Extension:GetUserName

MediaWiki extensions manual

File:OOjs UI icon advanced-invert.svg GetUserName Release status: stable
Implementation	Variable
Description	Allows the current user's name to be put in a page
Author(s)	Antoine Mercier-Linteau Ejcaputo
Latest version	2.1 (2022-01-02)
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki	1.35+
License	GNU General Public License 2.0
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> README
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit
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The GetUserName extension allows to obtain the current user's name from wgUser and insert it on a page.

Usage

When {{#USERNAME:}} is found in the page, it will replace it with the current user name.

The cache is invalidated for pages using this extension.

In the visual editor, {{#USERNAME}} will evaluate to your current IP address because session information is not preserved when Parsoid parses pages. This also mean template substitution does not work with this tag.

Installation

• <translate> <tvar name=1>Download</tvar> and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>GetUserName</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( 'GetUserName' );
  

• 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>

See also

• Extension:UserFunctions
• Extension:MyVariables