Template:Protection table

Wikipedia users, page protections, and page edits
	Unregistered, New	Auto-confirmed, Confirmed	Extended confirmed	Template editor	Pending changes reviewer	Administrator	Appropriate for*
No protection	can edit; changes go live** immediately; no acceptance required						The vast majority of pages

Pending changes level 1 protection	can edit; changes go live after reviewer acceptance	can edit; changes go live immediately (if no previous pending changes remain to be accepted)			can edit; changes go live immediately;*** can accept pending changes		Infrequently edited articles with high levels of vandalism or BLP violations from unregistered and new users
Semi-protection	cannot edit	can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required					Articles with high levels of vandalism or edit warring from unregistered and new users; some highly visible templates and modules
Extended confirmed protection	cannot edit		can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required	can only edit if also Extended confirmed		can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required	Specific topic areas authorized by the Arbitration Committee or persistent disruption that semi-protection has failed to stop

Pending changes level 2 protection	can edit; changes go live after reviewer acceptance				can edit; changes go live immediately;*** can accept pending changes		No consensus for use on the English Wikipedia per WP:PCRFC
Pending changes level 2 with Semi-protection	cannot edit	can edit; changes go live after reviewer acceptance					No consensus for use on the English Wikipedia per WP:PCRFC

Template protection	cannot edit			can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required	can only edit if also template editor	can edit; changes go live immediately; no acceptance required	High-risk templates and modules
Full protection	cannot edit						Articles with persistent vandalism or edit warring from (auto)confirmed accounts; critically important templates and modules
	Unregistered, New	Auto-confirmed, Confirmed	Extended Confirmed	Template Editor	Pending changes reviewer	Administrator	Appropriate for*
* See also: Wikipedia:Protection policy "Go live" means the edits will be visible to readers who are not logged in. In all cases, edits are always visible to readers logged into Wikipedia. * When editing articles with pending changes not yet reviewed, Administrators and Reviewers are prompted to review the pending changes before saving their edit.