MediaWiki extensions manual

Minimum Name Length Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	User identity Category:User identity extensions
Description	Allows to enforce a minimum username length during account creation
Author(s)	Rob Church (Robchurchtalk)
Latest version	3.0.0 (2019-06-04)
MediaWiki	1.27+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
PHP	5.3+
Database changes	No
License	BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control README CHANGELOG
Parameters $wgMinimumUsernameLength
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The Minimum Name Length extension allows to set a minimum length for user names which will be enforced during account creation.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted MinimumNameLength 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/MinimumNameLength
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'MinimumNameLength' );
  

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

Configuration

To configure the minimum name length for a username, set $wgMinimumUsernameLength in the "LocalSettings.php" file, after the call to include the extension as described in the installation section, e.g.

$wgMinimumUsernameLength = 8;