Extension:ProtectSite

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ProtectSite Release status: stable
Implementation	Special page
Description	Allows a site administrator to temporarily block various site modifications
Author(s)	Eric Johnston Chris Stafford Jack Phoenix
Last version	0.3.4
MediaWiki	1.17+
Database changes	no
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 CHANGELOG
Parameters $wgProtectSiteLimit $wgProtectSiteDefaultTimeout $wgProtectSiteExempt
Added rights protectsite
Check usage (experimental)

ProtectSite extension adds a new special page, Special:ProtectSite, where users with the protectsite user right can block various site modifications.

When the ProtectSite extension is used, it will show up in the protection log (Special:Log/protect) as a protection of Special:AllPages.

Installation

1. Download the files from SVN or download a snapshot (select your version of MediaWiki) and place them in $IP/extensions/ProtectSite/
2. Add the line
   require_once("$IP/extensions/ProtectSite/ProtectSite.php");
   into the wiki's LocalSettings.php
3. Installation can now be verified through the wiki's Special:Version

User rights

By default, bureaucrat and staff groups have the protectsite right, which is required to access the special page.

Parameters

• $wgProtectSiteLimit — maximum time allowed for protection of the site
• $wgProtectSiteDefaultTimeout — default timeout, 1 hour by default
• $wgProtectSiteExempt — array of non-sysop user groups to be not effected by rights changes