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How can I edit a private page that only users registering with a specific @domain.com email address can view?
Hi community!

Has anyone ever tried to set up a private page that only users logging in with a specific @domain.com email address can view? We have this dilemma in my organisation: there is content we want to make public, and content we want to keep classified. What are the best options? We also thought of creating a xx.public.miraheze.org and a xx.private.miraheze.org page, but we would still face the challenge of privacy for the latter... Lots of hug points to those who'll reply!
 * Welcome! Surely this won't be the last word, but a rule of thumb is that information you want kept secret should not be put on the Web in the first place.  However, pages from private wikis (except for the main page) cannot be retrieved except by registered users that you invite on.  This does not depend on their domain name but on you adding them to a list of members.   15:39 16-Nov-2017
 * There was an extension for only making a few pages private, but unfortunately is incompatible with the newer versions of MediaWiki. So yes, you should probably go for the private wiki and public wiki option. Private wikis are secure, and are only accessible by users who are added. Stewards and system administrators can also view them for technical reasons. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 16:54, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
 * With a private wiki you can also whitelist certain pages. MacFan4000 (talk) 17:02, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much!

How can I limit a search to a specific category of articles?
Is there a way, or an extension I could use, to search for an article in a specific category? CoolieCoolster (talk) 07:31, 19 November 2017 (UTC)
 * You can see how to use Special:Search to limit a search to a certain namespace. I suggest that you search for a page containing both the desired text and "Category:xxx" for the category in question.  Hope that helps!   18:15 23-Nov-2017


 * Franken sorry if victims were offended  18:15 23-Nov-2017

List of CentralAuth testing places
Are there any good places that are non WMF or wmflabs.org that provide free steward access for the purposes of testing centralauth? Thanks --Sau226 (talk) 07:32, 19 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Not that I know of. Providing that level of access is probably not something many would be comfortable with doing. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 08:18, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

General wiki questions
Given the nature of my wiki - it's a used car review for cars in the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand - how do I keep within copyright law on image usage for stock photos, and would a site like this be exempt from the inactivity policy?

I want the wiki to succeed, and be of use to someone on here.

Any advice is welcomed. --Walkden1986 (talk) 20:41, 23 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Also, I'm looking to import the CSS and automobile infoboxes from en.wikipedia.org but that requires Lua and I'm not quite sure how to get it working (i'm using Wikipedia templates, for simplicity's sake). --Walkden1986 (talk) 20:43, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, the images you upload should have been released under a free license if you want to use them; wikis are subject under the Dormancy Policy, if you want your wiki to be exempt from this rule, you must make an request here; with respect to the templates, Void will be able to help you better with that. Regards. —Alvaro Molina (✉  - ✔ ) 20:49, 23 November 2017 (UTC)