Calendar Enhancements - Farcaster's Event Attendance: Email Add-On

This modification is an enhancement for the "Farcaster's Event Attendance" modification. After you install this modification, you will be able to configure various notification and reminder messages to members who RSVP'd for events on your calendar. For instance, you could configure a message to be sent to a member who RSVP'd "Maybe" to prompt him to update his RSVP status a few days before the event started. You could configure an additional notification to be sent to members who RSVP'd "Yes" to remind them of the event one day, one week, or at any point before the event occurs.

Prerequisites:
Farcaster's Event Attendance 1.1.0 (or newer)

Installation
- 1 file upload
- 1 XML upload

1. Upload the file rsvp_notify.php to your forums includes\cron directory.
2. Use the Product Manager to import the product file product-rah_rsvp_email_1_0_0.xml.xml
3. Modify the RSVP email notification options as needed under "Farcaster's Event Attendance" in the options menu.
4. Modify the schedule of the "Send RSVP notifications" job as needed. By default, it is set to run at midnight each day.

Default Notifications
When you first install the product, it is configured to:

• Send an email to users who RSVP'd "Maybe" at 5 days before the event, and then again at 1 day before the event. The email template used will produce a letter like the following, with the subject line of "RSVP Status: [Event Title]":

  • Dear [username],
    
    An event you were interested in at [Board Name] is scheduled to begin soon. You previously RSVP'd "Maybe." If you will be able to attend, please take a moment to update your RSVP status. Attached below are the details of the event.
    
    Event: [Event Title]
    Scheduled Start Date: [Date of Event w/o Time] (# Days)
    ================================================== =========
    [Event Description]
    ================================================== =========
    
    To update your RSVP status or to view this event, visit: [Link to Event]
    
    All the best,
    
    [Board Name]

• Send an email to users who RSVP'd Yes at 5 days before the event with the subject line of "Reminder: [Event Title]" and the following letter:

  • Dear [username],
    
    This is a reminder that an event you RSVP'd for will be coming up within the next 5 days. If you are no longer able to attend, please update your RSVP status. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you there!
    
    Event: [Event Title]
    Scheduled Start Date: [Date of Event w/o Time] (# Days)
    ================================================== =========
    [Event Description]
    ================================================== =========
    
    To update your RSVP status or to view this event, visit: [Link to Event]
    
    All the best,
    
    [Board Name]

• Send an email to users who RSVP'd Yes at 1 day before the event with the subject line of "Reminder: [Event Title]" and the following letter:

  • Dear [username],
    
    This is a reminder that an event you RSVP'd for is scheduled to begin soon. If you are no longer able to attend, please update your RSVP status. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you there!
    
    Event: [Event Title]
    Scheduled Start Date: [Date of Event w/o Time] (# Days)
    ================================================== =========
    [Event Description]
    ================================================== =========
    
    To update your RSVP status or to view this event, visit: [Link to Event]
    
    All the best,
    
    [Board Name]

Revision Log
1.0.0 - Initial Release

Further documentation available in first post.

[jgommel]

Originally Posted by Farcaster

Yes, it is compatible. There are no version issues with this mod and version 1.2.0.

Thanks allot, and keep up the good work!

[ConKien]

The VB Event Integration will create a post when you made an event on the calendar, correct me if I'm wrong Farcaster, this only work with the calendar, not the Forum post?

[Quantnet]

In the reminder email, the event description was sent with bbcode. I like to know how to turn the bbcode off or turn to html code when the system mail out.

Here is what I got in the email

PHP Code:

[U][B] Topic:[/B][/U] My life as a Trader

[U][B]About the speaker:[/B][/U] 


Here is what the event description

Topic: My life as a Trader

About the speaker:

[ravencr]

Does anyone know if I could incorporate this hack with the form hack here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=126676

Instead of people being able to post whatever they wanted in the new event, I'd like to use a form instead so every event is uniform and allows people to search for certain characteristics within an event.

Chris

[Benj]

very coool sir

[santimariani]

I have installed the mod, but it is not sending out the emails. The email system does work, as I get emails from my forum at different times. Any thoughts? Thanks! Can't wait for this to work!

[santimariani]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

In the reminder email, the event description was sent with bbcode. I like to know how to turn the bbcode off or turn to html code when the system mail out.

Here is what I got in the email

PHP Code:

[U][B] Topic:[/B][/U] My life as a Trader

[U][B]About the speaker:[/B][/U] 


Here is what the event description

Topic: My life as a Trader

About the speaker:

I would also like some insight into this if possible.

[Quantnet]

Originally Posted by santimariani

I would also like some insight into this if possible.

I've been waiting for that answer a long time

[santimariani]

Originally Posted by santimariani

I have installed the mod, but it is not sending out the emails. The email system does work, as I get emails from my forum at different times. Any thoughts? Thanks! Can't wait for this to work!

No ideas? I would love to be able to use this!

[Farcaster]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

In the reminder email, the event description was sent with bbcode. I like to know how to turn the bbcode off or turn to html code when the system mail out.

A call to strip the BB code needs to be made before sending the email. This will need to be added to the hack.