Extension:ProtectSection
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For further details, see Security issues with authorization extensions
For further details, see Security issues with authorization extensions
 Release status: beta |
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| Implementation | User rights, Tag |
| Description | Block editing of blocks of text embedded in <protect></protect> tags |
| Author(s) | Originally by ThomasV; modified by Jim Hu and Siebrand Mazeland |
| Version | unknown (2007-11-23) |
| MediaWiki | 1.8+ |
| Download | SVN |
[edit] Rationale and Features
Sometimes wikis want to allow editing on only part of a page. ProtectSection implements <protect></protect> tags to block editing by users who are not sysops or bureaucrats. Attempts to edit text between protect tags, or to delete protect tags will result in an error message being displayed when the user tries to save the page.
[edit] Installation
The usual: Copy to extensions folder. Add the following to LocalSettings.php:
require_once( "$IP/extensions/ProtectSection.php");
[edit] Alternatives
- Extension:ProtectText allows users to add protection when they are the sole contributors
- Extension:PageSecurity for page level granularity.
