MediaWiki extensions manual

Absentee Landlord Release status: betaCategory:Beta status extensions
Implementation	User activity Category:User activity extensions
Description	Auto-locks the wiki database if the sysops are all inactive for some time
Author(s)	Ryan Schmidt and Tim Laqua
Latest version	1.4.0 (2019-12-30)
MediaWiki	1.17+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
Parameters $wgAbsenteeLandlordMaxDays
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay Category:BeforePageDisplay extensions MediaWikiServices Category:MediaWikiServices extensions
Quarterly downloads	9 (Ranked 79th)
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The AbsenteeLandlord extension will automatically lock the database from any further changes if a sysop has not been on the wiki recently (determined by $wgAbsenteeLandlordMaxDays). This helps prevent dead or inactive wikis from becoming spambot targets. To unlock the database, a sysop simply needs to visit the wiki again.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'AbsenteeLandlord' );
  

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

Configuration

By default this extension locks the database after 90 days without having an active sysop. If you would like to change this, e.g. to 60 days you will have to add the following line below the inclusion of this extension:

$wgAbsenteeLandlordMaxDays = 60;