Difference between revisions of "LoginByEmail"

Revision as of 16:16, 4 December 2013

LoginByEmail is a MediaWiki extension.

• Main purpose: Allows to login using their email instead of account name.
• Repository: https://github.com/mediawiki4intranet/LoginByEmail
• Homepage: http://wiki.4intra.net/LoginByEmail 
• Compatible MediaWiki versions: guaranteed 1.18-1.21, maybe others
• License: GNU GPL 3.0+ 
• Created: 2013-12-03 
• Our rating: May be useful (3)

Status for Mediawiki4Intranet distribution:

• Inclusion date: 2013-12-03* Disabled in the default configuration
• Included version: newest available
• Improvement status: Created by MediaWiki4Intranet project

Usage

Just install. The extension will modify the standard MediaWiki login form allowing to use email in the "username:" field.

Installation

• Apply the patch to MediaWiki code:

  cd <YOUR_WIKI_DIRECTORY>

  patch -p1 < extensions/LoginByEmail/LoginByEmail.diff

• Include extension into your LocalSettings.php - add the line:

  require_once("$IP/extensions/LoginByEmail/LoginByEmail.php");

• Optionally you can allow "wrong password" errors for email login with:

  $wgLoginByEmailDiscloseExistence = true;

  Please note it's a less secure behaviour because it allows to check if an arbitrary email is registered in your wiki.