Extension:MassMessage

The MassMessage extension allows a user to send a message to a list of users via special page Special:MassMessage. For help on how to use the extension, see . The API documentation can be found at api-massmsg>Special:MyLanguage/Extension:MassMessage/API|Extension:MassMessage/API.

Configuration parameters

 * Namespaces to post in

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


 * 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.


 * 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 ext-renameuser>Extension:Renameuser|rename the account. You can override the default account name by specifying (for example):


 * 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.

User rights

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