Extension:NewSignupPage

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NewSignupPage Release status: stable
Implementation	other (invalid type)
Description	Enhances MediaWiki's default signup page
Author(s)	Jack Phoenixtalk
Latest version	0.6
MediaWiki	1.23+
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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Example	Any ShoutWiki site
Parameters $wgRegisterTrack $wgAutoAddFriendOnInvite $wgForceNewSignupPageInitialization
Added rights bypasstoscheck
Hooks used AbortNewAccount UserCreateForm AddNewAccount
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NewSignupPage extension enhances MediaWiki's default signup page, Special:UserLogin/signup, by requiring users to check a checkbox stating that they've read and understood the site's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

In addition to that, the extension is compatible with social tools. If a wiki's admins choose to give out points for recruiting new users, set $wgRegisterTrack to true (and make sure that user_register_track table exists on that wiki's database beforehand!) and you're done.

Installation

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

require_once "$IP/extensions/NewSignupPage/NewSignupPage.php";

• If you set $wgRegisterTrack = true;, you need to create the user_register_track table in your database; you can do this from command line with php maintenance/sql.php extensions/NewSignupPage/user_register_track.sql
• Done! Navigate to "Special:Version" on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

User rights

This extension adds a new user right, bypasstoscheck, which by default isn't given to any group. Users with this right can create new accounts without checking the "I accept the site's Terms of Service" checkbox.

User points

• $wgUserStatsPointValues['referral_complete'] — set this to something to give out points for referring a new user successfully to the site.

Parameters

• $wgAutoAddFriendOnInvite — if the new user was referred to the site by an existing user, should we make them friends automatically? Defaults to false.
• $wgRegisterTrack — whether to track registrations into the user_register_track DB table. Defaults to false.
• $wgForceNewSignupPageInitialization — initialize the extension, even if InviteEmail or UserRelationship classes do not exist? Useful for testing.

Version history

Version	VCS revision	Release date	Comments
0.6	gerrit:163466	28 September 2014	Version 0.5[sic] from ShoutWiki: a JavaScript-based username existence checker & password validity checker; PHP i18n file removed as unnecessary in favor of the JSON i18n files, hence MW 1.23 or newer is required
0.5.0	gerrit:122742	1 April 2014	Migrated to JSON i18n
0.4.1	r98081	25 September 2011	Initial public release, $wgForceNewSignupPageInitialization variable added, minor tweaks to the main PHP file and the SQL file
0.4	r945 (ShoutWiki SVN)	29 May 2009	Renamed to its current name (from the original ToSHook name), most functionality of Wikia's LoginReg extension merged
0.3	r418, r430 (ShoutWiki SVN)	15 January 2009 17 January 2009	right-bypasstoscheck message added; default for 'shoutwiki-loginform-tos' tweaked to include the "I am 13 years or older" part
0.2	r245 (ShoutWiki SVN)	3 December 2008	bypasstoscheck user right, i18n file, removed backwards compatibility with ancient MediaWikis
0.1	r243 (ShoutWiki SVN)	2 December 2008	Initial version; a simple hook extension which forces the users to check "I accept the Terms of Service" box on the signup page; works on legacy (1.6) MediaWikis