Extension:AjaxLogin

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AjaxLogin Release status: stable
Implementation	Ajax
Description	Allows users to log in through an AJAX pop-up box
Author(s)	Inez Korczyński Jack Phoenix
Last version	2.0.0 (September 12, 2009)
MediaWiki	1.14+
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download snapshot (Git master) Git [?]: repo summary • tree • code changes SVN [?]: checkout-url • tree • code changes README
Example	Wikimedia Usability Initiative Sandbox
Parameters $wgEnableAjaxLogin
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay ResourceLoaderGetConfigVars SkinAfterContent
Check usage (experimental)

AjaxLogin extension allows users to log in through an AJAX pop-up box. Instead of being taken to Special:UserLogin when they click "Log in / Register", an AJAX pop-up box will be presented to them.

Installation

Note: AjaxLogin requires that MediaWiki API is enabled on your site.

1. Download the files from SVN and place them in $IP/extensions/AjaxLogin/. Version for MediaWiki 1.17 doesn't work with 1.17 instead it's recommended to download the trunk version. --John Ericson 20:18, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
2. Add
   require_once("$IP/extensions/AjaxLogin/AjaxLogin.php");
   into your wiki's LocalSettings.php
3. Installation can now be verified through your wiki's Special:Version.

If you want users to be able to log in on edit view (?action=edit) without losing their changes, you will need to hack MediaWiki core. See README for more info about this.

Parameters

The $wgEnableAjaxLogin controls whether AjaxLogin is enabled for the current skin or not. By default, AjaxLogin is enabled for Monobook and Vector skins. The default looks like this:

// Array of skins for which AjaxLogin is enabled.
// Key is: 'skinname' => (true or false)
$wgEnableAjaxLogin = array(
        'monobook' => true,
        'vector' => true
);