Extension:InviteSignup

MediaWiki extensions manual

InviteSignup Release status: stable
Implementation	User identity , Special page
Description	Allows to invite users to signup to a closed wiki
Author(s)	Niklas Laxström (Nikerabbittalk)
Latest version	1.0.0+2020-05-06
MediaWiki	1.32+
Database changes	Yes
Composer	mediawiki/invite-signup
Parameters $wgInviteSignupHash $wgISGroups
Added rights invitesignup
Hooks used AddNewAccount BeforeInitialize LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates UserCreateForm UserGetRights
Licence	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball
Translate the InviteSignup extension if it is available at translatewiki.net
Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

The InviteSignup extensions allows account creation to be offered to a user on a closed wiki where it's restricted.

The extension adds a "Special:InviteSignup" special page, available to users with invitesignup permission.

• The inviter, from this page, by entering just an e-mail address, can quickly invite a single person to create an account on the wiki.
• The person can then set a username and password, confirming the creation of the account, which is logged; until then, no account is created.
• The inviter can optionally set additional user groups to which the account will be added automatically after creation.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted InviteSignup 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/InviteSignup
  

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'InviteSignup' );
  

• Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
• You will need to give the invitesignup permission to at least one user group. To have administrators be able to do the inviting, for instance, add the following to LocalSettings.php:

$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['invitesignup'] = true;

• You can also set the variable $wgISGroups to an array of user groups. When inviting, you can mark to which groups the invited user will be added automatically. For example, with the following setting, you are able to invite 1) normal users 2) translators 3) sysops.

$wgISGroups = [ 'translator', 'sysop' ];

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

See also

• Extension:ConfirmAccount – where the account is requested by the user rather than offered.
• m:Help:Logging in#Creating an account – Special:CreateAccount allows creation by e-mail, but requires a username to be set because creation is immediate.
• Some other extensions focus on mass account creation.