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In our web-app's ui there's a few actions you can undo.
For example, you can delete messages or comments. To do that you click delete next to it. Then, there's a message that informs that action was completed and undo.
What is the best way to word the message before "Undo"? Is there any reason to word it in a specific way?
Message deleted. Undo
Message was deleted. Undo
The message is deleted. Undo
Message has been deleted. Undo
Seeing more of the UI would be helpful. But to take an example that seems to work rather well in what I interpret to be a similar context - that the message appears in a different place from where the button was clicked - let's take two examples: Microsoft Mail and Google Inbox.
Neither bother with an elaborate phrasing.
If you wish to reinforce the fact that a message has been deleted, as opposed to something else that they might delete in the same UI context, just go with the most concise Message deleted. Undo: it's faster for the brain to parse.
N.B., Definitely not "The message is deleted"; while grammatical, it is not idiomatic in this context and looks like a bad translation.
