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Adding users to a custom group in MediaWiki

$wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['edit'] = true;
//$wgGroupPermissions['Human Resource'] = $wgGroupPermissions['user'];
//$wgGroupPermissions['Human Resources']['edit'] = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['Human Resource']['edit'] = true;
//$wgGroupPermissions['Human Resources']['protect'] = true; // 1.5.0
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false;
$wgWhitelistRead = array( "Main Page", "Special:Userlogin", "-", "MediaWiki:Monobook.css" );
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['read'] = false;

I have added a group, but in my special pages i cannot add a user to this group in MediaWiki

Solution

  • You need to go to the Special:UserRights page to change user's groups. To be able to go to that page you need to be in a group with the 'userrights' right. By default, only the bureaucrat group has that right.

    You can check what groups you are a member of in Special:ListUsers and check what rights those groups have in Special:ListGroupRights