Topic on Talk:Notifications

> problem solved, I think.

'''OP''' - I still don't understand why the ping (my preference) doesn't work. Does the ZU WP need the ping (or other notification) Template imported?

How can I use the notifications, e.g. ping, within the Zulu Wikipedia? Every template and syntax I've tried doesn't produce results. Is the ZU WP missing a/the template itself? If so, how to remedy this? -- ~~~~

If you want, for example, to notify me on zu.wikipedia, be sure that:

• you link to the user page of the user to mention
• your message is signed

To wit, if you want to notify me, you'd use [[User:MarcoAurelio]] <message here> --~~~~

Unsigned messages won't trigger a notification and also trying to "ping" many users at once will result in none being notified.

Regards.

Thanks for the rapid turnaround, MarcoAurelio! This is a form unfamiliar to me, so I'll be glad to try it today.

No problem. Please see Extension:Echo#Usage for the mentioning of users. Regards.

Deborahjay: Yes, to make the templates work you'll need to create them at Zuwiki. I suggest copying the source from here (Template:Reply_to) because it is a lot simpler than the Lua modules used at Enwiki.

Note: the template is just a simple way to make [[user:foo|foo]] links. The only things you need to create a mention are a user-link and a signature, plus avoiding a few complexities which are explained at Help:Notifications/Notifications_types#Mentions.

Thanks, also for the link to that Help page. I'll do so (though probably tomorrow morning when I'm more alert) :-)

Sounds good! And to correct my mistake above, yes, you should "import" the page if you can (or can find an admin to do so), or if you cannot then you should properly attribute the origin by linking to the mediawiki page in your edit-summary (or on the talkpage) at Zuwiki. :)

Aha, these are valuable instructions. While the ZU WP has no Admin, we current active users are well-supported by Small Wiki Monitor User:DARIO SEVERI who's a constant resource; we've been in regular contact since I came on board in late July to undertake maintenance tasks. Cheers!