Wiki source code of Open the Wiki to Unregistered Users
Last modified by Eleni Cojocariu on 2026/08/31 14:22
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| 1 | Let unregistered visitors comment on the wiki, or edit it, and require a CAPTCHA of them so that the open comment form does not become a target for spam. Rights given to unregistered users are resolved like every other rule, as [[Rights Resolution>>doc:documentation.xs.admin.rights.rights-resolution.WebHome]] describes. | ||
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| 3 | 1. [[Administer your wiki>>doc:documentation.xs.admin.base.content-organization.administer-wiki.WebHome]]. | ||
| 4 | 1. Select "Users & Rights", and then "Rights". | ||
| 5 | 1. Select the "Users" tab, and allow "Comment" for "Unregistered Users", together with "Edit" if visitors may change pages, the way [[Set the Rights of a Wiki>>doc:documentation.xs.admin.rights.set-wiki-rights.WebHome]] describes.((( | ||
| 6 | {{image reference="unregistered-users-comment.png" size="extra" alt="The Users tab of the wiki rights grid, with the Comment right allowed for Unregistered Users"/}} | ||
| 7 | ))) | ||
| 8 | 1. Select the "Require unregistered users to solve a CAPTCHA when posting a comment on a page" check box, below the grid.((( | ||
| 9 | {{image reference="captcha-comment-option.png" size="extra" alt="The check box requiring unregistered users to solve a CAPTCHA when posting a comment"/}} | ||
| 10 | ))) | ||
| 11 | 1. Open the wiki in a private browser window, and check that commenting a page asks for the CAPTCHA.((( | ||
| 12 | {{image reference="guest-comment-captcha.png" size="large" alt="The comment form of an unregistered visitor, asking for the CAPTCHA before the comment can be added"/}} | ||
| 13 | ))) |
