CheckUser: Hide temp accounts onboarding dialog by default (!97) · Merge requests · repos / Test Platform / catalyst / patchdemo · GitLab

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Dreamy Jazz requested to merge dreamyjazz/patchdemo:main into main Feb 06, 2025

Why:

The CheckUser extension implements a onboarding dialog for temporary accounts that is shown to users with rights to reveal their IPs
This can be annoying for test wikis, as the user does not need to be informed how to use the tools
Hiding the dialog by default on patch demo wikis avoids the issue, while still allowing testing the dialog at a later time

What:

Set $wgDefaultUserOptions['checkuser-temporary-accounts-onboarding-dialog-seen'] = 1; in for the LocalSettings file for CheckUser.