Extension:SlackNotifications

MediaWiki extensions manual
Slack Notifications
Release status: unmaintained
Implementation User interface, Notify
Description Sends notifications of actions in MediaWiki like adding, removing or deleting an article into Slack channel
Author(s) Aleksi Postari (kulttuuritalk)
Latest version 1.15 (2020-05-14)
MediaWiki 1.25+
PHP 5.2+
Database changes No
License MIT License
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  • $wgSlackIncomingWebhookUrl
  • $wgSlackFromName
  • $wgSlackSendMethod
  • $wgSlackNotificationWikiUrl
  • $wgSlackNotificationWikiUrlEnding

The SlackNotifications sends notifications of actions in MediaWiki like adding, removing or deleting an article into Slack channel.

Installation

  • Download and place the file(s) in a directory called SlackNotifications in your extensions/ folder.
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
    wfLoadExtension( 'SlackNotifications' );
    // Required. Your Slack incoming webhook URL. Read more from here: https://api.slack.com/incoming-webhooks
    $wgSlackIncomingWebhookUrl = "";
    // Required. Name the message will appear be sent from.
    $wgSlackFromName = "Wiki";
    // URL into your MediaWiki installation with the trailing /.
    $wgSlackNotificationWikiUrl		= "http://your_wiki_url/";
    // Wiki script name. Leave this to default one if you do not have URL rewriting enabled.
    $wgSlackNotificationWikiUrlEnding = "index.php?title=";
    // What method will be used to send the data to Slack server. By default this is "curl" which only works if you have the curl extension enabled. This can be: "curl" or "file_get_contents". Default: "curl".
    $wgSlackSendMethod = "curl";
    
  •   Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration parameters

Please read the project README file for more configuration options.