Email Template Editor

is a module that allows you to edit the content and subject of various email templates for any language you currently have installed on your site. You can choose to use a TinyMCE editor or a HTML editor also. It provides you a much easier way to edit those email templates than the integrated feature of admin panel.

Market post: http://www.boonex.com/m/email-template-editor

module got updated

Changelog:

v1.1.0

  * tweaked some DB queries

v1.2.0

  * fixed little bug critical bug

v1.3.0

  * fixed Editor select bug

v1.4.0

  * fixed DB insert bug

I just purchased this mod and I think it is terrific, but obviously I do not know how to use it correctly.

I thought I could just go into TinyMCE and edit want I wanted as I saw it, what happened? I lost all the URL links and references to the Real Name, and other site links.

So I had to get the original email from elsewhere to restore and then worked only on the HTML side of the template.

Users also have to know that once you are in one mode you must save before you can flip over to anohter mode (ie from TinyMCE to HTML editing) - just FYI.

please give me an example of strings that got lost.

and yes, you have to save the edited template first before you switch the editor type.

all the links referring to website, fname etc. I think in one case I lost the entire message too.

ok, can reproduce your problem on <--> tags ... also the links that are lost also use those <..> tags, right?

yep, I think I lost ALL the tags and links on that particular email template. Is it not the idea of the mod to be able to work in either mode Tiny or HTML?

I recommend this module to all members. It is a life saver.

yeah right, you have found a bug ... i have a quick fix ready for it now ...

1) your problem with the MCImageManager is fixed

2) tag issue is fixed, you have to use tags like <-NickName-> instead of <NickName> now,

    the module converts those tags to the default formatting before saving in db, so the functionality is

    given, just some editing changes. also existing tags in templates get converted to <- .. -> on loading.

    the problem on those tags is that TinyMCE is marking it up as invalid html and delete it on saving :(

    so there is no other way to do this as mentioned above. hope this is ok for you.

    i will try to find a better solution next days.

i will test and upload new version in next minutes, stay tuned ;)

v1.5.0

  * changed TinyMCE loading

  * quickly fixed Tag deletion

Does this mean I should download the new version? And how do I update the one I have on my site?

right, download the newest version.

to update the module at your website:

1) uninstall the module via Admin Panel

2) upload the new module

3) install the module again

4) finished ;)

Thank You!

I still have a problem with this mod. Seems like a member send another member a greeting and this is what they received;

Salaam Alykum <-RealName->,

We are glad to inform you that member <-ProfileReference-> sent you a greeting!

A greeting means that the member is interested in contacting you. Please, be polite and answer with your greeting in return. You can send it by merely following the link:
<-VKissLink->

Your Friends @ website link goes here (I removed it for this forum)

Thank you for using our services!

--

<-SiteName-> mail delivery system!!!
Auto-generated e-mail, please, do not reply!!!

All the links like Real name etc are not showing. Also the site name at bottom is not displayed correctly. Why is this?

I have changed so many templates now already. All I am doing is changing the greeting from Hello to Asalaam Alykum as you can see, and I am putting a signature of my Website.

Please advise ASAP - I was using this in TINYMCE

None of my emails are working. Even the sign up ones are not working. They do not give any confirmation codes or link back to my site.

Any new member joining gets a dummy confirmation email.

Please fix ASAP please,

Hello! i know i am not supposed to post here but its for presscon. If you are using my patch for full name with this mod maybe thats the reason for the error (not sure but give it a try). If you are using this mod then please replace inc/classes/BxDolEmailTemplates.php with original file. I have modified <RealName> key so maybe thats the problem.

Regards,

Prashank

ok, i have found the problem ... i will release a new version in next minutes ...

all you have to do then is updating the module and resave all you edited templates.

sry for the problems!

How do I resave? all of them?

v1.6.0

  * fixed Tag save bug

just go to the module, select the template and click save ...

you have to do this on all changed templates, sry

So now can you tell me what are the steps to install this version please. I have so much work lost and hours spent to fix this.

How do the links work? <    >  or  <-   ->

I am totally confused with this. In the Admin.Settings>template it looks different and using your software it loos different.

Please explain how this works. I have spent hours doing this, now I have to go fix it again?

ok

1) update the module as you did it last time

2) go to the module

3) select the templates you have changed

4) click save

5) do step 3-4 for all changed templates

or you could just send me your admin data per PM and i will fix it for you.

I have the new version installed,

I went to a template, loaded, then just pressed save without without changing anything.

The email still shows no links when received by member

This is what I receive;

Salaam Alykum <-RealName->,

We are glad to inform you that member <-ProfileReference-> sent you a greeting!

A greeting means that the member is interested in contacting you. Please, be polite and answer with your greeting in return. You can send it by merely following the link:
<-VKissLink->

ok ... if you know how to use phpmyadmin do the following

1) login to phpmyadmin

2) browse to table sys_email_templates

3) execute the following code

update `sys_email_templates` set `Body` = replace(`Body`,'<-','<');

update `sys_email_templates` set `Body` = replace(`Body`,'->','>');

I have no idea how to use myphp

OK

So i go into query

Find sys_email_temaplates

besides that there is a big box that reads SQL Query on Database

Is that where i type in ?

update `sys_email_templates` set `Body` = replace(`Body`,'<-','<');

update `sys_email_templates` set `Body` = replace(`Body`,'->','>');

Is this correct. I am not going to screw stuff up am i?

Do I execute one statement at a time or put them both in each on a separate line and press SUBMIT QUERY

Please advise.

yes, you are on the right way ... do one statement after each other

update `sys_email_templates` set `Body` = replace(`Body`,'<-','<');

update `sys_email_templates` set `Body` = replace(`Body`,'->','>');

update `sys_email_templates` set `Body` = replace(`Body`,'&lt;-','<');

update `sys_email_templates` set `Body` = replace(`Body`,'-&gt;','>');

if you dont know what you do ... please give me the login data and i will do it for you!

also, please redownload the module and install it again, i have fixed a little typo

You see I tried it by removing the "-" from the template and it still did not work.

I have reinstall the mod once again.

 So I enter one statement in the empty box and Submit Query. Do one statement

then another. One at a time.

After do I have to save anything?

yeah, i know ... you have following possibilities to fix your problem

- execute the sql statements in phymyadmin

or

- redownload and update the module again and resave all your templates

or

- remove the '-' with the standart template editor in admin panel on all templates

or

- give me your admin panel and phpmyadmin login data and i will fix it for you

does the execution say something about how many rows are affected?

if everything is ok, you should now have working templates again.

Send me email and I will send cpanel pwd

I sent the codes.

your problems should be fixed now ...

Yes, seems fine. Appreciate your prompt help with this. Very professional.

Still a great mod.

I dont see no diferents from this mod I ca ndo this with out the mod by going to /administration/settings/email_templates.php and edit the one I need to change

right, you can edit the templates by the build-in editor also.

my module offer a bigger editor and you can use tinymce also for editing.

 I actually find this mod alot more easy to use and edit rather that via usual method

^5 from myself ;)

v1.7.0

  * added Placeholder Add function for 3rd-party modules

 Please provide a simple example how to use this new option.  I can guess what it might do but I'd prefer to read your explanation.   I installed it on v 7.0.8 without any issues... that I can see.  Thank you!

as you can read some posts above it is a problem to edit the email templates

by tinymce without changing the placeholder tags. tinymce is cutting the

placeholder tags off because they use the <>. tinymce is basically proving for

correct html tags and these placeholder tags arent any ;)

the module is changing these placeholder tags on loading and saving to

give you the possibility of editing the templates without losing these tags.

but there is one disadvantage about this, the module have to know these tags.

i have added all dolphin standard tags to the module but there are some 3rd-party

modules which uses email templates also, here the new function takes in place.

now you can manually add the needed placeholder tags to the module.

for example:

the 3rd-party module uses the following tag: "<mysampletag>"

you have to add this tag by the new function as "mysampletag"

the module will display this tag as "<-mysampletag->" for editing but

it is saving it as "<mysampletag>" into your database.

also, if you are editing the template be sure to use the following

format for editing your tags: "<- ...... ->" (notice the added - to < and >)

hope you now know what this function is for and understand my terrible english ;)

Your English is good... I fully understand your detailed explanation.  Thank you very much for both explaining this new mod-feature in detail (with example) and the quick response time to my question.  You continue to impress me with your excellent customer service! 

you are welcome ;)

tested with Dolphin v7.0.9 - no problems found!

I am totally confused on how to use this module. Whenever I open an email and then save it, the names and other information like RealName, ProfielReference is no longer displayed when a member receives it. So obviously I am doing something wrong.

Can you please teach me in simple words how to use this. Obviously there is something I am not understanding here.

For instance here is the Greeting email received by one of my members when I sent it to him;

Salaam Alykum <-RealName-> ,

We are glad to inform you that member <-ProfileReference-> sent you a greeting!

A greeting means that the member is interested in contacting you. Please, be polite and answer with your greeting in return. You can send it by merely following the link:
<-VKissLink->

Your Friends @ UmmahLinked

Thank you for using our services!

--

<-SiteName-> mail delivery system!!!
Auto-generated e-mail, please, do not reply!!!

There are other emails too have the same problem. This is a real issue now with my site.

Thanks

Any chance of some feedback misterpopper?

please read this ... and sorry for the long delay!

also i told you per pm that i will have a look at your templates if you give

me your admin and cpanel login data.

 Not a problem at all. I understand. I still think this is a very nice mod and makes life very easy, especially with all the templates.

Can you give me your email please.

please find my email inside the readme.txt file which is provided by the module. thanks

v1.8.0

  * fixed little bug