Extension:EmailPage

There are currently some non-fatal error messages raised when using this extension with MediaWiki 1.11

Installation
First create a directory called EmailArticle in your wiki's extensions directory. Then, copy the source code from OrganicDesign:Extension:EmailArticle.php and save it as a file called EmailArticle.php into the newly created directory. This extension uses Brent R. Matzelle's phpmailer class which you can download from Class.phpmailer.php and save as a file called class.phpmailer.php in the EmailArticle directory.

Add an include statement into your LocalSettings.php file to include the EmailArticle.php file as usual, for example:

Usage
The extension adds a specialpage called Special:EmailArticle which requires a parameter of the article title you wish to send. It also adds links to the actions and toolbox using the link names specified in $wgEmailArticleToolboxLink and $wgEmailArticleActionLink. Either one can be set to "" (empty) to remove the link.

The specialpage form has two main sections, one for selecting the recipients of the emailed article, the other to specify the specifics of the subject line, prepended message and CSS stylesheet.

Selecting recipients

 * From group


 * From contacts category


 * Directly from a list

Configuration settings
Here are some global variables which affect the operation of the extension. These should be set in your LocalSettings file after the include of the EmailArticle.php script.

CSS Stylesheets
By default the CSS used is called EmailArticle.css which is intended to be a cut down compact css based on the stylesheet for you wiki but with all the portlet, actions and other skin related styles removed.

The EmailArticle form also has a dropdown list containing all the other CSS articles found in the wiki (all articles with titles ending in .css).

MediaWiki versions

 * Works on 1.9.x and 1.10
 * Has a fatal error in 1.6.x

Todo & bugs

 * Usage documentation !!
 * Multibyte characters not rendering in emails properly
 * Add toolbox link automatically
 * ea_autherror message not working
 * PLURAL's not working
 * Title not showing in subject's default message anymore
 * Should log sends to an MW log
 * Allow setting FROM field, default to users email address

Change log
Needs $this->setHeaders in execute
 * Version 1.0.4 (2007-08-27)

Fixed blank article title in subject line, and fixed problem when using empty $wgEmailArticleGroup
 * Version 1.0.3 (2007-07-10)

Added $wgEmailArticleToolboxLink and $wgEmailArticleActionLink globals for adding toolbox and action links
 * Version 1.0.1 (2007-06-08)