Per-wiki configuration to define which user-rights are needed to see the file export button
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	Sep 10 2019, 2:06 PM

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Default behavior: only autoconfirmed users (existing functionality)
Add optional per-wiki configuration to restrict it to a specific user-right

Note: As of now, there are no immediate plans to make use of this setting. We plan to leave it at the default for all source wikis. We think it's still a good idea to be able to quickly change this via configuration, if the need arises. This setting will also be useful for 3rd-party users (e.g. to lower the required user group).

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Mentioned In: T335492: On-wiki configuration pages in JSON content model
T222445: Disable FileExporter on all Arabic projects per Commons community request
Mentioned Here: T222445: Disable FileExporter on all Arabic projects per Commons community request

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Tobi_WMDE_SW created this task.Sep 10 2019, 2:06 PM

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For clarification: the configuration we're talking about would be a configuration of the FileExporter extension. It would enable us to specify certain user-rights which users on certain wikis need to have in order to use the extension to move files to Wikimedia Commons.

JStrodt_WMDE mentioned this in T222445: Disable FileExporter on all Arabic projects per Commons community request.Sep 10 2019, 2:56 PM

• 4nn1l2 subscribed.Sep 14 2019, 12:06 AM

In T232480#5479283, @Tobi_WMDE_SW wrote:

For clarification: the configuration we're talking about would be a configuration of the FileExporter extension. It would enable us to specify certain user-rights which users on certain wikis need to have in order to use the extension to move files to Wikimedia Commons.

What user right are you referring to? Do you mean a new user right will be created?

In T232480#5493006, @Masumrezarock100 wrote:

In T232480#5479283, @Tobi_WMDE_SW wrote:

For clarification: the configuration we're talking about would be a configuration of the FileExporter extension. It would enable us to specify certain user-rights which users on certain wikis need to have in order to use the extension to move files to Wikimedia Commons.

What user right are you referring to? Do you mean a new user right will be created?

No, we're not planning to introduce a new user right. The only thing we plan to do is to make it possible to define specific (existing) user rights per wiki necessary to use the file exporter, as e.g. outlined in T222445#5175028.

thiemowmde merged a task: T234208: Make user groups that are allowed to move files configurable.May 11 2020, 11:49 AM

thiemowmde moved this task from Backlog to Tickets in preparation/investigation on the Move-Files-To-Commons board.

thiemowmde added subscribers: WMDE-Fisch, JStrodt_WMDE.

thiemowmde updated the task description. (Show Details)May 13 2020, 11:51 AM

Lena_WMDE moved this task from Tickets in preparation/investigation to Product backlog on the Move-Files-To-Commons board.May 20 2020, 8:26 AM

Lena_WMDE merged a task: T189651: Allow wikis to define themselves who sees the FileExporter links.May 26 2020, 7:23 AM

Lena_WMDE added subscribers: • Lea_WMDE, Aklapper.

thiemowmde removed a project: TCB-Team (now WMDE-TechWish).Nov 2 2020, 7:55 AM

MarcoAurelio mentioned this in T335492: On-wiki configuration pages in JSON content model.Apr 27 2023, 10:31 AM