Extension:AuthFlarum

MediaWiki extensions manual

AuthFlarum Release status: stable
Implementation	User identity
Description	Allows to connect to MediaWiki from a Flarum account.
Author(s)	Guillaume Kulakowski (Llaumguitalk)
Latest version	1.0.0 (2023-04-22)
Compatibility policy	Main branch maintains backward compatibility.
MediaWiki	>= 1.36.0
PHP	8.0+
Database changes	No
Composer	llaumgui/mw-auth-flarum
Namespace AuthFlarum
Parameters $wgAuthFlarumAutoCreateNeedGroup $wgAuthFlarumAutoCreateMinPost $wgAuthFlarumUri $wgAuthFlarumAutoCreate
Hooks used AuthChangeFormFields GetPreferences SpecialPage_initList
Licence	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL commit history README

The AuthFlarum extension allows to connect to MediaWiki from an account based on the Flarum forum software. Requires Flarum 1.0.0 or later.

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called AuthFlarum in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'AuthFlarum' );
  

• Configure as necessary by adding the relevant parameters below the extension's call.
• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration

The $wgAuthFlarum prefix has been omitted in the parameter names for brevity.

Parameter	Description	Type	Default
Uri	URI of your Flarum instance.	String	http://localhost
AutoCreate	Whether to allow auto creation of a MediaWiki account from Flarum. Be careful! This requires the following present in LocalSettings.php: $wgGroupPermissions['*']['autocreateaccount'] = true; $wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false; $wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['createaccount'] = false;	Boolean	true
AutoCreateMinPost	Require at least this number of posts to allow auto creation of a MediaWiki account.	Integer	100
AutoCreateNeedGroup	Require a Flarum account to belong to an specific group to allow auto creation of a MediaWiki account.	Integer	0