News & Email Community Bulletin Generator

Updated 30 Nov 2001
Fixed a typo and Birthday Date Bug
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Here's a new version of the Community Bulletin + HTML
With the changes and the inclusion of the news section I have
titled it News and Email Community Bulletin Generator.

Here's a list of the changes/modifications that were made

Include News Articles (Threads) in bulletin.
Remove vbCode from news articles before sending email.
User email options include HTML or Text.
Forums are sorted by displayorder.
Category forums do not contain yes/no option.
Private forums marked as no by default.
Fix lasteventdate bug.
Modify admin/index.php installation instructions for version 2.2.x and version 2.0.x.
Include Admin CP edit user option to include Receive Community Email Bulletin and Type (HTML or TEXT).
Remove user password, send link instead.
Preview of HTML and TEXT email.
Post to Forum can be HTML or TEXT
Modified a few mysql SELECT * queries to include only necessary fields.
Cosmetic changes
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To install
Copy the commbull.php file to the admin/ directory.
WIth a web browser access the commbull.php file.

Example: http: //yoursite.com/forums/admin/commbull.php

Follow the additional installation instructions.

This hack is based on Community Bulletin Generator by Kier
and additional Community Bulletin Generator functions by Kevin

Additional: This hack has only been tested on my machines. I don't have the ability to send emails
to a lot of users so this has not been tested either.

Remember: BACKUP and TEST.
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[christec]

Aurore,

Try this;
Edit the commbull.php file.

Find this line:
$textEmailHeader .= "Content-Type: text/text\n";

and replace it with this line:
$textEmailHeader .= "Content-Type: text/plain\n";

Let me know if that works.

[LightBringer]

Hey christec, I attempted to use the fix that you pm'd me with, but now only the very first news article has the header and the rest don't. heh

Any ideas?

[Aurore]

Originally posted by christec
Aurore,

Try this;
Edit the commbull.php file.

Find this line:
$textEmailHeader .= "Content-Type: text/text\n";

and replace it with this line:
$textEmailHeader .= "Content-Type: text/plain\n";

Let me know if that works.

Thank you very very much! It works perfectly!!!

[Willard Reece]

I installed it and my wifes pc got email from nobody @,,,,,,,,.com possible scam but most went thru ok.

This is what I needed , maybe it willget my users in gear and come back more often...

Thanks
Willard Reece

[Willard Reece]

I just found a problem with my install of this...

If I go to admin panel and try to add user it errors out..

Anyone know why this is happening?

[Willard Reece]

I am hearing that on line 165 you have the columns: receivebulletin,receivebulletin_type,showemail

but just these values:
'$receivebulletin','$showemail'

this is in the user.php

anyone know what I need to do to it. To make the admin add new user work.
I really don't want to uninstall the hack.

The install program put these in.

[tractor-beam]

Originally posted by hypedave
since I have upgraded to vb 2.2.5 , it takes forever two send out emails, I only have 200 members at the moment and on 2.2.4. I could send to all at the same time, not I have to send to 25 at a time, I have also experienced the yellow text problem as well

I'm running 2.2.5 as well and some users never received the very first newsletter I sent out. Everyone SHOULD have. I have less than 70 registered members. I am wondering if this newsletter hack looks to see if the "receive e-mail from Admin" effects the sending of the e-mails.

Hmmmmm.....

- Gerry

[Willard Reece]

I removed receivebulletin,receivebulletin_type from my user.php and it all works now,,

[digitalJE5U5]

Works on 2.2.8 - Nice Hack man! Cant wait to see what you come up with next.

[JoshFink]

This may be asking too much, but is there a way to get a "Preview HTML" button that would show you what it looked like first?

Thanks

Josh