Email Templating

a_5mith

So, is this something that can be easily achieved? I've always made custom email templates it's almost second nature to me (anyone that's ever used Magento will know why) and I'd like to take a look at what's available. Not seen anyone else attempt this, so thought I'd give it a go, any caveats I need to be aware of? What data is available for me to use etc etc.

I've had a look through the welcome.tpl and seen the usual {username} and {site_title} etc, any documentation to go with it?

finid

@a_5mith

Is this assuming that the local email plugin is working?

a_5mith

@planner Hope not, I plan on using Mandrill. Just want to spruce up me email templates before they get to of my (sent to my users)

finid

@a_5mith said:

Just want to spruce up me email templates

If you intend to use Mandrill, you can do that without messing with anything on Nodebb. I think Mandrill has their own templates that you can mess with.

Btw, I use Mandrill, too.

julian

Email templates are controlled on a theme-by-theme basis. e.g., on convoe:

psychobunny

have a look here: https://github.com/designcreateplay/nodebb-theme-vanilla/tree/master/templates/emails

a_5mith

Thanks @psychobunny, so, if, for arguments sake, I wished to create my own email template for a one time sending to all of my users, could I do that? And are the only variables available those in the email templates already?

My intention is to theme the email templates rather than using plain text. And perhaps in the future add new info to the email templates, featured/sponsored posts and gubbins like that.

psychobunny

We don't have email blasts just yet, only daily digests, welcome, and reset email templates so far.

I wished to create my own email template for a one time sending to all of my users,

Once we get that feature working, we'll basically have some sort of editor in the ACP for you to create that one-time email to send out to all users, possibly be able to edit the email header/footer as well

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@psychobunny said:

Once we get that feature working, we'll basically have some sort of editor in the ACP for you to create that one-time email to send out to all users, possibly be able to edit the email header/footer as well

Options to edit the header/footer as well would be amazing!

a_5mith

@psychobunny Just going to leave this here as it seems relevant to interests.

GitHub - foundation/foundation-emails: Quickly create responsive HTML emails that work on any device and client. Even Outlook.

Quickly create responsive HTML emails that work on any device and client. Even Outlook. - foundation/foundation-emails

GitHub (github.com)

ZURB

ZURB, creating unique customer and user experiences. We are brand engineers that provide companies with strategic marketing, design and branding solutions. Work includes identity, branding, information design, web design, illustration, software design, icon design, and multimedia work.

(zurb.com)

bentael

if you just want to send Welcome emails,
use https://github.com/akhoury/nodebb-plugin-mailchimp, customize your template in mailchimp then turn on the "send_welcome" feature in the plugin's page in the NodeBB Admin Panel

a_5mith

@bentael It's not really a welcome email as a one off email blast as psychobunny put it. I will look into Welcome Emails for after though. Even though I use Mandrill.

bentael

Im here for the rescue .

Till the email blast feature is done, export your Users into CSV format from the NodeBB Admin Panel, create a free Mandrill account and use this tool to blast your emails. It supports templating using Handlebars. Check out, pretty easy.

Mandrill blast

(akhoury.github.io)

a_5mith

@bentael Perrrfect. Thanks.