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AddMessages Release status: betaCategory:Beta status extensions
Implementation	User interfaceCategory:User interface extensions
Description	Allows admins to add or replace default messages using a global variable
Author(s)	Ike Hecht (tosfostalk)
Latest version	0.2 (March 2019)
MediaWiki	1.25+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
PHP	5.3+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Parameters $wgAmMessages
Hooks used LocalisationCacheRecache Category:LocalisationCacheRecache extensions
Quarterly downloads	15 (Ranked 92nd)
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The AddMessages extension allows admins to add or replace default messages using a global variable. This can be set in LocalSettings.php. Other extensions could potentially set this variable or implement similar code in order to add messages. This used to be possible with $wgMessageCache->addMessage() but that feature has been removed. This feature is particularly useful in wikifarms, where it may not be practical to add a particular message to every individual site.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted AddMessages folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/AddMessages
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'AddMessages' );
  $wgAmMessages = array();
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration parameters

$wgAmMessages

An array of message key and value pairs. Will take precedence over existing messages. Example:

$wgAmMessages = array( 'toolbox' => 'My Toolbox' );

See also

• Extension:MessageCommons