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Extension:MassMessage/en

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MassMessage
Release status: stable
File:Screenshot of MassMessage MediaWiki extension.png
Implementation Special page , API
Description Allows a user to easily send a message to a list of users.
Author(s) Kunal Mehta, wctaiwan
Latest version 0.4.0 (2016-12-06)
Compatibility policy Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki 1.25+, use REL1_X branches for your version of MediaWiki
License No license specified
Download
<translate> Download extension</translate>
<translate> Git</translate> [?]:
Help Help:Extension:MassMessage/en
Hooks provided
Quarterly downloads Lua error in Module:Extension at line 172: bad argument #1 to 'inNamespace' (unrecognized namespace name 'skin').
Public wikis using Lua error in Module:Extension at line 172: bad argument #1 to 'inNamespace' (unrecognized namespace name 'skin').
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The MassMessage extension allows a user to send a message to a list of pages via special page Special:MassMessage. For help on how to use the extension, see Help:Extension:MassMessage . The API documentation can be found at Extension:MassMessage/API .

Installation

  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/MassMessage/en</tvar>|Download]] and move the extracted <tvar name=name>MassMessage/en</tvar> folder to your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> directory.</translate>
    <translate> Developers and code contributors should install the extension [[<tvar name=git>Special:MyLanguage/Download from Git</tvar>|from Git]] instead, using:</translate>cd extensions/
    git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/MassMessage%2Fen
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar> file:</translate> 
    wfLoadExtension( 'MassMessage/en' );
  • File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

Configuration parameters

Namespaces to post in

When posting messages, only post them in the specified namespaces. All talk namespaces are already whitelisted. 

$wgNamespacesToPostIn = [ NS_PROJECT ];
Namespaces to convert

If you want users to be able to provide a link to a User: page, but have the bot post on their User talk: page you can define that here. 

$wgNamespacesToConvert = [ NS_USER => NS_USER_TALK ];
Username

What username the bot should post with. By default, this is "MediaWiki message delivery". If the user already exists, the extension will take over the account. It will be impossible for users to rename the account. You can override the default account name by specifying (for example): 

$wgMassMessageAccountUsername = 'MessengerBot';
Enable global messaging

Whether to enable sending messages from one wiki to another. If running on a wikifarm setup like Wikimedia, you can disable this on all wikis except one to keep the logs in one place. 

$wgAllowGlobalMessaging = true;

Maintenance script

You can send messages from the command line with 

php sendMessages.php --pagelist <page list file> --subject <subject file> --message <message file>

where each line of <page list file> contains a page name followed by a wiki (database) name, separated by a tab.

User rights

  • massmessage - Lets a user send out messages. By default assigned to the "sysop" user group.

Notes

Extensions which integrate with this one: Echo, LiquidThreads.

Interface

This extension is visible in three places:

See also

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