This IPv4 address, 127.0.0.1, along with the IPv6 address 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 (which redirects here), are registered to localhost, the loopback address from the local computer. All edits attributed to this IP (besides those resulting from a server misconfiguration in 2013 and another one in 2015) have been made by one of Wikimedia's system administrators.[1]
- Note to new users: This is not a testing space. Please experiment at Wikipedia:Sandbox.
- Note to Wikipedians: Want to test user warnings? Visit User talk:Sandbox for user warnings.
- Note to administrators: Do not block this IP. Blocking it may prevent legit edits.If you need to practice blocking IP addresses, use 192.0.2.16 (talk · contribs · block log) or 2001:DB8:10::1 (talk · contribs · block log) instead.
Notes[edit]
- ^ A configuration change in 2017 (phab:T154698) should prevent further unregistered edits from this address; however, configuration errors can still result in it being used by normal registered users. Several have occurred since 2017.
See also[edit]
- Special:Contributions/::1
- Template:WMF IP