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	2012-12-26
MediaWiki	>= 1.46.0
PHP	5.3+
Database changes	No
Composer	mediawiki/invite-signup
Parameters $wgInviteSignupHash
Added rights invitesignup
Hooks used BeforeInitialize UserGetRights UserCreateForm AddNewAccount
Licence	GNU General Public License (any version)
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball
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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.

Download

The extension can be retrieved directly from Git ^[?]:

• Browse code
• Some extensions have tags for stable releases.
  • Browse tags
  • Select the tag
  • Click "snapshot"
• Each branch is associated with a past MediaWiki release. There is also a "master" branch containing the latest alpha version (might require an alpha version of MediaWiki).
  • Browse branches
  • Select a branch name
  • Click Continue

Extract the snapshot and place it in the extensions/InviteSignup/ directory of your MediaWiki installation.

If you are familiar with Git and have shell access to your server, you can also obtain the extension as follows:

cd extensions/ git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/InviteSignup.git

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:

  require_once "$IP/extensions/InviteSignup/InviteSignup.php";
  

• 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.
• Other extensions focus on mass account creation.