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	SVN (browse) README
Example	Wikimedia Usability Initiative Sandbox
Parameters $wgEnableAjaxLogin
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay MakeGlobalVariablesScript 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.

[edit] Installation

1. Download the files from SVN and place them in $IP/extensions/AjaxLogin/
2. Add
   require_once("$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.

[edit] 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
);