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Email reminder for inactive users · **Released**: 02-08-2007

Inactive reminder emails. This mod was designed to send out a reminder to inactive members to try and win them back.

***1.2.7 Update***
This update includes built in support for bouncing emails. The script will automatically detect the bounced mail, mark it as bounced so the user is not to be contacted again so as to avoid spam, and then move that user into a seperate usergroup. This plugin is still in it's testing stages, but I have addressed the bugs mentioned previously regarding the emailing side of things.

This is important so keep reading
To install this plugin and take advantage of the bounced email features you are going to need to follow these instructions very carefully. I can not gaurentee that they will work to the letter as this will be based on each persons individual hosting settings.

Step 1: Pre Install
Before you touch this product you need to do the following

Create an "inactive" usergroup
Set up a "bounce to" email address
Pick an email address that you want to use as your bounced email address. Im using "bounce@icora.co.uk". feel free to use whatever you wish.
Add a email message filter
This is the hard part. You need to set up a filter that will 'pipe' an email sent to the above email address.
I am using Cpanel 11 and this is how i have mine set up:
Rules: 'To' 'Equals' 'bounce@icora.co.uk'
Actions: 'Pipe to program' with the setting: |/usr/local/bin/php /home/icora/public_html/forum/bounce.php
This will depend entirely on your settings and structure so you may have to do a little research. It would be very helfull if people who have to use diferent configurations would post them on here.
Go into vBulletin options, and find the options for 'Emails'. there is a setting asking you if you want to use '-f'. set this to yes.
While still inn the email options set the 'Bounce Email Address' to your above address.

Step 2: Install
Remove all previous trace of this modification, and upload all the files in the "upload" folder to your base directory of the server.
Go into your product management section and add a new product. upload the XML file with overwrite selected.
Refresh your admin CP to load the new menu items. Just under the "users" group you will find an "Inactive Reminders" group. open that up and click on settings.
Play with these settings and options to suit for the most part. when you come down to the bounce settings you MUST use the same email address as the one you created above.
Set to active and save.

I must re-iterate that this version has not been widely tested, but the simulations i have ran have worked. I look forward to your feedback!

Features:

Select the period of time before a user is considered inactive.
Select how many emails to send to each inactive user per inactivity period
Choose weather inactivity is based on members "Last Post" or their "Last Visit"
Specify how often followup emails are sent
Specify alternative emails to send to reduce repetition
Keep a log of all inactive users contacted

Planned Updates:

More detail in reports
...such as
Which useres returned
Effectivness stats
Email validity

**1.2.1 Update***
Added more detail to the reports section. You can now see the email address, and quickly indicate which emails were invalid. You can link directly to that user to edit as you wish.
I have fixed some errors which have been crashing people's database. Please post any problems if you can.

**1.2.3 Update***
Fixed several problems with escaping strings
Stopped database errors locking up site
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**1.2.4 Update***
Added a "From Email" so you can specify your own email address to send the reminders from.
Fixed potential bug for people who do not use the mail queue.

Anyone having problems with sending emails out too fast, and multiple emails being sent need to consider changing their email settings in vbulletin options.
People with emails going out too fast - edit Number of Emails to Send Per Batch to a lower amount
People with multiple emails sending - edit Use Mailqueue System to "Yes, with locking"
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**1.2.5 Update***
Added more stats in the reports page, also added a "Send test email" option so users can test the functionality of the mod
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sola · #**792** 07-26-2007, 03:02 PM

Is there a way to track responses to the emails sent out by this fine Mod?
Many users are responding, sure. But others don't.

It would be nice to be able to compile the list of non-respondents (for deletion or moving to a different usergroup).

Thanks.

raiderlax · #**793** 07-27-2007, 04:51 PM

Does it run on 3.6.8?

dricho · #**794** 07-28-2007, 09:15 AM

Just installed but still waiting to test...thank you so much though...very easyto install and very valuable to our forum.

LukeFX · #**795** 07-31-2007, 08:02 AM

This email shows that the product is installed and working as it should be.

Emails sent to: <BLANKED OUT> . We tried to email the following users, but their email address was invalid:

I only just installed and so far it has found 3 inactive users. All three seem to have invalid email addresses!

Help?!

C Braithwaite · #**796** 07-31-2007, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sola

Is there a way to track responses to the emails sent out by this fine Mod?
Many users are responding, sure. But others don't.

It would be nice to be able to compile the list of non-respondents (for deletion or moving to a different usergroup).

Thanks.

You should edit the email to include a link to click with tracking information maybe?

Quote:

Originally Posted by LukeFX

This email shows that the product is installed and working as it should be.

Emails sent to: <BLANKED OUT> . We tried to email the following users, but their email address was invalid:

I only just installed and so far it has found 3 inactive users. All three seem to have invalid email addresses!

Help?!

looking at that report, it indicates that emails were sent to <BLANKED OUT>, and as no invalid emails have been listed, it indicates that none of the emails were invalid.

LukeFX · #**797** 07-31-2007, 01:03 PM

Damn, I see it now, that is confusing,

We tried to email the following users, but their email address was invalid:

that should be on another line. How can I edit the email template?

Luke

basketmen · #**798** 07-31-2007, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deezelpope

How odd...mine came formatted...have a look...

PHP Code:


			
<p>Hello, $username!</p>

<p>We've noticed that you've not been active on $bbtitle for quite some time now, 

  and we miss you!</p>

<p>Could we not tempt you back?</p>

<p>If you don't remember your password, you can request it here: <a href="$forumurl/login.php?do=lostpw">$forumurl/login.php?do=lostpw</a></p>

<p>We hope to see you soon</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kindest Regards</p>

$bbtitle

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>If you have received this email it is because you have elected to "allow this site to contact you via email. If you would like to opt out of future contact from this site, you can change your notification options here: <a href="$forumurl/profile.php?do=editoptions">$forumurl/profile.php?do=editoptions</a> and uncheck the box next to "Receive Email from Administrators." You must be logged in to change your options.</p>

<p><a href="$homeurl">$homeurl</a></p>

i am using this mod 1.11 ver but user still get code like this in email

am i miss some thing how to make the email to be html generally

C Braithwaite · #**799** 08-01-2007, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by basketmen

i am using this mod 1.11 ver but user still get code like this in email

am i miss some thing how to make the email to be html generally

ver 1.11 is text only due to vbulletin's internal mailing system. i suggest a previous version if you wish to send html.

USAMustangs.com · #**800** 08-01-2007, 08:32 AM

I installed version 1.11 and I ran into a problem almost immediately.

I moved two old members into a test usergroup for the purposes of sending a test email. I manually ran the cron job in Scheduled Task and it showed 56 inactive members, then successfully sent the email to the two members in test usergroup. I then went and added my Registered Usergroup in the Admin CP options. I went back to manually run the cron job to send out emails to those 56 members and it said found 0 inactive users? Now it won't send out an email because it keeps saying it found 0 inactive members? So, I basically accomplished nothing.

I definitely need some help. Thanks in advance.

USAMustangs.com · #**801** 08-02-2007, 05:12 AM

Anyone have an idea how of what the problem could be?

Referring to my post above.

Really need some help with this.

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