Extension:InviteSignup
InviteSignup Release status: stable |
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Implementation | User identity , Special page |
Description | Allows to invite users to signup to a closed wiki |
Author(s) | Niklas Laxström (Nikerabbittalk) |
Latest version | 1.0.0+2021-09-01 |
MediaWiki | >= 1.39.0 |
Database changes | Yes |
Composer | mediawiki/invite-signup |
Tables | invitesignup |
License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
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Quarterly downloads | 17 (Ranked 114th) |
Translate the InviteSignup extension if it is available at translatewiki.net | |
Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
The InviteSignup extensions allows account creation to be offered to a user on a closed wiki where it's restricted.
The extension adds a "Special:InviteSignup" special page, available to users with invitesignup
permission.
- The inviter, from this page, by entering just an e-mail address, can quickly invite a single person to create an account on the wiki.
- The person can then set a username and password, confirming the creation of the account, which is logged; until then, no account is created.
- The inviter can optionally set additional user groups to which the account will be added automatically after creation.
Installation
edit- Download and move the extracted
InviteSignup
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/InviteSignup - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'InviteSignup' );
- Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
- You will need to give the
invitesignup
permission to at least one user group. To have administrators be able to do the inviting, for instance, add the following to LocalSettings.php:
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['invitesignup'] = true;
- You can also set the variable
$wgISGroups
to an array of user groups. When inviting, you can mark to which groups the invited user will be added automatically. For example, with the following setting, you are able to invite 1) normal users 2) translators 3) sysops.
$wgISGroups = [ 'translator', 'sysop' ];
- Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
See also
edit- Extension:ConfirmAccount – where the account is requested by the user rather than offered.
- Help:Logging in#Creating an account – Special:CreateAccount allows creation by e-mail, but requires a username to be set because creation is immediate.
This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm. |