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; 


Please Click Install!
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[Dan]

Awsome Hack Dean thanks!

[Chris M]

Nice - Adding to my "to install" list

Satan

[Royal]

Cool addon Dean

[high]* Royal clicks install[/high]

[Breaker]

thanks for this one Dean, helped me alot especially when you told me how to get it so normal emails woldn't be effected

[high]* Breaker installed it first [/high]

[pirrup]

tnx for sharing
/me clicks install

[Floris]

Can members select to receive plain or html emails?

[GamerzWorld]

Any screenes of what it looks like in admincp?

[FleaBag]

Been wanting this one for a while, I could do it in vB2 with a little CSS, didn't seem to want to work in vB3. Thanks again!

[razor69]

What am I missing? I did the install, and there is no where to include the message in admincp now? What am I doing wrong?