Calendar Enhancements - Farcaster's Event Attendance: Email Add-On

This modification is an enhancement for the "Farcaster's Event Attendance" modification. After you install this modification, you will be able to configure various notification and reminder messages to members who RSVP'd for events on your calendar. For instance, you could configure a message to be sent to a member who RSVP'd "Maybe" to prompt him to update his RSVP status a few days before the event started. You could configure an additional notification to be sent to members who RSVP'd "Yes" to remind them of the event one day, one week, or at any point before the event occurs.

Prerequisites:
Farcaster's Event Attendance 1.1.0 (or newer)

Installation
- 1 file upload
- 1 XML upload

1. Upload the file rsvp_notify.php to your forums includes\cron directory.
2. Use the Product Manager to import the product file product-rah_rsvp_email_1_0_0.xml.xml
3. Modify the RSVP email notification options as needed under "Farcaster's Event Attendance" in the options menu.
4. Modify the schedule of the "Send RSVP notifications" job as needed. By default, it is set to run at midnight each day.

Default Notifications
When you first install the product, it is configured to:

• Send an email to users who RSVP'd "Maybe" at 5 days before the event, and then again at 1 day before the event. The email template used will produce a letter like the following, with the subject line of "RSVP Status: [Event Title]":

  • Dear [username],
    
    An event you were interested in at [Board Name] is scheduled to begin soon. You previously RSVP'd "Maybe." If you will be able to attend, please take a moment to update your RSVP status. Attached below are the details of the event.
    
    Event: [Event Title]
    Scheduled Start Date: [Date of Event w/o Time] (# Days)
    ================================================== =========
    [Event Description]
    ================================================== =========
    
    To update your RSVP status or to view this event, visit: [Link to Event]
    
    All the best,
    
    [Board Name]

• Send an email to users who RSVP'd Yes at 5 days before the event with the subject line of "Reminder: [Event Title]" and the following letter:

  • Dear [username],
    
    This is a reminder that an event you RSVP'd for will be coming up within the next 5 days. If you are no longer able to attend, please update your RSVP status. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you there!
    
    Event: [Event Title]
    Scheduled Start Date: [Date of Event w/o Time] (# Days)
    ================================================== =========
    [Event Description]
    ================================================== =========
    
    To update your RSVP status or to view this event, visit: [Link to Event]
    
    All the best,
    
    [Board Name]

• Send an email to users who RSVP'd Yes at 1 day before the event with the subject line of "Reminder: [Event Title]" and the following letter:

  • Dear [username],
    
    This is a reminder that an event you RSVP'd for is scheduled to begin soon. If you are no longer able to attend, please update your RSVP status. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you there!
    
    Event: [Event Title]
    Scheduled Start Date: [Date of Event w/o Time] (# Days)
    ================================================== =========
    [Event Description]
    ================================================== =========
    
    To update your RSVP status or to view this event, visit: [Link to Event]
    
    All the best,
    
    [Board Name]

Revision Log
1.0.0 - Initial Release

Further documentation available in first post.

[santimariani]

Am I the only one experiencing difficulties with this mod? It'd be great to know if someone has already figured out the problem I am having. Here's me hoping I'll get to use this soon!

[glennno]

So is there any way to send out an email to all the "Yes" RSVPs, or to all "Yes" and "Maybe" RSVPs? Say, if the venue or time changes? From an earlier question I think the answer is no, but since it's a pretty basic and useful function, is there any way to do it?

Thanks. The mod looks great.

[glennno]

Originally Posted by santimariani

I have installed the mod, but it is not sending out the emails. The email system does work, as I get emails from my forum at different times. Any thoughts? Thanks! Can't wait for this to work!

Same problem.

At first I thought it was my syntax: The instructions say to use this format (no space): "1,rsvp_yes_1" while the examples in the AdminCP for this mod use this format (space before "rsvp"): "1, rsvp_yes_1".

I tried both, neither has worked.

I have the job scheduled to run every half hour, and have tried running it manually too.

Please help... what could I be doing wrong?

Thanks!


Edited to Add: I've set reminders for 7 days and 30 days. Maybe something's off with the way it calculates? I ask because when I first installed I did a test of 2 days and it worked. Strange. Otherwise, some other setting has interfered, I assume?

[y2krazy]

Is this compatible with 3.6.8?

[Farcaster]

Originally Posted by y2krazy

Is this compatible with 3.6.8?

Yes.

[Yellow-06-GT]

Just installed and am getting the following error when running the event.

"Send RSVP notifications

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/cron/rsvp_notify.php on line 84

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/cron/rsvp_notify.php on line 84

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/cron/rsvp_notify.php on line 84

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/cron/rsvp_notify.php on line 84"

Have not made any modifications yet. I am running 3.6.8. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Bob

[jluerken]

I am running this hack with vBulletin 3.7. beta 4 and I am getting the same error.
It would be nice if the author can take a look at this!

[Wobbly Goblin]

Mine has worked perfectly for weeks, but as of today I'm getting the same error...any thoughts?

[Yellow-06-GT]

Originally Posted by Wobbly Goblin

Mine has worked perfectly for weeks, but as of today I'm getting the same error...any thoughts?

I never did get it to work. How are things in VV? I lived in Apple Valley before moving to the east coast. I miss he desert.

[Alfa1]

Any news on the development of this modification?