Extension:DisableSpecialPages

MediaWiki extensions manual

DisableSpecialPages Release status: stable
Description	Allows wiki system administrators to make a special page unavailable
Author(s)	Rob Church (Robchurchtalk)
MediaWiki	1.39+
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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Parameters $wgDisabledSpecialPages
Hooks used SpecialPage_initList
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The DisableSpecialPages extension allows wiki administrators to make a special page unavailable. This can be used to disable certain special pages provided by MediaWiki core to e.g. ease server load temporarily or to prevent DDoS attacks, etc. without hacking MediaWiki core.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted DisableSpecialPages folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/DisableSpecialPages
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'DisableSpecialPages' );
  

• Configure as required.
•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration

$wgDisabledSpecialPages

Titles of special pages to disable (default: empty setting)

Example

$wgDisabledSpecialPages = [
	'Recentchangeslinked'
];

The following special pages cannot be disabled:

• Special:Userlogin
• Special:Userlogout
• Special:Search

See also

• Lockdown – Implements per-namespace group permissions including special pages