Provide a channel header menu action and /cleanup-channel slash command so system administrators can remove all messages from a channel, with admin checks enforced on both the web app and server. Configure CI and release workflows for the Forgejo runner and signed plugin bundles. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Cleanup Channel
A Mattermost plugin that lets system administrators remove all messages from a channel.
Features
- Channel menu action: "Remove all messages" appears in the channel header menu for system administrators only.
- Slash command:
/cleanup-channelremoves all messages from the current channel (system administrators only). - Defense in depth: Both the web app and server verify that the user is a system administrator before performing any cleanup.
Build
make dist
The plugin bundle is written to dist/com.fmartingr.mattermost-plugin-cleanup-channel-*.tar.gz.
Usage
- Upload and enable the plugin in System Console → Plugins → Plugin Management.
- As a system administrator, open a channel and use the channel header menu (⋯) → Remove all messages.
- Or run
/cleanup-channelin the channel you want to clean up.
Both actions ask for confirmation before deleting messages.
Development
make deploy
Requires a local Mattermost server configured for plugin development. See the Mattermost plugin developer guide.