mediawiki/smw-file-protect

Protects files and namespaces in Semantic MediaWiki based on user rights and properties.

dev-master 2025-10-07 15:56 UTC

Requires

• php: >=7.2
• composer/installers: 1.*,>=1.0.1

Requires (Dev)

• mediawiki/minus-x: 1.1.1
• php-parallel-lint/php-console-highlighter: 1.0.0
• php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint: 1.3.2

GPL-2.0-or-later

• Toni Hermoso Pulido

• file
• protection
• mediawiki
• SMW
• Semantic MediaWiki

README

Extension to protect access to files based on which pages images are embedded and the SMW properties assigned to that page.

Please check http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Image_Authorization for proper setup first.

DISCLAIMER: Only Lockdown functions are currently working. SMW ones are disabled for now.

Parameters

$SMWFileProtectRights = array("sysop"); // Which roles are always allowed to view files no matter the linked pages

$SMWFileProtectReferUsers = array("Has User"); // Property that refers to pages that link to other pages, for instance user pages, assuming that a page is created or assigned to a user

$SMWFileProtectReferProps = array("Is Visible"); // Boolean property that can be used to grant permission to the page.

$SMWFileProtectReferNS = true; // This allows to block viewing based on Lockdown Extension https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Lockdown