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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[cditty]

Right. But for some reason, on mine choice section, it does not show the user's current choice.

I have reinstalled this twice and even tried it with the older version and still had the same problem.

Chris

[cditty]

Anyone?

[The Matrix 7]

hello,

i want delete the option for html e-mails.

I want only send in text mod.

Can me anybody help, please ?

The Matrix

[cditty]

christec, any ideas on mine?

[Ninth Dimension]

why would you want to remove the html emails? this is the best part of this hack, although I will admit that the colour's used are not too good.

[The Matrix 7]

I have modifed the Newsletter and i don't want mal a HTML version.

I have now fixed my problem. I have delete the HTML option from the script.

The Matrix

[Ninth Dimension]

One thing that you might need to check is the database, i noticed that when I first run this hack, all of the members on my forum where automaticly set to get html emails, you will have to check that this is not true on your forum, or everyone is going to get html email anyway.

[xug]

Originally posted by cditty
Right. But for some reason, on mine choice section, it does not show the user's current choice.

I have reinstalled this twice and even tried it with the older version and still had the same problem.

Chris

I have the same problem as cditty and I hope somebody can help us out on this, lots of my members pm me constantly with this question, why it don't show up.


Please, please, please help us out.

Many thanks in advance to anyone who can figure out this little bug.

[centris]

Folks the optional hacks in admin/user.php (4) are what you need for this, also the modifyoptions template, member.php, I would re-check your code. This post is a bit late, have you got it sorted out?

[cditty]

Originally posted by xug



I have the same problem as cditty and I hope somebody can help us out on this, lots of my members pm me constantly with this question, why it don't show up.


Please, please, please help us out.

Many thanks in advance to anyone who can figure out this little bug.

Well, I'm glad to see that I am not the only one having this problem. I won't even send a newsletter out because if a use wants to unsubscribe, it'll confuse them because there is nothing to indictation their selection.

Chris