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Subject:    [MediaWiki-l] where can New Account notification templates be found?
From:       Emyoulation--- via MediaWiki-l <mediawiki-l () lists ! wikimedia ! org>
Date:       2021-03-25 18:16:04
Message-ID: 1783045508.266298.1616696164185 () mail ! yahoo ! com
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I've looked through the FAQ and searched numerous forums & sites. But am having \
problems finding a reference page about New Account creation that mentions where to \
customize the messages and content created for New Accounts on a MediaWiki site. I \
found where to customize the form that they have to submit and know how to find the \
new User pages that are created.


When a new user submits a form, they automatically receive:
   1) an eMail requesting confirmation of the eMail address submitted


When an admin/bureaucrat approves an account request, they receive:
   1) an eMail with a message containing password and user page
   2) a new user Discussion/Talk page with a Welcome message


Our MediaWiki installation has cycled through a few rounds of Admins over the years.  \
So we've lost the knowledge of the people who originally configured these features.  

But now we need to customize the Welcome because too many new users fail to edit \
content of the wiki. Most report they did not understand how to get started. And the \
MediaWiki Help page referenced in the Welcome message is overwhelming. (And confused \
a few people who thought they had to edit our site's pages from another domain.)


So I asking for hints of how where to locate the customization of the Welcome content \
transcluded when automation creates the new user Discussion/Talk page.

   
References:

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#How_do_I_administrate/manage_user_rights?

2.22 How do I administrate/manage user rights?

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