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PrivatePageProtection Release status: betaCategory:Beta status extensions
Implementation	User rights Category:User rights extensions, Parser extension Category:Parser extensions
Description	Implements per-page access permissions based on user groups
Author(s)	Daniel Kinzler (Duesentriebtalk)
Latest version	1.2 (2023-10-14)
MediaWiki	1.39+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Hooks used getUserPermissionsErrorsExpensive Category:GetUserPermissionsErrorsExpensive extensions ParserFirstCallInit Category:ParserFirstCallInit extensions MultiContentSave Category:MultiContentSave extensions
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The PrivatePageProtection extension implements a way to restrict access to specific pages using a parser function. Using that parser function, the user groups that should have access to the page can be listed directly in the page.

Usage

To restrict access to a page, add this text to the top of the article you want to restrict access to:

{{#allow-groups:sysop}}

would restrict access to the sysop group.

{{#allow-groups:autoconfirmed|emailconfirmed}}

restricts access to members of the autoconfirmed and emailconfirmed groups.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted PrivatePageProtection folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:

  cd extensions/
  git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/PrivatePageProtection
  

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'PrivatePageProtection' );
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

See also

• Extension:Lockdown for locking entire namespaces, special pages and actions.