[Mediawiki-l] Logon security for MW

[K. Peachey]

On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Mike Maughan <mike at maughan.co.uk> wrote:
> Morning all,
>
> I'd like to set up security on a MW site so that:
>
>   - the world can see the main page
>   - only logged-on users can go further
>   - users have to be approved before gaining initial access
>
> Failing this, all under security, pre-approved and I'll do a separate index
> page.
>
> Is there a straightforward way to do this, please?
>
> --
> Regards, Mike
A) Apply the read right to the all users group (aka "*")
<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:User_rights>
B) See Above
C) Use the ConfirmAccount Extension
<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmAccount>