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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:

Code:

 print_textarea_row($vbphrase['message_email'], 'message', '', 10, 50);

Directly below it place:

Code:

 print_yes_no_row('Send HTML Email?', 'sendhtml', 0);

Step 2:
In admincp/email.php find:

Code:

 construct_hidden_code('test', $vbulletin->GPC['test']);

Directly below it place:

Code:

 construct_hidden_code('sendhtml', $_POST['sendhtml']);

Step 3:
In includes/class_mail.php find:

Code:

$headers .= 'Content-Type: text/plain' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter;

and replace with:

Code:

if($_POST['sendhtml'])  {
  $headers .= 'Content-Type: text/html' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter;
}else{
  $headers .= 'Content-Type: text/plain' . iif($encoding, "; charset=\"$encoding\"") . $delimiter;
}

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

(additional note: Rex, next time you send an email, you may want to put a bit more info in it... took me ages to figure out you meant this hack!)

criscokid · 09-25-2006, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arnoud

Have a look at the howto by Rex to see which HTML we used.

It took me a couple of minutes to work out what you meant by this so for the benefit of others reading this thread in thefuture... take a look at this thread.

dart vader · 10-11-2006, 02:34 PM

thanx very useful!!

simsim · 11-28-2006, 06:27 AM

Working like a treat in 3.6.0! As about releasing it as a plug-in so as not to hack the code, there's a hook location in includes/class_mail.php but not in admincp/email.php, so maybe that's the reason for hacking necessity.

Anyway great mod, it saves me tens of useless hours trying to integrate some lousy HTML newsletter with vBulletin.

redlabour · 11-29-2006, 10:23 PM

Waiting for a real Product.

criscokid · 12-04-2006, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dart vader

thanx very useful!!

Have a read of this HTML email design document - especially the section titled 'Testing & Troubleshooting Your Email Designs'.

Am I right in assuming this mod doesn't send email using the Multipart/Alternative MIME format? - there's no facility to include a plain-text alternative version of the email.

More on this format:
"You need to send HTML email from your server in “Multipart-Alternative MIME format.” Basically, that means your mail transfer agent bundles your HTML code, PLUS a plain-text version of the message, together into one email. That way, if a recipient can’t view your beautiful HTML email, the good-oldfashioned plain-text version of your message is auto-magically displayed. It’s kind of a nerdy gobbledy-geek thing, which is why a lot of people mess things up when they try to send HTML email themselves. You either need to program a script to send email in multipart/alternative MIME format, or just use an outside vendor to deliver things for you."

Tefra · 12-16-2006, 09:12 AM

thx for this, really useful.

Eagle Creek · 12-25-2006, 03:19 PM

I love you! Thanks!

01-11-2007, 05:45 AM

this works with 3.6.4

pL413R · 02-16-2010, 06:36 AM

please fix this code to work with vb 3.8.4, thanks

Jayed · 05-10-2010, 11:58 AM

nice!!
THANKSS!!!!

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