Extension:EditUser
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 Release status: unmaintained |
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| Implementation | Special page, User identity |
| Description | Allows privileged users to edit other users' preferences |
| Author(s) | Ryan Schmidt, Thomas Gries |
| Latest version | 1.9.0 (2015-11-29) |
| MediaWiki | 1.25+ |
| Database changes | No |
| License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
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| Quarterly downloads | 20 (Ranked 158th) |
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| Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
The EditUser extension displays a preferences form (like the one in Special:Preferences, Special:EditUser) that allows editing the preferences of other users.
This extension cannot be used to change a user's password or e-mail address.
UsageEdit
You can call the page via Special:EditUser/username to directly edit a user, or Special:EditUser to display a search form. Users with the edituser-exempt permission cannot be edited via this form.
InstallationEdit
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
EditUserin yourextensions/folder. - Add the following code at the bottom of your
LocalSettings.php:wfLoadExtension( 'EditUser' );
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
ConfigurationEdit
- Default permissions
$wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['edituser'] = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['edituser-exempt'] = true;
NotesEdit
See Manual:Resetting passwords to reset passwords.