Manual:$wgApplyIpBlocksToXff

Category:MediaWiki configuration settings#ApplyIpBlocksToXffCategory:MediaWiki configuration settings introduced in version 1.22.0#ApplyIpBlocksToXffCategory:MediaWiki configuration settings still in use#ApplyIpBlocksToXffCategory:Permission variables#ApplyIpBlocksToXff
Access: $wgApplyIpBlocksToXff
Apply IP address blocks also to users having a blocked IP in their XFF header.
Introduced in version:1.22.0 (Gerrit change 56715; git #d99bda6e)
Removed in version:Still in use
Allowed values:(boolean)
Default value:false
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Details

When it's set to true, IP address blocks apply also to users having a blocked IP in their XFF header (X-Forwarded-For).

Useful when dealing with vandals making use of well-behaving proxies.

Category:Spam management
Category:MediaWiki configuration settings Category:MediaWiki configuration settings introduced in version 1.22.0 Category:MediaWiki configuration settings still in use Category:Permission variables Category:Spam management