Send HTML email via admincp

[Send HTML email via admincp]

Information

• [high]vBulletin Version:[/high] 3.0.3
  
  
• [high]Author:[/high] Dean Clatworthy
  
  
• [high]Copyright:[/high] You may use this modification at your own risk. I cannot and will not be held responsible for any damage you may cause to your forums during installation or thereafter. You may not distribute this modification in whole or parts and anyone found doing so faces risk of prosecution. All my modifications are released at vBulletin.org and anyone found releasing them elsewhere also faces risk of prosecution. You may not translate this modification without my prior permission.
  
  
• [high]Donations:[/high] I release my modifications for free. If you wish to donate please contact me via PM and I will give you my details. All donations are graciously appreciated.
  
  
• [high]Credits:[/high] I would like to thank the following people who contributed to the making of this modification.
  • Breaker - for bugging me on IRC how to do it.

What does this modification do?
This modification allows you to send optional HTML email in your newsletter when mass emailing users from your AdminCP

Installation

1/

In admincp/email.php find:

PHP Code:

vbmail($user['email'], $_POST['subject'], $sendmessage, true, $_POST['from']); 


Replace it with:

PHP Code:

if($_POST['sendhtml'])
{
        vbmail($user['email'], $_POST['subject'], $sendmessage, true, $_POST['from'], '', '', true);
}
else
{
        vbmail($user['email'], $_POST['subject'], $sendmessage, true, $_POST['from']);
} 


2/

In admincp/email.php find:

PHP Code:

print_textarea_row($vbphrase['message_email'], 'message', '', 10, 50); 


Directly below it place:

PHP Code:

print_yes_no_row('Send HTML Email?', 'sendhtml', 0); 


3/

In admincp/email.php find:

PHP Code:

construct_hidden_code('test', $_POST['test']); 


Directly below it place:

PHP Code:

construct_hidden_code('sendhtml', $_POST['sendhtml']); 


4/

In includes/functions.php find:

PHP Code:

function vbmail($toemail, $subject, $message, $notsubscription = false, $from = '' , $uheaders = '', $username = '') 


Replace it with:

PHP Code:

function vbmail($toemail, $subject, $message, $notsubscription = false, $from = '' , $uheaders = '', $username = '', $html = false) 


5/

In includes/functions.php find:

PHP Code:

$headers .= 'Content-Type: text/plain' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter; 


Replace it with:

PHP Code:

$usehtml = iif($html, 'html', 'plain');
$headers .= 'Content-Type: text/' . $usehtml . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter; 


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[MissKalunji]

Originally Posted by Gizmo999

Does it have any effect on the normal admin/registration emails??

yes it does

[demojames]

Works perfectly on 3.0.12. Great Job Thanks!!

[texasasl]

I installed it in version 3.5.2 but in the functions.php i didn't find the 5th step....The new layout works but still no HTML coding....

Any ideas plz??

[texasasl]

Originally Posted by dlittle

(Using 3.5.0) I had to do an HTML mailout yestuday, and had to hack a line to get it to go...

In includes/class_mail.php:

$headers .= 'Content-Type: text/plain' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter;

Change the obvious to:

$headers .= 'Content-Type: text/html' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter;

Something more elegant may come around, but that was my quick fix.

Using this code i don't even get an email...I'm testing it all day long...Any ideas??

VB V.3.5.2

[masterross]

Originally Posted by dlittle

(Using 3.5.0) I had to do an HTML mailout yestuday, and had to hack a line to get it to go...

In includes/class_mail.php:

$headers .= 'Content-Type: text/plain' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter;

Change the obvious to:

$headers .= 'Content-Type: text/html' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter;

Something more elegant may come around, but that was my quick fix.

the problem is that all mails are senging as HTML
and this hack not works on 3.5.x couse choise "use HTML" are not send to functions.... dont know why...
even i set

construct_hidden_code('sendhtml', $vbulletin->GPC['sendhtml']);

BR,
Ross

[masterross]

i've just found this:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99910

and works ok

BR

[zeropaid]

Any idea if this will work in 3.5?

[coffee]

Dean, Could you please upgrade this to 3.6 using plugin and hooks?

[marlita]

Can this work for 3.6.x?

[webmaster74]

ok..... so the coder is not any more supporting the mod. let us look for something similar.