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How to protect MediaWiki so only registered members can read?

Last update: Aug 07, 2025

Apply the following change in your LocalSettings.php file accordingly:

$wgWhitelistRead = array(“Special:Userlogin”, “-“, “MediaWiki:Monobook.css” );

$wgGroupPermissions[‘*’][‘read’] = false;

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