Social Group and Album Enhancements - Social Group Email

Updated vb4 version now available: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=237914

This modification will allow social group owners and administrators to send an email to all members of a social group. Each usergroup can be configured to specifically allow or disallow sending to groups they created, if you would like to limit this ability to specific trusted user groups. By default, admins will also be able to send emails to members of any group, regardless of whether they created the group or not.

Note: If a social group member has elected not to receive emails from other members or is invited to a group and has not accepted yet, they will not receive emails sent using this modification.

Installation

1. Upload bitfield_socialgroupemail.xml to your forum/includes/xml directory before you install the product.
2. Use the Product Manager to import the product file product-rah_socialgroup_email_1_0_0.xml.
3. Use the Style Manager to find and edit your socialgroups_group template:

Near the bottom, find:

   <if condition="$groupoptions['managemembers']">
    <li class="smallfont">
     <a href="group.php?$session[sessionurl]do=managemembers&amp;groupid=$group[groupid]">$vbphrase[manage_members]</a>
    </li>
   </if>

Below that ADD:

   <if condition="$groupoptions['email_group']">
    <li class="smallfont">
     <a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=groupemail&amp;groupid=$group[groupid]">$vbphrase[email_members]</a>
    </li>
   </if>

Configuration:
By default, regular members, moderators, super moderators and administrators are configured to be able to send emails to their own social groups. Additionally, administrators are configured to be able to send email to any group. To change these permissions for these or any other groups:

1. In the AdminCP, goto Usergroups -> Usergroup Manager.
2. Edit the user group.
3. Find the section "Social Groups Permissions," and set the permissions for emailing as desired.

Uninstallation (IMPORTANT)
To properly uninstall this product, follow these instructions exactly:

1. Delete the file bitfield_socialgroupemail.xml from your forum/includes/xml directory.
2. Uninstall the product.

[pipin]

Originally Posted by htscpl

I'm having the same problem, which mod is in conflict with this one ? Thanks

Its not a conflict.

This mod has a problem with the usergroup rights.

after deleting

<if condition="$groupoptions['email_group']">

the phrase appeared and i got a "you have no rights" message as an admin.

after rebuilding Datastore-Cache for usergroups with the tools.php this mod worked.

[Sworm]

Work on 3.7.3 PL1 ?

[yahoooh]

does it work on 3.8?

[Farcaster]

Yes, it works fine on 3.8

[WreckRman2]

I uninstalled this after upgrading to 3.8, now if I try to edit a usergroup I get the following error.

PHP Code:

MySQL Error   : Unknown column 'social_group_permissions_email' in 'field list' 


[WreckRman2]

NM, I realized I didn't delete the xml in the includes folder.

[Farcaster]

Originally Posted by IndyWebDesign

NM, I realized I didn't delete the xml in the includes folder.

Excellent. I was just about to ask you if you had done that.

[MikeWarner]

Hi - great hack, this is what has been stoppping me from using social groups all together - but as others have said, group PM would be great.

Thanks

[MikeWarner]

Bump - same comment as before. I have staff on my forum screaming out for bulk group PMs. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaseeee!

[DieselMinded]

Need mass PMs Please