Message templates

Message templates define the structure and text used when logging events.

Managing templates

Go to Structure → Message templates (/admin/structure/message).

Action	Path
List templates	/admin/structure/message
Add template	/admin/structure/message/template/add
Edit template	/admin/structure/message/manage/{template}
Delete template	/admin/structure/message/delete/{template}

You need the Administer message templates permission.

Template fields

When creating or editing a template you typically configure:

• Label — human-readable name
• Machine name — used as the message bundle ID
• Description — administrative notes
• Message text — one or more text partials (see Partials and displays)
• Token options — whether tokens are replaced on display, and whether unused tokens are cleared
• Purge — optionally override global purge settings

Fields on messages

Each template is a bundle of the message entity type. With Field UI enabled you can add fields under the template's manage fields screens, for example:

/admin/structure/message/manage/{template}/fields

Common patterns:

• Entity reference fields (node, comment, user) so tokens and Views can use related content
• Boolean or other fields used for filtering (for example a published flag)

Configuration export

Templates are stored as configuration (message.template.*). Export them with your site's normal configuration management workflow so they can be deployed across environments.