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AuthFlarum Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	User identity Category:User identity extensions, Hook Category:Hook extensions
Description	Allows to connect to MediaWiki from Flarum account.
Author(s)	Guillaume Kulakowski (Llaumguitalk)
Latest version	1.0.0 (2023-04-22)
Compatibility policy	Main branch maintains backward compatibility.Category:Extensions with master compatibility policy
MediaWiki	1.36+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
PHP	8.0+
Composer	llaumgui/mw-auth-flarumCategory:Extensions supporting Composer
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net . Category:Extensions in GitHub version control https://github.com/llaumgui/mw-auth-flarum/blob/main/README.md
Namespace AuthFlarum
Parameters $wgAuthFlarumUri $wgAuthFlarumAutoCreate $wgAuthFlarumAutoCreateMinPost
Added rights $wgGroupPermissions['*']['autocreateaccount'] = true; Category:Extensions which add rights
Hooks used GetPreferences Category:GetPreferences extensions SpecialPage_initList Category:SpecialPage initList extensions AuthChangeFormFields Category:AuthChangeFormFields extensions

The AuthFlarum extension allows to connect to MediaWiki from an account based on the Flarum forum solution.

Requirements

• MediaWiki 1.36+ (Need features added in 1.36).
• Flarum 1.0.0.

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called AuthFlarum in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'AuthFlarum' );
  

• Configure the Flarum URL setting up the following variables below this extension's call:

$wgAuthFlarumUri = "http://discuss.acme.ltd";

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

Configuration parameters

$wgAuthFlarumUri

URI of your Flarum instance.

$wgAuthFlarumAutoCreate

Allows auto creation of MediaWiki account from Flarum? Becarrefull, also need:

$wgGroupPermissions['*']['autocreateaccount'] = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['createaccount'] = false;

$wgAuthFlarumAutoCreateMinPost

Need a minimum number of posts to allow auto creation of MediaWiki account.

User rights

Need:

$wgGroupPermissions['*']['autocreateaccount'] = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['createaccount'] = false;