Extension:HoneyPot

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<translate> This extension is professionally maintained by the WikiTeq team.</translate>

<translate> WikiTeq provides official support for [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Version lifecycle</tvar>|MediaWiki LTS releases only]].</translate> <translate> It may work with other MediaWiki releases.</translate>

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File:OOjs UI icon advanced-invert.svg HoneyPot Release status: stable
Description	The HoneyPot extension adds a basic honeypot to the account creation interface to help prevent automated account creation attempts.
Author(s)	WikiTeq team
Maintainer(s)	WikiTeq team
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	>= 1.39.0
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	<translate> Download extension</translate> <translate> Git</translate> [?]: <translate> Download Git master</translate> <translate> browse repository</translate> (GitHub) <translate> commit history</translate> <translate> repository contributors (GitHub)</translate> <translate> code review</translate> README
Parameters $wgHoneyPotMisleadingError
Hooks used AuthChangeFormFields
Quarterly downloads
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The HoneyPot extension integrates a "honeypot" mechanism into the MediaWiki account creation interface. This approach inserts a text field hidden from users by CSS (but not of the hidden input type) and blocks account creation if a value is input into this field, aiming to deter spambots and automated account creation efforts.

Installation

• <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/HoneyPot</tvar>|Download]] and move the extracted <tvar name=name>HoneyPot</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/HoneyPot
• <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar> file:</translate>

  wfLoadExtension( 'HoneyPot' );
  

• 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

The extension introduces a configuration option $wgHoneyPotMisleadingError to control the error message displayed when the honey pot is triggered. By default, $wgHoneyPotMisleadingError is set to false, providing an explicit explanation. If set to true, a generic password mismatch error is shown instead