Send HTML emails from adminCP

***3.6.x version of hack here***

Well, this was asked for by many people (me included ) without ever being done so I recruited some of my more knowledgable friends in php to get the syntax right for the following hack.

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;
}

Special thanks goes to non vB users Darryn, Pink, DO, and Dang for the helping me with syntax and pointing me in the right direction to get this done.

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

EDIT:
Just installed on 3.5.1 and still works with no problem... Just changing the vB version
EDIT2:
Just installed on 3.5.2 and still works with no problem... Just changing the vB version
EDIT3:
Just installed on 3.5.3 and still works with no problem... Just changing the vB version
EDIT4:
Works for 3.5.4

[demojames]

Installed. Worked Great, Thank You!

[Hypocrisy]

It works very well

[futuredood]

great, thanks on 3.5.4

[Miss Tiina]

YAY! Thanks so much!

[AzzKikr]

Works on 3.6 Beta 3 with no issues.

(Why they haven't built it into VB yet... *sigh*)

-A.

[lanc3lot]

Installed, is there any way to set always on the setting html emails?

Thnx,works fine

[aacircle]

Perfect! Thanks for a great hack. Yes, it seems too simple. Why isn't it a standard I wonder...

[masterross]

anyone knows what to write in "from" field so when user recieved mail will be display from: "My Forum name"
insted of mymail @ mydomain.com

i've test:

"My Forum name" <mymail @ mydomain.com>
'My Forum  name' <mymail @ mydomain.com>

but not works

thanks in advance

[beduino]

Hello,
tests with vb 3.6.0?
tks !
beduino

[navjotjsingh]

Worked perfectly on vBulletin 3.6.0 also. This mod should now show version supported 3.6.0 instead of 3.5.4!