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Extension: Renameuser


Overview
Description: provides Provides a special page that allows user accounts to be renamed.
State: stable Dependency: MediaWiki
Developer: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmasont License: - GPL v2+
Type: MediaWiki Category: Administration
Edition: BlueSpice free, BlueSpice pro, BlueSpice Farm, BlueSpice Cloud
For more info, visit Mediawiki.

Features[edit source]

The Renameuser extension provides a special page which allows authorized users to rename user accounts. This will cause page histories, etc. to be updated.

 Note:

  • In case CentralAuth is installed, you'll get a warning if you try to rename a local user from an account attached to a global account or to a username reserved by a global account; a check box to rename anyway will be provided (this requires caution). You should probably use CentralAuth's built-in Special:GlobalRenameUser and Special:GlobalRenameRequest/Special:GlobalRenameQueue.
  • You will not be able to rename users to invalid usernames (which doesn't equal usernames which match a blacklist but includes for instance reserved usernames).


For more information please visit MediaWiki.


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