| Access: $wgAccountCreationThrottle | |
|---|---|
| Number of accounts each IP address may create, 0 to disable. | |
| Introduced in version: | 1.3.0 |
| Removed in version: | Still in use |
| Allowed values: | (integer or array) |
| Default value: | See below |
| Other settings:Alphabetical |By function | |
Limit to the number of accounts which may be created within a 24-hour period from a single IP address (whether by unregistered or registered user), 0 to disable.
Account creations from users with thenoratelimitright or another rate limiting exemption aren't counted.
TheExemptFromAccountCreationThrottle hook can also be used to exempt an IP address. When the throttle is hit, theAuthenticationAttemptThrottled hook gets called.
It is currently set to 6 on Wikimedia Foundation wikis.[1]$wgMainCacheType must be set to a value other thanCACHE_NONE for this setting to work.
| MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.28 |
/** * Number of accounts each IP address may create per specified period(s). * * @par Example: * @code * $wgAccountCreationThrottle = [ * // no more than 100 per month * [ * 'count' => 100, * 'seconds' => 30*86400, * ], * // no more than 10 per day * [ * 'count' => 10, * 'seconds' => 86400, * ], * ]; * @endcode * * @warning Requires $wgMainCacheType to be enabled */$wgAccountCreationThrottle=[['count'=>0,'seconds'=>86400,]];
| MediaWiki versions: | 1.3 – 1.27 |
/** * Number of accounts each IP address may create per day, 0 to disable. * * @warning Requires $wgMainCacheType to be enabled */$wgAccountCreationThrottle=0;
$wgTempAccountCreationThrottle$wgTempAccountNameAcquisitionThrottle$wgPasswordAttemptThrottle