Extension talk:GlobalBlocking

Older Versions
Does this work with older versions of MediaWiki?

I'll give it a try in the next few days on a collection of wikis as old as 1.10.0, but if anyone has other information I'd like to know. Mattclare 15:57, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
 * It might work, but it's not reccomended. I'd defer to a developer's opinion on whether it'll work or not.Jasper Deng 06:37, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Users
Can I also globally block a user with this extension? Spidey665 18:32, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Support is currently being added.Jasper Deng 06:08, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Exceptions
I know Meta is an exception to global blocking on WMF projects; how do I create such an exception?Jasper Deng 21:07, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I'd presume you'd load the extension (require_once...) from LocalSettings.php in every wiki *except* Meta or whatever you wanted to make as an exception? If it isn't loaded, it can't block anything. ;) --Carlb 13:49, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Or you add $wgGroupPermissions['*']['globalblock-whitelist'] = true; to the LocalSettings.php of your main wiki so all users are nevertheless not blocked if they are acutally globally blocked. SVG 16:23, 12 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Update: Just set $wgApplyGlobalBlocks = false; for your Meta wiki. Tim (SVG)  19:14, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I discovered that setting after I installed the extension. I'd really wish that they'd include my IPv6 patch by default, since it requires absolutely no re-programming.--Jasper Deng (talk) 19:17, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Error
What should I enter in localsettings.php that can run a global lock? --Kolega2357 (talk) 10:11, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

When installed Global Blocking, wrote that wiki is experiencing technical problems. I entered into the database all you need. --Kolega2357 (talk) 11:02, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Truly still in beta?
The extension is marked as in beta. While it may have some less than pretty components, it would seem to be both stable and working. — billinghurst  sDrewth  12:49, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I wondered about that too when I first came across the extension, but I'd imagine that the lack of account blocking is a big thing that needs to be put in; plus, although it's actually beneficial, IPv6 rangeblocks have no practical limit.--Jasper Deng (talk) 17:19, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Local block remains as disabled after global blocks?
If IP xx.xxx.0.0/16 is globally blocked, then disabled locally, global block expires, and again globally blocked, then what happens to the local block? It remains as disabled? I'm asking because of this and this. --Stryn (talk) 13:25, 19 October 2016 (UTC)


 * There's something strange, I filed a bug report. --Stryn (talk) 18:35, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

User support?
I don't know if this will ever get past the beta stage to include the ability to globally block users as well as IPs, but it would be awesome if it could. If not, I can also understand. Megacane (talk) 04:47, 24 July 2019 (UTC)