Mediawiki Extension RenameUser
| Source: | DataSource |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Mediawiki |
| SubTopic: | Mediawiki Extension |
| Last Edit By: | DochyJP |
| LastEdit: | 2021-04-14 |
| Document type: | Documentation |
| Status: | Active |
| Access: | free |
Description
The Renameuser extension provides a special page which allows authorized users to rename user accounts. This will cause page histories, etc. to be updated. If you want to rename an account "into" another, already existing one, you need the User Merge and Delete extension.
Installation
Download
Download and place the file(s) in a directory called Renameuser in your extensions/ folder.
Activation
Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
wfLoadExtension( 'Renameuser' );
Configuration
It is good practice to allow sysop to use it and not only the embers of the Burocrat group.
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['renameuser'] = true;
Usage
As a bureaucrat, access the Special:Renameuser page.
Enter the name of the user to be renamed, and the desired new name, toggle the options to move user/talk pages and their subpages and to create redirects as desired, and click OK.
The user will be renamed, and (if the appropriate option was checked) the user page, user talk page and all their subpages will be moved as well.
The ability of this extension to move user subpages does not depend on 'move-subpages' userright. The number of subpages moved is not limited by the $wgMaximumMovedPages parameter. The extension will also move all css, js and move-protected pages.
You can grant other groups the right to rename users, for example:
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['renameuser'] = true;
See also
User Merge and Delete extension