Extension:AuthFlarum

MediaWiki extensions manual

File:OOjs UI icon advanced-invert.svg AuthFlarum Release status: stable
Implementation	User identity , Hook
Description	Allows to connect to MediaWiki from Flarum account.
Author(s)	Guillaume Kulakowski (Llaumguitalk)
Latest version	1.0.0 (2023-04-22)
Compatibility policy	Main branch maintains backward compatibility.
MediaWiki	1.36+
PHP	8.0+
Composer	llaumgui/mw-auth-flarum
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	GitHub: <translate> project page</translate> <translate> git repository URL</translate> [<translate> help</translate> ] <translate> commit history</translate> <translate> Note:</translate> <translate> No [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation resources</tvar>|localisation]] updates are provided by <tvar name=twn>translatewiki.net </tvar>.</translate> https://github.com/llaumgui/mw-auth-flarum/blob/main/README.md
Namespace AuthFlarum
Parameters $wgAuthFlarumUri $wgAuthFlarumAutoCreate $wgAuthFlarumAutoCreateMinPost
Added rights $wgGroupPermissions['*']['autocreateaccount'] = true;
Hooks used GetPreferences SpecialPage_initList AuthChangeFormFields
Quarterly downloads
Public wikis using

The AuthFlarum extension allows to connect to MediaWiki from an account based on the Flarum forum solution.

Requirements

• MediaWiki 1.36+ (Need features added in 1.36).
• Flarum 1.0.0.

Installation

• <translate> <tvar name=1>Download</tvar> and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>AuthFlarum</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
• <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar> file:</translate>

  wfLoadExtension( 'AuthFlarum' );
  

• Configure the Flarum URL setting up the following variables below this extension's call:

$wgAuthFlarumUri = "http://discuss.acme.ltd";

• File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

Configuration parameters

$wgAuthFlarumUri

URI of your Flarum instance.

$wgAuthFlarumAutoCreate

Allows auto creation of MediaWiki account from Flarum? Becarrefull, also need:

$wgGroupPermissions['*']['autocreateaccount'] = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['createaccount'] = false;

$wgAuthFlarumAutoCreateMinPost

Need a minimum number of posts to allow auto creation of MediaWiki account.

User rights

Need:

$wgGroupPermissions['*']['autocreateaccount'] = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['createaccount'] = false;