Extension:Minimum Name Length
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 Release status: stable |
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| Implementation | User identity |
| Description | Allows to enforce a minimum username length during account creation |
| Author(s) | Rob Church (Robchurchtalk) |
| Latest version | 3.0.0 (2019-06-04) |
| MediaWiki | 1.27+ |
| PHP | 5.3+ |
| Database changes | No |
| License | BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License |
| Download | README CHANGELOG |
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The Minimum Name Length extension allows to set a minimum length for user names which will be enforced during account creation.
Installation[edit]
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
MinimumNameLengthin yourextensions/folder.
- Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
wfLoadExtension( 'MinimumNameLength' );
- Configure as required
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Done – Navigate to Configuration[edit]
To configure the minimum name length for a username, set $wgMinimumUsernameLength in the "LocalSettings.php" file, after the call to include the extension as described in the installation section, e.g.
$wgMinimumUsernameLength = 8;
10 is the default setting. In case you are fine with this you do not need to do anything.
