Help:Extension:MassMessage

This is a help page for usage of the MassMessage extension. For installation instructions, please see the extension documentation page.

Creating a page list
MassMessage requires a custom formatted list to be created. The format of the list is as follows:

In this case, the page name is "Project:Noticeboard". If you are in a wikifarm setup and wish to post to a page on another wiki, you would use:

This example would post to "Project:Noticeboard" on en.wikipedia.org.

Note that the default configuration will automatically convert all User pages into Usertalk pages - If you use  the message will be posted to "User talk:Foo".

Sending a message
Go to "Special:MassMessage" on your wiki.


 * 1) The first input box is for the page list. Type in the full page name of the page list you created in the previous step.
 * 2) Next is the subject of the message, which will also be used as the edit summary. For this reason, it is limited to 240 bytes.
 * 3) Finally, the body of the message. This field accepts any valid wikitext, but it may warn you if it notices bad input. See
 * 4) Hit Preview. This will load a preview of how your message will look on an example page.
 * 5) You can now either modify the message and preview it again, or if you are satisfied with your message, hit send. This will queue your delivery.
 * 6) You can visit "Special:Statistics" on your wiki to view how many messages are still queued in the job queue.

Customizing

 * Each wiki from which messages are sent can require a footer to be added by editing "MediaWiki:Massmessage-message-footer".
 * Each wiki that receives messages, can edit "MediaWiki:Massmessage-hidden-comment" for similar functionality.

Input checking
MassMessage attempts to check your input for common errors like improperly closed HTML. Currently the following checks are in place:
 * improperly closed HTML tags - requires JavaScript, shown immediately.
 * unescaped language links (like ) - shown upon preview.