How to make PM notification on by default?

[ccasselman]

How do I set "Receive Email Notification of New Private Messages" to be on by default for new users (3.6.X)?

chad

[WhaLberg]

Go to your AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Select your style -> Modify User Option Templates -> modifyoptions

Find:
<input type="checkbox" name="options[emailonpm]" value="1" id="cb_emailonpm" $checked[emailonpm] />

Replace with:
<input type="checkbox" name="options[emailonpm]" value="1" id="cb_emailonpm" $checked[emailonpm] checked />

Save.

[WetWired]

That just enables it every time they change their options. Look in Registration Options|Default Registration Options for the defaults.

[ccasselman]

Where are the notification settings stored in the system/db? I am adding users manually through an outside system and need to set this by hand. How do I set it.

chad

[WetWired]

Unfortunately, I think that the email notification for PMs is buried in the options bitfield of the user table, so you'll need to setup the options on a user how you want them, then copy the value to everyone else.