https://training-course-material.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Part_5.1_-_User_Groups_and_Rights 2026-04-29T15:28:33Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.1 https://training-course-material.com/index.php?title=Part_5.1_-_User_Groups_and_Rights&diff=26943&oldid=prev 2015-07-14T15:39:43Z

<p>David Parkin moved page <a href="/training/Part_5.1_-_Special_Pages_-_User_Groups_and_Rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Part 5.1 - Special Pages - User Groups and Rights">Part 5.1 - Special Pages - User Groups and Rights</a> to <a href="/training/Part_5.1_-_User_Groups_and_Rights" title="Part 5.1 - User Groups and Rights">Part 5.1 - User Groups and Rights</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Category:MediaWiki for Content Editors]]<br /> <br /> {{Cat|MediaWiki}}<br /> {{Cat|course_code_mwedit1}}<br /> <br /> ==User Groups ⌘==<br /> User groups allow you to set different permissions for different members on a wiki.<br /> <br /> There are 3 groups by default: bots, bureaucrats and administrators.<br /> <br /> You can see there permissions on [[Special:ListGroupRights]]<br /> <br /> ==User Rights ⌘==<br /> To change the rights for different groups, you need to edit your LocalSettings.php file.<br /> <br /> This can be done by adding $wgGroupPermissions[&#039;group&#039;][&#039;action&#039;] = true/false.<br /> <br /> &lt;nowiki&gt;*&lt;/nowiki&gt; applies to all groups and user applies to all editors with accounts.<br /> <br /> A new group is created simply by putting a new group name in $wgGroupPermissions[&#039;group&#039;][&#039;action&#039;]<br /> <br /> ==Controlling Access and Editability ⌘==<br /> You can block access for a user you the special block page.<br /> ==Exercise ⌘==<br /> *Create your own user group and give it permission to edit and read.<br /> *Disable access to the wiki for anonymous users.<br /> *Stop anonymous users from being able to create accounts.</div>

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