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How to add a user to a group in MediaWiki?
Users can be manually added to this group via Special:UserRights : In this example, you would probably also want to create these pages: MediaWiki out of the box comes with a number of predefined groups. Most of these groups can be removed by unsetting the according array keys, among them $wgGroupPermissions [‘ ‘] .
What are the rights of a user on MediaWiki?
Each user group (including unregistered users) has a set of permissions, also called user rights, that specify what the users in that group can do on the site and which functions they are allowed to use.
Where is the create account button on MediaWiki?
For a visitor to create an account, after the visitor opens the site they have to click on the Create account button. The exact location of the button depends on the skin. Usually the button is in the top right corner. As an example we’ll use the default Vector skin that comes prepackaged with MediaWiki.
Who are the users of a wiki page?
All users on a wiki belong to the “Users” group by default. Privileged users (normally bureaucrats) may assign users to one or more additional user groups.
What are the rights and permissions in MediaWiki?
User rights are permissions (like the ability to edit pages or to block users) that can be assigned to different user groups. MediaWiki ships with a default set of user rights and user groups, but these can be customized. This page explains the default rights and groups and how to customize them.
How to create a user page on a wiki?
A user page is a page about a wiki user with an account on the wiki, and who is (most probably) a contributor. If you have registered, your user account has been created but you still have neither user page nor talk page. Then you can create your own user page. Your user page is linked in the top right.
Where does the underline go on a MediaWiki page?
The underline displayed below the text of actual links will normally be hidden by default and made visible only when the link is hovered by the mouse or selected by keyboard navigation, if the wiki (or the user’s preferences) uses the default MediaWiki styles.