Template:Protection table

Wikipedia users, page protections, and page edits
	Unregistered, New	Autoconfirmed, 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 will go live after being accepted by a reviewer	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 that are experiencing 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 experiencing high levels of vandalism or edit warring from unregistered and new users, and for 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 will go live after being accepted by a reviewer				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 will go live after being accepted by a reviewer					No consensus for use on the English Wikipedia per WP:PCRFC

	Unregistered, New	Autoconfirmed, Confirmed	Extended Confirmed	Template Editor	Pending changes reviewer	Administrator	Appropriate for*
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 experiencing persistent vandalism or edit warring from (auto)confirmed accounts, and for critically important templates and modules
* 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 that are not yet reviewed, Administrators and Reviewers are prompted to review the pending changes before saving their edit.