Question

Currently we have a private mediawiki installation by making

    $wgGroupPermissions['*']['read'] = false;
    $wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false;

in LocalSettings.php, and have given public access to the home page:

    $wgWhitelistRead = array(
        "Main Page"
    );

Question

I would like to know if it’s possible to have a public wiki (for clients) with a private subset (for staff only). I’m aware of the fact that we could just have 2 separate installations, but ideally I want wiki.mydomain.com for all wiki content with a login request for private pages and edit actions.

Answer 1

Not easily.

MediaWiki isn’t built to have hidden sections. If it was a matter of a handful of pages, there are extensions that will allow you to secure them to a limited subset of users, but a second wiki is going to be the better bet really.