Michael Kingery (HL7) wrote:

What are the options for adding some text to the account creation process? At the very least I need a statement like the below added:

"By signing up to the wiki you agree to the <link to Acceptable Use Policy>"

Are there any extensions for this or variables I can change? I'd like to avoid changing the PHP page that generates this page if possible so that it's not lost in future upgrades.

Thanks!

• Mike

It's straightforward to add some text there, just edit includes/templates/Userlogin.php and add the text there, for instance:

</td> </tr> +<tr><td></td><td>By creating an account I abide to the +<a href="http://www.example.org/">Terms and Conditions</a></td></tr> <?php }

$tabIndex = 9; if ( isset( $this->data['extraInput'] ) && is_array( $this->data['extraInput'] ) ) {

Doing it in a extension is a bit harder. You want to hook to UserCreateForm and then call $template->addInputItem(). It would look like this:

$wgHooks['UserCreateForm'][] = 'efAddTerms'; function efAddTerms(&$template) { $template->addInputItem('AUP', false, 'checkbox', 'I abide to the [[Acceptable Use Policy]]'); return true; }

That would add the checkbox. You also need to verify that it was checked:

$wgHooks['AbortNewAccount'][] = 'efAbortIfUnacceptable'; function efAbortIfUnacceptable($user, &$abortError) { global $wgRequest; $abortError = 'We only accept people which agree with the Acceptable Use Policy'; return $wgRequest->getCheck('AUP'); }

Good luck