Extension:AddMessages

MediaWiki extensions manual

File:OOjs UI icon advanced.svg AddMessages Release status: beta
Implementation	User interface
Description	Allows admins to add or replace default messages using a global variable
Author(s)	Ike Hecht (tosfostalk)
Latest version	0.2 (March 2019)
MediaWiki	1.25+
PHP	5.3+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	<translate> Download extension</translate> <translate> Git</translate> [?]: <translate> Download Git master</translate> <translate> browse repository</translate> (GitHub) <translate> commit history</translate> <translate> repository contributors (GitHub)</translate> <translate> code review</translate>
Parameters $wgAmMessages
Hooks used LocalisationCacheRecache
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The AddMessages extension allows admins to add or replace default messages using a global variable. This can be set in LocalSettings.php. Other extensions could potentially set this variable or implement similar code in order to add messages. This used to be possible with $wgMessageCache->addMessage() but that feature has been removed. This feature is particularly useful in wikifarms, where it may not be practical to add a particular message to every individual site.

Installation

• <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/AddMessages</tvar>|Download]] and move the extracted <tvar name=name>AddMessages</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/AddMessages
• <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar> file:</translate>

  wfLoadExtension( 'AddMessages' );
  $wgAmMessages = array();
  

• 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

$wgAmMessages

An array of message key and value pairs. Will take precedence over existing messages. Example:

$wgAmMessages = array( 'toolbox' => 'My Toolbox' );

See also

• Extension:MessageCommons