Extension:NewSignupPage

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NewSignupPage Release status: stable
Implementation	MyWiki
Description	Enhances MediaWiki's default signup page
Author(s)	Jack Phoenix
Latest version	1.2.0 (2020-01-06)
MediaWiki	1.43.0+
Database changes	Yes
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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Example	Any ShoutWiki site
Parameters $wgRegisterTrack $wgNewSignupPagePPURL $wgNewSignupPageToSURL $wgAutoAddFriendOnInvite
Added rights bypasstoscheck
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates
Quarterly downloads	9 (Ranked 127th)
Public wikis using	1,185 (Ranked 232nd)
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The NewSignupPage extension enhances MediaWiki's default signup page, Special:CreateAccount, by requiring users to check a checkbox stating that they've read and understood the site's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

In addition to that, the extension is compatible with Social tools . If a wiki's admins choose to give out points for recruiting new users, set $wgRegisterTrack to true (and make sure that user_register_track table exists on that wiki's database beforehand!) and you're done.

Currently, the extension is configured to link to ShoutWiki's privacy policy and terms of use. To personalize it for your wiki, you need to set $wgNewSignupPageToSURL and $wgNewSignupPagePPURL (for example $wgNewSignupPageToSURL = "URL to ToS";).

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'NewSignupPage' );
  

• If you set $wgRegisterTrack = true;, you need to create the user_register_track table in your database; you can do this from command line with php maintenance/sql.php extensions/NewSignupPage/user_register_track.sql
•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

User rights

This extension adds a new user right, bypasstoscheck, which by default isn't given to any group. Users with this right can create new accounts without checking the "I accept the site's Terms of Service" checkbox.

User points

• $wgUserStatsPointValues['referral_complete'] — Set this to something to give out points for referring a new user successfully to the site.

Customizing checkbox message

This extension adds a new checkbox in Special:CreateAccount (right below the Remember my login on this computer checkbox). You can edit the text for this checkbox by editing the system message in MediaWiki:Newsignuppage-loginform-tos.

Parameters

Name	Description	Default
$wgAutoAddFriendOnInvite	If the new user was referred to the site by an existing user, should we make them friends automatically?	false
$wgRegisterTrack	Whether to track registrations into the user_register_track DB table.	false
$wgForceNewSignupPageInitialization	Initialize the extension, even if InviteEmail or UserRelationship classes do not exist? Useful for testing.

See also

• ConfirmAccount - Adds an ToS link & checkbox to registration