Extension:GetUserName

MediaWiki extensions manual

GetUserName Release status: stable
Implementation	Variable
Description	Allows the current user's name to be put in a page
Author(s)	Antoine Mercier-Linteau Ejcaputo
Latest version	2.1 (2022-01-02)
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki	1.35+
License	GNU General Public License 2.0
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net . README
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit

The GetUserName extension allows to obtain the current user's name from wgUser and insert it on a page.

Usage

When {{#USERNAME:}} is found in the page, it will replace it with the current user name.

The cache is invalidated for pages using this extension.

In the visual editor, {{#USERNAME}} will evaluate to your current IP address because session information is not preserved when Parsoid parses pages. This also mean template substitution does not work with this tag.

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called GetUserName in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'GetUserName' );
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

See also

• Extension:UserFunctions
• Extension:MyVariables