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==Configuration==
The configuration options below can be set in {{mediawiki|Manual:LocalSettings.php|LocalSettings.php}} and can be used to enable or disable certain aspects of the blocking interface.

* <code>{{mediawiki|Manual:$wgSysopUserBans|$wgSysopUserBans}}</code> controls the ability for sysops to block usernames. This is true by default.
* <code>{{mediawiki|Manual:$wgSysopRangeBans|$wgSysopRangeBans}}</code> controls the ability for sysops to block ranges of IP address. This is true by default.
* <code>{{mediawiki|Manual:$wgAutoblockExpiry|$wgAutoblockExpiry}}</code> controls how many seconds need to pass until a block on an "autoblocked" IP address will expire. The default is 86400 seconds, which is the same as 24 hours (one day)
* <code>{{mediawiki|Manual:$wgBlockAllowsUTEdit|$wgBlockAllowsUTEdit}}</code> controls whether or not a blocked user is able to edit their own user talk page. This is false by default.
* <code>{{mediawiki|Manual:$wgSysopEmailBans|$wgSysopEmailBans}}</code> and the ''blockemail'' {{mediawiki|Manual:User rights|user right}} control the ability for sysops to prevent users from using the [[Special:EmailUser]] interface. <code>$wgSysopEmailBans</code> is true by default.
* The ''hideuser'' user right controls the ability for sysops to prevent a blocked user from appearing in the block log, the active block list, and the user list.