Project:User groups

User groups are groups that an editor can apply for in order to receive advanced tools to help them with editing the encyclopedia. There are also some default user groups for logged-out editors and logged-in editors. Additionally, after making some edits, logged-in editors will be automatically assigned to certain user groups.

On the technical side, user groups are a collection of user rights which are assigned to various editors. Examples of user groups include extended confirmed, rollbacker, and administrator. User rights are actions an editor can perform, such as block, protect, edit, and rollback. User rights are assigned to user groups, and user groups are assigned to editors. A user group can have multiple user rights, and an editor can be in multiple user groups.