Extension:AbuseFilter

The AbuseFilter extension allows privileged users to set specific controls on actions by users, such as edits, and create automated reactions for certain behaviors.

Requirements
This extension requires Extension:AntiSpoof to be installed on your wiki.

Installation

 * 1) Download the files from Git or download a snapshot. Choose the version that matches your version of MediaWiki.
 * 2) Create a directory   in your   directory.
 * 3) Extract the files to this   directory.
 * 4) Add   to the bottom of LocalSettings.php.
 * 5) Add the required tables to the database; on the command line, enter:  (Note: Your designated database user needs to have CREATE rights on your MediaWiki database.)
 * 6) Installation can now be verified through Special:Version of your wiki.

Installing without command prompt access
If you are using a remote server and do not have command prompt access, but do have access through phpMyAdmin, substitute these steps for step #5 above:


 * 1) Download abusefilter.tables.sql.
 * 2) In phpMyAdmin, click the database you're using for mediawiki along the left side
 * 3) On the next screen, click the "SQL" tab at the top.
 * 4) At "Location of the text file", choose one of the files, select compression "None", and click the bottom "Go" button.
 * If your phpMyAdmin screen has only a text field and no text file chooser, click the "SQL" button in the left-side column, under the phpMyAdmin logo, and click the "import files" tab in the new window that opens.

User rights
Once you installed the extension, you'll have to set up the user rights in LocalSettings.php.

For example, the following sample configuration would allow sysops to do everything they want with AbuseFilter, and everyone to view the log and see public filter settings:

Abuse filter management
Once the extension has been installed, filters can be created/tested/changed/deleted and the logs can be accessed from the Abuse filter management page Special:AbuseFilter.
 * The rules format
 * Actions
 * To Import filters from Wikipedia: When you have installed the extension, go to w:Special:AbuseFilter, choose a filter (say w:Special:AbuseFilter/3), then click "Export this filter to another wiki", copy the text, go to Special:AbuseFilter/import on your wiki, paste the text.

API
AbuseFilter adds two API list modules, one for details of abuse filters ("abusefilters") and one for the abuse log, since it is separate from other MediaWiki logs ("abuselog"). It is not possible to create or modify abuse filters using the API.

list = abusefilters
List information about filters


 * Parameters
 * : The filter id to start enumerating from
 * : The filter id to stop enumerating at
 * : The direction in which to enumerate (older, newer)
 * : Show only filters which meet these criteria (enabled|!enabled|deleted|!deleted|private|!private)
 * : The maximum number of filters to list
 * : Which properties to get (id|description|pattern|actions|hits|comments|lasteditor|lastedittime|status|private)

When filters are private, some of the properties specified with  will be missing unless you have the appropriate user rights.


 * Examples

list = abuselog
List instances where actions triggered an abuse filter.


 * Parameters
 * : The timestamp to start enumerating from
 * : The timestamp to stop enumerating at
 * : The direction in which to enumerate (older, newer)
 * : Show only entries where the action was attempted by a given user or IP address.
 * : Show only entries where the action involved a given page.
 * : Show only entries that triggered a given filter ID
 * : The maximum number of entries to list
 * : Which properties to get (ids|user|title|action|result|timestamp|details)


 * Example