Extension:Minimum Name Length

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Minimum Name Length
Release status: stable
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
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  • $wgMinimumUsernameLength
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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 MinimumNameLength in your extensions/ folder.
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php :
    wfLoadExtension( 'MinimumNameLength' );
    
  • Configure as required
  • Yes Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

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.