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.

[Farcaster]

Originally Posted by Junkie

I second the motion for the PM option. Would this be possible Farcaster?

Yeah. It would be. Sending a PM is not much different than sending an email. Perhaps in the next revision, I will add a PM option as well.

[RvG2]

Originally Posted by Farcaster

Yeah. It would be. Sending a PM is not much different than sending an email. Perhaps in the next revision, I will add a PM option as well.

I 4th the motion

Preferably PM then email...

[Boosted Panda]

Does anyone know can you adjust this to send emails to just friends only as well?

[Big Boss]

Originally Posted by Farcaster

Yeah. It would be. Sending a PM is not much different than sending an email. Perhaps in the next revision, I will add a PM option as well.

Awesome! Then I can't wait to get my hands on the next release of this hack.

[NFLfbJunkie]

Farcaster, thanks for agreeing to the suggestion. I'm sure this would be greatly appreciated by all who use the MOD.

[hilfe-forum]

Can you help`?

Page generated in 0,11893 seconds with 6 queries (1 queries for uncached templates) [Server Loads: 0.93 1.45 : 1.60]
Uncached templates: groupemail (1)

[Farcaster]

Uncached templates: groupemail (1)

I didn't cache the template because it seems unlikely that it would be viewed frequently enough to warrant caching (and thus taking up additional memory). I'd rather exchange the miniscule additional query when the form is loaded than keep this form in memory all the time.

So, don't worry about that message. All it means is that when this form is pulled up, it executes a single query to pull the template up.

[hilfe-forum]

OK.
THX :up:

[GlitchersCorner]

I'll be using this as soon as the PM option is created.

Good work :up:

[Varsh]

I was just thinking of this mod too and wow, great mod. Downloaded and will install later.