Add-On Releases - Send HTML emails from adminCP

Well, this was asked for by many people (me included ) without ever being done so things are never done for those who want but not prepared to do for themselves! Thus, a hack is borne!

This hack does what it says on the label. Having come from IPB to vB, I was surprised to see that a default "Send HTML email" from the adminCP was lacking as I used it in my IPB board for newsletters and such. This hack adds the ability to use the default email template that sends plaintext emails or, but toggling the radiobutton, will send HTML mime emails.


Unfortanatly, I am not familiar enough with vB's hooks/plugins so it is done with 2 file edits but I'm sure that it could be done with a plugin if someone ever feels the need...


Step 1:
In admincp/email.php find:

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

Directly below it place:

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

Step 2:
In admincp/email.php find:

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

Directly below it place:

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

Step 3:
In includes/class_mail.php find:

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

and replace with:

if($_POST['sendhtml'])  {
  $headers .= 'Content-Type: text/html' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter;
}else{
  $headers .= 'Content-Type: text/plain' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter;
}

(you may modify this hack at will... No permission needs to be granted)

**Tested and works for vB versions 3.5.0 to present (3.7.1PL)**

[hector2000]

it dont work!
i think there is problem in this code:

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

this code seem to ask a question.!send html email?
i changed this code and problem solved:

if($_POST['sendhtml'])  {
  $headers .= 'Content-Type: text/html' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter;
}else{
  $headers .= 'Content-Type: text/html' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . 
$delimiter;
}

i change plain to html and it work.
what is that question?
how may i answer that?
thx

[hector2000]

No Answer?!

[layxtuzen]

does this work on vb 3.6.8 ?

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by layxtuzen

does this work on vb 3.6.8 ?

Yes, it does

[ludachris]

So I tested it and received the email that contained a big paragraph of text (presumable the text version of my html email, only it was all one big paragraph) and then the html newsletter showed up underneath all the text. What happened? I'm using 3.6.8.

[ludachris]

I've tried changing from PHP to SMTP and get the same results. Is this due to an Outlook setting maybe?

[Alfa1]

Can you see a preview of the email you have made?

[Tom_S]

Originally Posted by bchertov

I hope this isn't bad form, but when I saw that this mod required file edits , I posted a handy little pluggin that automatically sends out any message with HTML in the body text as an HTML email, including from the ACP! Check it out here.

I thought I'd give you folks a heads up!

I use the above hack. It does have a draw back. Unless you edit all your files that vb sends out converting them to html ie new member registration keys, reminders, etc. it will cram all the text up. I personally use it to send out our newsletter and then uninstall it when I am done. Takes a couple of minutes and I like the outcome very much. No editing.

[Flep]

It works great !
3.6.7

thank you !

[Sworm]

tokenyank, it work very well for me

Thanx