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MediaWiki requires users to confirm their email addresses before using the email feature to prevent issues like fake addresses, bounced replies, or spam. Logging in and editing pages doesn't require email confirmation. Also, providing an email address during registration is optional.
Email confirmation
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editCheck your preferences settings to see if your email address has been confirmed.
If you change your email address, you will be automatically sent another email to allow you to confirm it again.
How to confirm an email
edit- In the preferences settings, navigate to the
User profile
section, and go to theEmail options
sub-section. Below the sentenceEmail confirmation:
you will see a pop-up message, click onConfirm your email address
. - A confirmation code will be sent to your email address. Click on the link to confirm your email address.