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.

[roaddevils]

<i>By default, regular members, moderators, super moderators and administrators are configured to be able to send emails to their own social groups.</i>

This doesn't seem to be the case. It appears that only the creator can send emails?

Anyone dealt with this?

[Farcaster]

Check your permissions on the Administrator group. Admins should be able to send emails to any group. If you want other groups, such as the moderators, to be able to send emails to other groups, then you will have to change their permissions.

[roaddevils]

I know that admins can send email. the product states that group members can email all other group members. it even lists it as an option for registered users. problem is that it doesn't seem to work and Social groups do not show up in user manager itself.

[Farcaster]

Originally Posted by roaddevils

the product states that group members can email all other group members. it even lists it as an option for registered users.

That is not a feature. I reread the intro, and I don't see where it says that either. But to be clear, it currently does not support group members sending emails to the group. Either members can send emails to ANY group, or they can be set to send emails to their own group. Or, none at all.. That's it at present.

[Hornstar]

Yeah ill wait for the pm option. thanks.

[Milad]

Originally Posted by Farcaster

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.

You can use condition to cache it when it's needed, those conditions would be better than the query!

[kartik786]

Awesome modification

[Stubbed]

Originally Posted by GlitchersCorner

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

Good work :up:

Same here!

[DawnsWebDesigns]

There was 3 images in the zip file. What were we supposed to do with them?

Thanks for this mod.

[Farcaster]

Nothing. The images are just the screenshots examples you see here on this thread.