| Index: trunk/extensions/ConfirmEdit/MathCaptcha |
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| 2 | | -MATHCAPTCHA PLUGIN FOR MEDIAWIKI |
| 3 | | - |
| 4 | | -1. Overview |
| 5 | | -2. Requirements |
| 6 | | -3. Installing the plugin |
| 7 | | -4. Customising captcha behaviour |
| 8 | | -5. Change log |
| 9 | | -6. Feedback |
| 10 | | -7. References |
| 11 | | - |
| 12 | | -== 1. Overview == |
| 13 | | - |
| 14 | | -The MathCaptcha plugin is an alternative captcha[1] mechanism which can |
| 15 | | -be used in conjunction with the ConfirmEdit extension[2] to provide a |
| 16 | | -more convenient means of blocking or throttling automated editing. |
| 17 | | - |
| 18 | | -The method used to generate the captcha images, and the formatting of |
| 19 | | -said images, means that the captchas will not, at this time, defeat a |
| 20 | | -tool which is designed to break them; however, casual mass-registration |
| 21 | | -or mass-spamming attempts will be dissuaded. |
| 22 | | - |
| 23 | | -== 2. Requirements == |
| 24 | | - |
| 25 | | -The plugin requires |
| 26 | | - |
| 27 | | -* Working support for TeX within MediaWiki (using the standard TexVC |
| 28 | | - software)[3] |
| 29 | | -* ConfirmEdit extension |
| 30 | | - |
| 31 | | -== 3. Installing the plugin == |
| 32 | | - |
| 33 | | -Check the plugin out from Subversion[4] (and check out the ConfirmEdit |
| 34 | | -extension, if you don't have it installed) and place the files in your |
| 35 | | -extensions/ directory, within your wiki root. |
| 36 | | - |
| 37 | | -Edit LocalSettings.php and add the following lines near the bottom of the |
| 38 | | -file, above the closing ?> tag, if any: |
| 39 | | - |
| 40 | | - require_once( 'extensions/ConfirmEdit.php' ); |
| 41 | | - require_once( 'extensions/MathCaptcha.php' ); |
| 42 | | - $wgCaptchaClass = 'MathCaptcha'; |
| 43 | | - |
| 44 | | -This installs ConfirmEdit and instructs it to use the MathCaptcha plugin. |
| 45 | | -The default settings for ConfirmEdit are used. At this point, no further |
| 46 | | -action is required to have the plugin work for user registration or edits |
| 47 | | -which add new external links to a page. |
| 48 | | - |
| 49 | | -== 4. Customising captcha behaviour == |
| 50 | | - |
| 51 | | -A number of settings relating to the ConfirmEdit extension can be used to alter |
| 52 | | -the attitude of the captcha, including those actions for which it appears, |
| 53 | | -users who do not have to pass a captcha, etc. See the ConfirmEdit.php file for |
| 54 | | -information on this. |
| 55 | | - |
| 56 | | -As an example, to throw a captcha for all edits, add the following line to |
| 57 | | -LocalSettings.php: |
| 58 | | - |
| 59 | | - $wgCaptchaTriggers['edit'] = true; |
| 60 | | - |
| 61 | | -== 5. Change log == |
| 62 | | - |
| 63 | | -12/06/2006 |
| 64 | | -1.0 |
| 65 | | - Initial release |
| 66 | | - |
| 67 | | -== 6. Feedback == |
| 68 | | - |
| 69 | | -Feedback on the MathCaptcha plugin is welcomed at <robchur@gmail.com>. To report bugs |
| 70 | | -with the ConfirmEdit extension, please use http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org. |
| 71 | | - |
| 72 | | -== 7. References == |
| 73 | | - |
| 74 | | -i. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha |
| 75 | | -ii. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit |
| 76 | | -iii. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Enable_TeX |
| 77 | | -iv. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Subversion |
| Index: trunk/extensions/ConfirmEdit/README |
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| | 2 | +MATHCAPTCHA PLUGIN FOR MEDIAWIKI |
| | 3 | + |
| | 4 | +1. Overview |
| | 5 | +2. Requirements |
| | 6 | +3. Installing the plugin |
| | 7 | +4. Customising captcha behaviour |
| | 8 | +5. Change log |
| | 9 | +6. Feedback |
| | 10 | +7. References |
| | 11 | + |
| | 12 | +== 1. Overview == |
| | 13 | + |
| | 14 | +The MathCaptcha plugin is an alternative captcha[1] mechanism which can |
| | 15 | +be used in conjunction with the ConfirmEdit extension[2] to provide a |
| | 16 | +more convenient means of blocking or throttling automated editing. |
| | 17 | + |
| | 18 | +The method used to generate the captcha images, and the formatting of |
| | 19 | +said images, means that the captchas will not, at this time, defeat a |
| | 20 | +tool which is designed to break them; however, casual mass-registration |
| | 21 | +or mass-spamming attempts will be dissuaded. |
| | 22 | + |
| | 23 | +== 2. Requirements == |
| | 24 | + |
| | 25 | +The plugin requires |
| | 26 | + |
| | 27 | +* Working support for TeX within MediaWiki (using the standard TexVC |
| | 28 | + software)[3] |
| | 29 | +* ConfirmEdit extension |
| | 30 | + |
| | 31 | +== 3. Installing the plugin == |
| | 32 | + |
| | 33 | +Check the plugin out from Subversion[4] (and check out the ConfirmEdit |
| | 34 | +extension, if you don't have it installed) and place the files in your |
| | 35 | +extensions/ directory, within your wiki root. |
| | 36 | + |
| | 37 | +Edit LocalSettings.php and add the following lines near the bottom of the |
| | 38 | +file, above the closing ?> tag, if any: |
| | 39 | + |
| | 40 | + require_once( 'extensions/ConfirmEdit.php' ); |
| | 41 | + require_once( 'extensions/MathCaptcha.php' ); |
| | 42 | + $wgCaptchaClass = 'MathCaptcha'; |
| | 43 | + |
| | 44 | +This installs ConfirmEdit and instructs it to use the MathCaptcha plugin. |
| | 45 | +The default settings for ConfirmEdit are used. At this point, no further |
| | 46 | +action is required to have the plugin work for user registration or edits |
| | 47 | +which add new external links to a page. |
| | 48 | + |
| | 49 | +== 4. Customising captcha behaviour == |
| | 50 | + |
| | 51 | +A number of settings relating to the ConfirmEdit extension can be used to alter |
| | 52 | +the attitude of the captcha, including those actions for which it appears, |
| | 53 | +users who do not have to pass a captcha, etc. See the ConfirmEdit.php file for |
| | 54 | +information on this. |
| | 55 | + |
| | 56 | +As an example, to throw a captcha for all edits, add the following line to |
| | 57 | +LocalSettings.php: |
| | 58 | + |
| | 59 | + $wgCaptchaTriggers['edit'] = true; |
| | 60 | + |
| | 61 | +== 5. Change log == |
| | 62 | + |
| | 63 | +12/06/2006 |
| | 64 | +1.0 |
| | 65 | + Initial release |
| | 66 | + |
| | 67 | +== 6. Feedback == |
| | 68 | + |
| | 69 | +Feedback on the MathCaptcha plugin is welcomed at <robchur@gmail.com>. To report bugs |
| | 70 | +with the ConfirmEdit extension, please use http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org. |
| | 71 | + |
| | 72 | +== 7. References == |
| | 73 | + |
| | 74 | +i. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha |
| | 75 | +ii. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit |
| | 76 | +iii. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Enable_TeX |
| | 77 | +iv. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Subversion |
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