Extension:MassMessage/Design

Design notes.


 * http://legoktm.instance-proxy.wmflabs.org/wiki/Special:MassMessage
 * https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/project:mediawiki/extensions/MassMessage,n,z

Bugs

 * Need a way to create an account on each target site, can this be done via update.php? - 74938 ❌
 * Now we don't, we can just create it on demand. --Lego
 * Ability to restart a job that failed for whatever reason
 * localized messages need work
 * post-form submission shouldn't say message was sent; should say message is queued - 75293 ✅
 * page-list is a hyphen abomination
 * Any suggestions?
 * form is ugly
 * message preview collides a bit with form
 * Note that right now it's just a  there. --Leg
 * intro message collides a bit with form
 * Looking at something like Special:Block, there's a distinct border around the form. I'll look to see how this is generated. --Lego
 * It's called a legend apparently, and is a simple-ish fix. Screenshot . --Lego (✅ in 75550)
 * grayed out "send" button is annoying; just don't output it if it can't be used - ✅ in PS7 of 75550
 * on confirmation screen, show spam list targets (or summary of targets or truncated list of targets)
 * on confirmation screen, flag/warn about unclosed tags, unclosed HTML comment, etc.
 * should be a large, scary warning
 * 

Enhancements

 * Ability for user to provide a page that is translated, and automatically send the message in the wiki's default language.
 * Hrmmmmmm.
 * Some wikis (enwikinews) will try to block the bot since it doesn't respect
 * actual enhancement request here is: provide means of opting out of deliveries
 * (hidden) category is probably sanest implementation -- 78344 depends on core 78343
 * title suggestions for page input list (similar to search field, yay autocomplete)
 * don't require a separate screen to check whether invalid page list was entered (ajax y'all)
 * Do we need a checkbox for global delivery? Just use whatever the input list is and check user-rights 78047

Unsorted

 * log skips - 81620
 * catch invalid input (unclosed tags)
 * catch lack of a timestamp
 * or have a mandatory global footer
 * This is currently pseudo-implemented using the  message. If wikis really wanted, they could add a  outside the html comment.
 * "preview" and "send" buttons stack oddly on confirmation page - ✅, 81622
 * confirmation page should include stats about which pages are going to be edited
 * "You're going to deliver this message to X pages." or something
 * post-submission page should have a link back to form or to the main page or somewhere
 * adjust HTML comment to use protocol (canonical URL)? - ✅, 81621
 * say "your delivery has been queued" or "your messages have been added to the queue" post-submission?
 * message is currently "Your message has been queued". It's very easy to change this if you have a preferred alternative. Legoktm (talk) 06:20, 29 August 2013 (UTC)