Bulk user actions message Install a fresh Moodle site Create a few users Log in as admin Go to Site admin > Users > Accounts > Bulk user actions Select the 'admin user' and 1 other user from the options in the left list and click 'Add to selection' (you should see the list on the right hand side fill up now). Under the 'With selected users' select box, select 'Send a message' and click 'go' Enter the text 'Bananas!' and click 'Save changes' Confirm using the dialog. Open the messaging pane Expand the 'messages' section Verify you have a 1 message for the other user you selected on the site, with the text 'Bananas!' Verify you don't see a message from yourself Check the count next to the 'messages' and Verify it accurately represents the number of conversations there. If you're on a fresh install, this should be 1 - with the 'other' user you selected in step 5