Help:Page status

Pages in the "Page:" namespace at Wikisource each have an associated "status", which refers to how thoroughly the text on that page has been proofread.

Page status is visible to all users, though can only be changed by users logged into their Wikimedia user account. As such, IP editors cannot change page status.

Validation path
The validation path of the ProofreadPage extension involves five states:

Details
The first three are the normal pathway:
 * is the default value. If you've worked on a page, but don't have time to finish, this is the status to use. (See all pages.)
 * means proofread by one contributor. You have brought the page to the best condition you can where the text matches the scan and basic formatting is done, and are when you are reasonably happy with it. A Proofread page is ready for display to the casual reader—even if it has little errors in it. (See all pages.)
 * means proofread by two contributors. The corresponding button is available only if the page has been already proofread by someone else: you cannot both proofread and validate the same page. (See all pages.)

In addition,
 * is for blank pages. It is not used on pages with published content, such as images. (See all pages.)
 * indicates a problem that needs further work or discussion among contributors, such as a table, missing image, or a different alphabet. (See all pages.)

In both cases, you can change the status of the page by selecting the appropriate button and saving the page. If the green "Validate" button is not available to you, it will appear for other users if you select the yellow "Proofread" button and save.

The state of each page in a document is shown on the index page, as shown in the screenshot on the right.

CSS
The template Page status text can be used to apply the status formatting.



The above status colours can be also be used in CSS with the following class names (to set the  property):