Extension:AbsenteeLandlord
![]() Release status: beta |
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Implementation | User activity |
Description | Auto-locks the wiki database if the sysops are all inactive for some time |
Author(s) | Ryan Schmidt and Tim Laqua |
Latest version | 1.4.0 (2019-12-30) |
MediaWiki | 1.17+ |
Database changes | No |
License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
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Quarterly downloads | 23 (Ranked 117th) |
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The AbsenteeLandlord extension will automatically lock the database from any further changes if a sysop has not been on the wiki recently (determined by $wgAbsenteeLandlordMaxDays
).
This helps prevent dead or inactive wikis from becoming spambot targets.
To unlock the database, a sysop simply needs to visit the wiki again.
Installation
edit- Download and move the extracted
AbsenteeLandlord
folder to yourextensions/
directory.
Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/AbsenteeLandlord - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'AbsenteeLandlord' );
- Configure at your convenience
- Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Configuration
editBy default this extension locks the database after 90 days without having an active sysop. If you would like to change this, e.g. to 60 days you will have to add the following line below the inclusion of this extension:
$wgAbsenteeLandlordMaxDays = 60;