X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/ikiwiki.git/blobdiff_plain/3054f1916e68648a1c483a0e0a1248106d7654b4..8250c3a45799cecb0f3a4f48e9a660ae4e937f39:/doc/plugins/anonok.mdwn diff --git a/doc/plugins/anonok.mdwn b/doc/plugins/anonok.mdwn index 497ca07c8..506657a1c 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/anonok.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/anonok.mdwn @@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ By default, anonymous users cannot edit the wiki. This plugin allows anonymous web users, who have not signed in, to edit any page in the wiki by default. -The plugin also has a configuration setting, `anonok_pagespec`. This +Please think twice before enabling this plugin. If your wiki is accessible +to the internet, it *will* be subject to spamming if this plugin is +enabled. Such spam is not only a pain to deal with, but it bloats the +revision control history of your wiki. + +The plugin has a configuration setting, `anonok_pagespec`. This [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]] can be used to allow anonymous editing of matching pages. If you're using the [[comments]] plugin, you can allow anonymous comments