Hello Robert,

I'm sorry but there is no wysiwyg for email. But if you want to modify the text of the welcome email, you can go to this folder ../components/com_easysocial/themes/wireframe/emails/html/registration/approved.php. This folder contains all email for registration. As for the logo, you can follow this tutorial: http://stackideas.com/docs/easysocial/administrators/templating/customizing-email-logo .

I don't understand why there isn't a more intuitive way to do this... I looked at the approved.php and didn't see anywhere to edit the language of the email...?

I'd like to add a second blue button below 'Activate Now' that links to an page on the site.

Thanks!

Like where it says: Welcome On Board!

I'd like to change that

ROBERT PESSEMIER wrote:

I don't understand why there isn't a more intuitive way to do this...

If I had to guess, some day this will probably get added considering that there are a lot of requests for this. Do keep in mind that the Stacked team often have their hands full. First EasyBlog5, then videos of ES 1.4. Eventually some of the minor details of ES will get buffed out (I can't predict which ones at the moment). These guys are the best in the Joomla world, perfection takes a lot of time and careful thought. Sometimes even when something seems doubtful of making it into ES anytime soon, the stacked team comes in with a surprise that makes my day.

Hello Robert,

Most of these can be modified in the language file located in /language/en-GB/en-GB.com_easysocial.ini. The theme files on the other hand will allow you to customize the look and feel of the email.

Again, this feels like it should be a native administration feature of a social networking component like this...

I'd like to generate another email, for just one of the user profile types on our website, which links to a call to action? I just need a button that links to a submit listing URL.

I created another button in the language file

COM_EASYSOCIAL_ADDLISTING_BUTTON="Add a Listing"

Or do I have to create email here? /pstechreview.com/components/com_easysocial/themes/wireframe/emails/html/registration

Hello Robert,

I am sorry for the delay of this reply.

Anything related to the html part of the email you can modify or add it from /components/com_easysocial/themes/wireframe/emails/html/registration folder.

I'd like to generate another email, for just one of the user profile types on our website, which links to a call to action?

How would I create such an email?

Hello Robert,

Unfortunately there is no easy way to add different email to be sent out twice to the users after registration. Do note that we do not provide customization to our support policy. We can only guide you which file you should go in other to create a function to generate second email upon registration.

You can go to your /components/com_easysocial/controllers/registration.php at line 347 where the email function is called and at /administrator/components/com_easysocial/models/registration.php at line 889 where the notify function is located. Hope these can help you

Just wanted to chime in - As a new purchaser of EasySocial, I was also quite surprised that despite how feature rich the app is, that you can't edit the content of the outbound communications inside of the backend. I was going crazy searching for it!

This doesn't seem like it would be that difficult to update these to an editable WYSIWYG in the backend. Is it on the roadmap?

Hello Austin,

I am really sorry for the delay of this reply as it is a weekend for us here. Adding this isn't that difficult at all but is that really necessary? Wouldn't editing it via FTP / SFTP be much easier for site owners?

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the reply - and to be honest, it wouldn't be much easier, unless I'm missing something.

I have to go to the /components/com_easysocial/themes/wireframe/emails/html/registration folder, pull up the email I want to start editing, and then grab the variable and either go edit the variable, or edit the php file directly. Seems like having something in the backend to directly edit "COM_EASYSOCIAL_EMAILS_REGISTRATION_APPLICATION_REJECTED_HEADING", for instance, would be a lot easier than hunting and uploading.

I imagine it kind of like the way you have the registration overrides - where you can adjust the registration variable to either be the default variable text, or override it to say something else.

Just my .02$

Mark wrote:

Adding this isn't that difficult at all but is that really necessary?

It would be good to look into this eventually after the other important things are added. Many of us prefer to hack ES as few times as possible, partly for your guy's sake (I understand that hacks can create potential conflicts which is more mess for you guys). I'm not sure if a WYSIWYG is the best approach, but is worth considering. I would not be opposed to tags like {email style="code"} and {sitename} to enable us to easily change around the placements of various items along side with HTML markup that we can modify to create our own layout. Either of the two options would be very ideal.

What might be a good compromise, in the interim, is a simple interface for folks that don't want to hack up the code:

Take all of the vars that are important to communication inside of en-GB.com_easysocial.ini, and just make a simple text field that is editable in the backend to each var, with a brief description of where that var lays out in each email.

Ex:

------------------
| Welcome On Board! | -> Edit box: COM_EASYSOCIAL_EMAILS_REGISTRATION_HEADING
| Here are your particulars.... | --> Edit Box: COM_EASYSOCIAL_EMAILS_REGISTRATION_SUBHEADING


Etc etc.

Hello Austin,

Thanks for sharing.

Ha, you're welcome - although I'm sure you were already way ahead of me!

Question: If we edit the ini file with updated headlines/etc, will it be overridden in the next update?

I noticed with 1.3.27, we had to manually load the update with the Launcher, which includes the standard en-GB.com_easysocial.ini.

Thoughts?

Hi Austin Ramsdale Premium,

Yes, you have to backup the modified file before update.

The functionality of a customized welcome email REALLY should be included with a social networking component that has multiple user profile types. Unless the EasySocial admins can provide any useful suggestions, I'm just going to switch to Community Builder Subs for the desired functionality.

Hello Josh,

Thanks for the clarification in behalf of stackideas team. Really appreciate it

Robert,

We understand that easysocial still have lots of room for improvement as we constantly push the limit to give the better result to all of our beloved customer. We will definitely will consider this functionality to be add in the next future release of easysocial.

Not threatening anything... This feature I think would be something that you could increase the price of the EasySocial for... CB Subs is $200, so almost double EasySocial's price.

Hi Robert,

Thank you for your response. As what my colleague, Ezrul, have said, we do believe that EasySocial still have more rooms for improvement and will definitely discuss on this feature and add it in in the future.

I understand your concern, yet currently the only solution that we have for this is what was already shared in this thread.

Hello,

Please allow me to join this conversion.

We have also spent some time looking for email templates in the back-end of EasySocial but there is none. I found this extension at TechJoomla Title and I looked into the documentation:

1. Extensions SUPPORTED by Email Beautifier (EB)

Ideally, all components using native joomla api functions to send email - will work with email beautifier.

All CORE joomla components and extensions
Add User Frontend
Alpha Registration (version 2.0.14 tested on joomla 1.5)
EasyBlog
JComments (JComments 2.0.2 tested on joomla 1.5)
jGive
JomSocial
Kunena
Ninjaboard
PhocaEmail
Quick2Cart
Redshop
RedReminder Lite
RSForm!
RSMail
Uddeim PMS (tested uddeIM 2.7/stable on joomla 2.5.4)
Ultimate mailing Lists

So it support EasyBlog - Will it support EasySocial?

I hope some one will be able to give me a feedback.

Thank you
...Finn

Hi Finn Hyttel,

Thanks for your feedback, perhaps you can check with TechJoomla regarding this and see is it support Easysocial?

@Finn,

Let me know if you're able to touch base with TechJoomla regarding Email Beautifier. I'm also interested in whether or not it's applicable with EasySocial.

Thanks for heading up on this Justin

Hi,

I have been in contact with Techjoomla and it seems to that it is possible to use Email Beautifier for EasySocial. Please see reply below from Techjoomla support.
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Hi Finn,

Extremely sorry for the delay in response!!

I have checked with Easysocial component and it seems that Email Beautifier apply the template to the outgoing templates. You can check on our Easysocial demo demos.techjoomla.com/easysocial/

I have shared screenshot for your reference https://www.diigo.com/item/image/54c1m/6a10

Have a good day
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Hello Finn,

That's great news! Thank you for the heads up on this.