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==User Groups ⌘==
User groups allow you to set different permissions for different members on a wiki.

There are 3 groups by default: bots, bureaucrats and administrators.

You can see there permissions on [[Special:ListGroupRights]]

==User Rights ⌘==
To change the rights for different groups, you need to edit your LocalSettings.php file.

This can be done by adding $wgGroupPermissions['group']['action'] = true/false.

<nowiki>*</nowiki> applies to all groups and user applies to all editors with accounts.

A new group is created simply by putting a new group name in $wgGroupPermissions['group']['action']

==Controlling Access and Editability ⌘==
You can block access for a user you the special block page.
==Exercise ⌘==
*Create your own user group and give it permission to edit and read.
*Disable access to the wiki for anonymous users.
*Stop anonymous users from being able to create accounts.