Bri, There are a few good extensions for doing what [I think] you want to do, but you can actually control permissions like this just by defining custom namespaces and groups in your localsettings.php file.
That said, the extensions for this generally give you an easier way to do it. The problems with managing permissions is that it quickly becomes an administrative time-suck. The complexity of figuring out who gets which permissions on which page (or category or namespace) can really make things confusing. Recommend you look at these: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:User_rights_extensions
And read up on these: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Preventing_access http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:User_rights
Personally, I use this extension, but you'll want to plan some time to work with the author. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:GroupPermissionsManager
The whole experience with user permission management is fraught with peril, but if you stick to it you'll find many workable solutions.
CW
I have looked, but not found a way to hide a page from non-administrators. If someone knows how to do this, please explain it or provide a URL to the mediawiki article.
Thanks, Bri
Hi people, because a silly person has been rude to me, I'd like to say that only this kind of people could imagine a list member posting wrong answers just out of pleasure. The whole thing ends up as I've meant: Mediawiki is designed to share knowledge and any other use is a bit unproductive. Good new year for everyone! Nevio
2009/12/12 CW Dillon cwdillon@gmail.com
Bri, There are a few good extensions for doing what [I think] you want to do, but you can actually control permissions like this just by defining custom namespaces and groups in your localsettings.php file.
That said, the extensions for this generally give you an easier way to do it. The problems with managing permissions is that it quickly becomes an administrative time-suck. The complexity of figuring out who gets which permissions on which page (or category or namespace) can really make things confusing. Recommend you look at these: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:User_rights_extensions
And read up on these: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Preventing_access http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:User_rights
Personally, I use this extension, but you'll want to plan some time to work with the author. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:GroupPermissionsManager
The whole experience with user permission management is fraught with peril, but if you stick to it you'll find many workable solutions.
CW
I have looked, but not found a way to hide a page from
non-administrators.
If someone knows how to do this, please explain it or provide a URL to the mediawiki article.
Thanks, Bri
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