>

<translate><!--T:4--> Typically you would watch pages related to your interest areas, and also pages where you care most about the content.</translate>
<translate><!--T:40--> If you make a significant edit to a page, you might want to watch the page (so you know when there are any follow-up edits).</translate>
<translate><!--T:41--> Note that there is a also a checkbox on the edit screen ("<tvar name=watch>''''</tvar>") for this purpose.</translate>

<translate><!--T:16--> Your watchlist is personal.</translate>
<translate><!--T:42--> You can watch any page you want.</translate>
<translate><!--T:43--> That choice will remain private.</translate>

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== Use your watchlist == <!--T:17-->
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<translate><!--T:5--> On the watchlist page, some page names appear in bold.</translate>
<translate><!--T:44--> This indicates whether or not you have visited the page to see the change.</translate>
<translate><!--T:45--> It's a bit like read/unread emails in an email inbox.</translate>
<translate><!--T:46--> The <tvar name=rc></tvar> page will also have some new bold highlighting, but for a different reason.</translate>
<translate><!--T:47--> Here bold is indicating edits to pages on your watchlist.</translate>

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[[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Help:New_filters_for_edit_review</tvar>|You can combine different kinds of filters]] to display the results you want.
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<translate><!--T:49--> To improve the filtering, you can also add private labels to your watchlist pages.</translate>
<translate><!--T:50--> See <tvar name=1></tvar> for more information about this feature.</translate>

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== Email notifications == <!--T:8-->
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<translate><!--T:9--> According to the relevant <tvar name=1></tvar>, changes to pages you watch may also be notified to you by email.</translate>
<translate><!--T:10--> The main preference for this is <tvar name=1><code></code></tvar>.</translate>

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After receiving an email notification for a page, you have to visit the page while logged in if you want to be notified of further changes to the same page.
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<!-- copied from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Syndication, 7 Nov 2018 -->
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==Watchlist feed with token== <!--T:19-->

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You can set up an RSS or Atom feed of your watchlist that is accessible even when logged out:</translate>

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* Get your watchlist token from <tvar name=2>[[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist-tokenwatchlist]]</tvar></translate>
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* Your watchlist RSS feed can be found at <tvar name=url><span class="plainlinks">https:/api.php?action=feedwatchlist&wlowner=USERNAME&wltoken=TOKEN</span></tvar>, where USERNAME is your username without the ''User:'' prefix and TOKEN is the watchlist token.</translate>
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* If you would prefer an Atom feed rather than an RSS one, add "<tvar name=1><code>&feedformat=atom</code></tvar>" to the URL of your feed.</translate>
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* To further customise your watchlist feed add different parameters to the URL, see <tvar name=1></tvar>.

== See also == <!--T:6-->
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* <translate><!--T:48--> [[w:Wikipedia:Syndication|Wikipedia:Syndication]] - about RSS and Atom feeds</translate>



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