Extension:PrivateDomains

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PrivateDomains
Release status: stable
Implementation Special page
Description Allows to restrict editing to users with a certain email address.
Author(s) Inez Korczyński
Jack Phoenix
Latest version 1.5.0
MediaWiki 1.39+
License GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download
  • privatedomains
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The PrivateDomains extension restricts wiki editing to users with a certain email address. It adds a new special page, Special:PrivateDomains, to allow changing the name of the organization and to add "trusted" email addresses. Bureaucrats and staff members can access this special page by default.

If a non-privileged user (someone who does not have the organization's email address) tries to edit, they see a warning box about the fact that they cannot change pages on the wiki. Be aware that the user can't view pages' wikitext source either.

Installation

  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/PrivateDomains</tvar>|Download]] and move the extracted <tvar name=name>PrivateDomains</tvar> folder to your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> directory.</translate>
    <translate> Developers and code contributors should install the extension [[<tvar name=git>Special:MyLanguage/Download from Git</tvar>|from Git]] instead, using:</translate>cd extensions/
    git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/PrivateDomains
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar> file:</translate>
    wfLoadExtension( 'PrivateDomains' );
    
  • 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

While PrivateDomains settings are meant to be edited via Special:PrivateDomains, they are stored in the MediaWiki: namespace and thus they can also be directly edited.

  • MediaWiki:Privatedomains-domains — contains the list of allowed email domains
  • MediaWiki:Privatedomains-affiliatename — contains the name of the organization, i.e. FooCorp, Inc. or Bar State University
  • MediaWiki:Privatedomains-emailadmin — contains the name of a wiki user whom users can contact if they're having issues