Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Unsubscribe link for users to opt out of emails and/or newsletters

Same as this, but tested on 4.0.4.

I send HTML newsletters via the "email users" in the admincp. I add this link to the newsletter so that any users who longer wish to get the newsletter can unsubscribe.

This is a fix for Kirk Y's version for 3.5.4.

Heugabel also ported Kirk Y's to 3.8, but his version was set to double opt out. This in itself can set off spam filters/black lists.

This version fixes the security token error seen with the 3.5.4 version.

So going back to basics, just download and install the product. Then, where ever you want to add a link for users to unsubscribe from admin emails, simply put: http://www.yourforum.com/misc.php?do=unsub. When a user clicks on it, it will ask if they're sure they want to unsubscribe. They click yes, and the option in their UserCP to receive admins emails is set to no. That's it.

There is one template created titled cancel_email_subscription. This is the page they'll see when unsubscribing. It's very basic, and easy to edit.

And lastly, it puts a box on the "send email to users" page that simply says:
"This is the string to use if you want to add 'click to unsubscribe' link: Unsubscribe: $bburl/misc.php?do=unsub".
You can use $bburl/misc.php?do=unsub from the admin cp.

[RichieBoy67]

Ok so on my test forum 4.1.12 pl2 all works fine except ... it does not un-subscribe the user from Receive Friendship Request Email or Receive email from other members.

EDIT: Tweaked the mod a bit to do what I wanted. Thanks for the awesome and simple mod

Tweaked it how to do what?

[John Lester]

Originally Posted by RichieBoy67

Tweaked it how to do what?

My tweaks now unsubscribe the user from the following;

Receive Email from Administrators
Receive Email from Other Members
Receive Friendship Request Email

It also sets Default Thread Subscription Mode to Do not subscribe. I just had the idea to make it uncheck the allow vcard option. I'll report back if I can get that to work.

I will not release these changes until I have communicated with the mod author.

[RichieBoy67]

That's great. I would love to use your tweaks.

Thanks

[TerryMason]

Any way to unsubscribe from birthday emails?

[John Lester]

Originally Posted by TerryMason

Any way to unsubscribe from birthday emails?

Uncheck the "receive emails from admins" option in the user profile.

[TerryMason]

Originally Posted by John Lester

Uncheck the "receive emails from admins" option in the user profile.

Sorry, my question was pretty vague.
I wanted the happy birthday emails to include an unsubscribe link.

[John Lester]

Enter your ACP and go to Languages and Phrases -> Phrase manager -> Email body Text

You'll see "birthday" on the first page. Click the edit link on the right.

Copy default text if you want to keep the generic greeting. Otherwise add your own birthday message in the white box. At the bottom of the page add

$bburl/misc.php?do=unsub

[TerryMason]

Thank you John

[synseal]

Hi and thanks for this but for some reason after testing this the link in the email sent out by admin brings you to a white blank page.

Shame, could this be vbseo related or is it no longer working for 4.2.pl3?

t.i.a

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by synseal

Hi and thanks for this but for some reason after testing this the link in the email sent out by admin brings you to a white blank page.

Shame, could this be vbseo related or is it no longer working for 4.2.pl3?

t.i.a

It's working fine for me with 4.4.0 PL3 plus vBSEO. I would start by looking for other add-ons that may be interfering with this one and disabling them one by one.