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Surface information about temporary accounts on Contributions pages
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Motivation

Accessing information about temporary accounts can be difficult, especially if one does not have UserInfo card enabled. We can make patrolling easier by surfacing information on contributions pages.

Acceptance criteria:
  • Add "Temporary accounts from all associated IPs" (surfaced in UserInfo card) on:
    • Special:Contributions (temp account)
  • Add the number of different temp accounts using the same IP along with number of blocked temp accounts ("Temp accounts on this IP: $x (Blocked: $y)") on:
    • Special:Contributions (legacy IP)
    • Special:IPContributions

Proposed mock

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Related Changes in Gerrit:
SubjectRepoBranchLines +/-
Display the number of temp. accounts on the IP on contributions pagemediawiki/extensions/CheckUsermaster+158 -31
Add number of temporary accounts on associated IPs to contribs pagesmediawiki/extensions/CheckUsermaster+252 -2
Use span tags for Special:Contributions subtitlemediawiki/coremaster+3 -2
Customize query in gerrit

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Niharika created this task.Dec 10 2025, 2:03 PM
Niharika triaged this task as Medium priority.
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Niharika moved this task from Backlog to Ready on the Product Safety and Integrity (Sprint Mince Pie Dec 1 - Dec 12) board.Dec 10 2025, 2:44 PM
mszwarc changed the task status from Open to In Progress.Dec 11 2025, 9:00 AM
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mszwarc moved this task from Ready to In progress on the Product Safety and Integrity (Sprint Mince Pie Dec 1 - Dec 12) board.
mszwarc added a comment.EditedDec 11 2025, 10:12 AM
  • Add "Temporary accounts from all associated IPs" (surfaced in UserInfo card) on:
    • Special:Contributions (temp account)

@Niharika Should this information be gated behind some right? Currently, this number is available only in UIC, so only registered users can see this data. When we embed it onto contributions, it'll be viewable by anyone. Is that okay?

  • Add the number of different temp accounts using the same IP along with number of blocked temp accounts ("Temp accounts on this IP: $x (Blocked: $y)") on:
    • Special:Contributions (legacy IP)

I think this makes sense to be gated behind the same permissions as required for IP Reveal, since it's more specific than the above (and kind of related to IP Reveal function)?

kostajh subscribed.Dec 11 2025, 10:50 AM
In T412218#11450676, @mszwarc wrote:
  • Add "Temporary accounts from all associated IPs" (surfaced in UserInfo card) on:
    • Special:Contributions (temp account)

@Niharika Should this information be gated behind some right? Currently, this number is available only in UIC, so only registered users can see this data. When we embed it onto contributions, it'll be viewable by anyone. Is that okay?

Is it possible to make it visible to registered users only?

  • Add the number of different temp accounts using the same IP along with number of blocked temp accounts ("Temp accounts on this IP: $x (Blocked: $y)") on:
    • Special:Contributions (legacy IP)

I think this makes sense to be gated behind the same permissions as required for IP Reveal, since it's more specific than the above (and kind of related to IP Reveal function)?

+1, I think this should be gated behind IP reveal rights

mszwarc added a comment.Dec 11 2025, 10:53 AM
In T412218#11450853, @kostajh wrote:
In T412218#11450676, @mszwarc wrote:
  • Add "Temporary accounts from all associated IPs" (surfaced in UserInfo card) on:
    • Special:Contributions (temp account)

@Niharika Should this information be gated behind some right? Currently, this number is available only in UIC, so only registered users can see this data. When we embed it onto contributions, it'll be viewable by anyone. Is that okay?

Is it possible to make it visible to registered users only?

It's possible as well.

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 11 2025, 11:44 AM

Change #1217490 had a related patch set uploaded (by Mszwarc; author: Mszwarc):

[mediawiki/core@master] Use span tags for Special:Contributions subtitle

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1217490

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Dec 11 2025, 11:44 AM

Change #1217491 had a related patch set uploaded (by Mszwarc; author: Mszwarc):

[mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser@master] Add number of temporary accounts on associated IPs to contribs pages

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1217491

Niharika added a comment.Dec 11 2025, 11:58 AM

I agree with your suggestions @mszwarc. Can you please share a screenshot of the end result? Thanks.

mszwarc added a comment.EditedDec 11 2025, 12:43 PM

Can you please share a screenshot of the end result?

Special:Contributions/(temp account):

image.png (465×2 px, 76 KB)

Special:IPContributions/(ip): – for this I'll soon upload a separate patch (other than the above)

image.png (377×2 px, 96 KB)

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 11 2025, 3:02 PM

Change #1217543 had a related patch set uploaded (by Mszwarc; author: Mszwarc):

[mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser@master] Display the number of temp. accounts on the IP on contributions page

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1217543

mszwarc moved this task from In progress to Needs review on the Product Safety and Integrity (Sprint Mince Pie Dec 1 - Dec 12) board.Dec 11 2025, 3:44 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 12 2025, 10:02 AM

Change #1217490 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Use span tags for Special:Contributions subtitle

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1217490

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.46-notes (1.46.0-wmf.7; 2025-12-16).Dec 12 2025, 11:00 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 12 2025, 11:40 AM

Change #1217491 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser@master] Add number of temporary accounts on associated IPs to contribs pages

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1217491

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 12 2025, 1:07 PM

Change #1217543 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser@master] Display the number of temp. accounts on the IP on contributions page

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1217543

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Dec 12 2025, 1:30 PM
mszwarc closed this task as Resolved.Dec 15 2025, 10:59 AM
mszwarc moved this task from Needs review to Done on the Product Safety and Integrity (Sprint Mince Pie Dec 1 - Dec 12) board.
kostajh mentioned this in T413139: [Ruwiki] Error message displayed while accessing Special:Contributions for an IP using an account with CU rights.Fri, Dec 19, 7:03 AM
A_smart_kitten added projects: MediaWiki-Special-pages, CheckUser.Mon, Dec 22, 10:47 AM
A_smart_kitten moved this task from To triage to Special:Contributions / Special:DeletedContributions on the MediaWiki-Special-pages board.
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