Extension:EmailCapture

MediaWiki extensions manual

EmailCapture Release status: stable
Implementation	User identity , Special page , Database
Description	Collecting and verifying email addresses.
Author(s)	Trevor Parscaltalk
Latest version	0.5.0
MediaWiki	1.17+
Database changes	Yes
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review
Parameters $wgEmailCaptureAutoResponse $wgEmailCaptureSendAutoResponse
Hooks used LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates
Quarterly downloads	3 (Ranked 136th)
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The EmailCapture extension allows users to collect e-mail addresses, and allow users to verify them through email. This code is nearly complete, but totally untested.

This was designed for use with the ArticleFeedback extension. The idea is that members of the Wikimedia Community Department can collect email addresses (largely of people without user accounts) in order to contact them in the future about creating an account, editing an article, etc. The extension stores the individual's email address, a verification code, and a verification boolean in a database table.

Feedback

Open tickets in Wikimedia's BugZilla under the "ArticleFeedback" component in the "MediaWiki extensions" product. Be sure to include "[EmailCapture]" in front of the bug summary.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted EmailCapture 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/EmailCapture
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'EmailCapture' );
  

• Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.