Module: Admin Mass Email This mod allows the admin to send a mass email to all users, selected users, selected users based on a set of criteria, or users in selected groups. The sender can be the default admin email address or any custom email address. Various user fields and custom profile fields can be placed in the subject or body of the email, (ie. %display_name% becomes Azumandias). These fields can also be used to add conditional content (ie. {IF %posts% > "49"}{THEN "Thank you for being so active."}{/IF} becomes "Thank you for being so active." if the current user has more than 49 posts). The mass email can also contain up to three attachments. Conditional Criteria Instructions: This mod employs a custom set of conditional code which allows the admin to add content to the subject and body of the email based on the data for each user. The easiest way to do this is to use the "Add Conditional Content" buttons from the email creation page. This will provide the admin with an easy way to create criteria. However, each usage is limited to one IF clause with up to two AND/OR clauses, two ELSE IF clauses with up to two AND/OR clauses, and the ELSE clause. The code is capable of unlimited ELSE IF and AND/OR clauses, but these must be added manually. The basic structure of the conditional code is as follows:[code]{IF %haystack% = "needle"} {AND %haystack% = "needle"} {OR %haystack% = "needle"} {THEN "result"} {ELSEIF %haystack% = "needle"} {AND %haystack% = "needle"} {OR %haystack% = "needle"} {THEN "result"} {/IF}[/code]In this structure, only the {IF}, {THEN}, and {/IF} clauses are required. Some items to note: - If you want to use quotes in the needle or result, you must escape them as \" - The available operators are =, < , >, =, contains - To express a negative operator you must add the word NOT to the code as shown in this example: {IF %admin% NOT = "1"} - If the haystack is a date and you want to compare the needle as a date you must do so as follows: [code]{IF %date_last_active% < DATE "MM/DD/YYYY"}.[/code] [color=#FF0000][b]WARNING:[/b][/color] Creating this conditional code was difficult enough without adding error checking. If you use any conditional code in your email, I urge you to first preview the email before sending it out to be sure that the conditional code works in the way that you expect. DEBUGGING: This module has three debugging options which can be set from the Edit Settings tab on the settings page. The first simply enables debugging. When enabled, the results of the first email will be logged. The second tells the debugger to log the results of each email sent. The final option allows the admin to log the emails without actually sending any out. NOTE: When you click on "Send" the email must be formatted and sent to each user individually. This could take some time. A status page will show you the progress of your email. If you experience problems with this module, please let me know by posting here. TODO: - Add the ability to send HTML emails. - Add the ability to send to CC and BCC addresses. - Add features as they are requested. https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,133125#msg-133125 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:49:22 -0400 Phorum 5.2.22 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,150490#msg-150490 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,150490#msg-150490 Thanks!]]> bartek.s 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:45:26 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,149096#msg-149096 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,149096#msg-149096
PHP notice: Array to string conversion 
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line 79:     $testuser = implode(",",$user_info);
line 114:	$temp_mail_data["mailmessage"] = str_replace("%$key%", $user_info[$key], $temp_mail_data["mailmessage"]);
line 115:	$temp_mail_data["mailsubject"] = str_replace("%$key%", $user_info[$key], $temp_mail_data["mailsubject"]);

Within the module:
Your message(s) generated the following error(s):
foo_user = Undefined error.]]> korsakov 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:32:20 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,147690#msg-147690 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,147690#msg-147690 rheo 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:10:28 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,147684#msg-147684 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,147684#msg-147684
When I first coded this module I had no access to cron on my webhost so I never programmed that in. I may look at it in the future. However, as of v5.2.1.04, this module does not send all emails in one go. Instead, it sends a number of emails, refreshes the page with a status bar, sends more emails, refreshes, ad nauseam until all the messages have been sent.]]> Joe Curia 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:28:10 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,147682#msg-147682 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,147682#msg-147682 am i right in my understanding of it that it sends all the messages within one http request?
depending on server load this might only take a thousand or so before it starts running into trouble.

i like Maurice's idea of creating a queue of them first.
I'd probably put the actual sending mechanism in a cron job.

were there still plans to do it some way like that?]]> rheo 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:10:01 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,142599#msg-142599 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,142599#msg-142599
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Joe Curia
This issue was addressed in v5.2.1.06 of the module. Please download the latest version and you should be good to go. You may also want to go through and update any other modules you have installed if they have a newer version posted.

Sorry, I miss read the version number when checking if i was running the latest. Applied the upgrade and all is working perfectly again. Thanks for your help.]]> tankslap 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:55:08 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,142564#msg-142564 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,142564#msg-142564 v5.2.1.06 of the module. Please download the latest version and you should be good to go. You may also want to go through and update any other modules you have installed if they have a newer version posted.]]> Joe Curia 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:01:02 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,142561#msg-142561 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,142561#msg-142561
I've just upgraded my phorum to 5.2.14 and am getting the following message when ever I try and preview or send

You are accessing the admin after a security timeout.

I posted in the main phorum support area and Maurice replied:

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Maurice
There are probably URLs in the admin interface that need to be constructed using Phorum admin's built-in URL generation function. With the new version, a lot of work was put into making the admin a safer place. Some modules do need an upgrade unfortunately to become compliant with the improved core code.

Please let me know if I can help in anyway with diagnosis or testing of new versions.

Thanks.]]> tankslap 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:38:54 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141740#msg-141740 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141740#msg-141740 Chris Brown 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:42:18 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141739#msg-141739 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141739#msg-141739
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Joe Curia
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Chris Brown
Question... is there a limit of mails to send? I just can send 350 mails instead of 500.

There should be no limit. Are your receiving an error when you try to send 500 emails? Is the module stopping on the page that says 350 of 500 messages sent?

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Other problem I'm having since the first time I installed this mod is that.. I can't send mails just to active members. I always have to send to everyone... but actually the main idea is just send mails to active phorum users right?

If I select condition "active" and send the email, immediately the success message appears. But is so fast that is obvious, no message has been send.

What exactly are you setting as the condition? It should be "active" = 1 (as shown in this screenshot).

This works for me. If this doesn't work for you, please enable the debugging settings and the Event Logging module. You should be able to see which emails would have been sent as well as the conditional code and the list of recipient ids.

Joe, thanks... I didn't know I had to put a "1". I will try it.]]> Chris Brown 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:29:05 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141731#msg-141731 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141731#msg-141731
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Joe Curia
What exactly are you setting as the condition? It should be "active" = 1 (as shown in this screenshot).

Now that's what I was waiting to see.

Thanks Joe!

- Bob]]> Robert Angle 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:15:39 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141730#msg-141730 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141730#msg-141730
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@Robert: how is that related to this module?
For us here in germany we really have to delete the users (and their posts if they request that).

I won't remove posts as it would make the discussions difficult to follow for other readers. My members know this. At their request, I'll abbreviate one of their initials and tag them as a former member (i.e. "Thomas S. {former member}"). I imagine it could be a painstakingly long process to find all their posts and delete them anyhow.

There is a module here called "Delete Myself" that simply makes them inactive (I assume) so that they could be reactivated by the Admin if they want to come back at a later time.

Here is how it relates to this module. I send a newsletter out to all my members using the Admin Mass Email module. But now for the first time I need to send it out conditionally to active users only. The module appears to have a function for this, which Chris Brown above is claiming does not work,



I haven't given any thought to this, and in the above screen cap I was hoping to see that I could write "true" or something in that last field, but it wants a date instead.

So I'll be watching the answer to Chris' question with eagerness :-)

- Bob]]> Robert Angle 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:13:30 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141728#msg-141728 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141728#msg-141728
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Chris Brown
Question... is there a limit of mails to send? I just can send 350 mails instead of 500.

There should be no limit. Are your receiving an error when you try to send 500 emails? Is the module stopping on the page that says 350 of 500 messages sent?

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Other problem I'm having since the first time I installed this mod is that.. I can't send mails just to active members. I always have to send to everyone... but actually the main idea is just send mails to active phorum users right?

If I select condition "active" and send the email, immediately the success message appears. But is so fast that is obvious, no message has been send.

What exactly are you setting as the condition? It should be "active" = 1 (as shown in this screenshot).

This works for me. If this doesn't work for you, please enable the debugging settings and the Event Logging module. You should be able to see which emails would have been sent as well as the conditional code and the list of recipient ids.]]> Joe Curia 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:57:23 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141727#msg-141727 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141727#msg-141727 For us here in germany we really have to delete the users (and their posts if they request that).]]> Thomas Seifert 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:49:24 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141726#msg-141726 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141726#msg-141726
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Chris Brown
Is there another way to just send active users?

I'll be watching for the answer to this, as the other day I had my first request from a member to be "deleted" from the forums, and so I simply made them "Active = No" in the Admin Edit Users area.

- Bob]]> Robert Angle 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:48:18 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141724#msg-141724 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141724#msg-141724
If I select condition "active" and send the email, immediately the success message appears. But is so fast that is obvious, no message has been send.

What could happen? Is there another way to just send active users? Can I make a group of them?

Thanks!

C]]> Chris Brown 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:39:57 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141723#msg-141723 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141723#msg-141723
Question... is there a limit of mails to send? I just can send 350 mails instead of 500.

Thanks!

Christian]]> Chris Brown 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:17:55 -0500 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141339#msg-141339 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141339#msg-141339
I'm really sorry... didn't read your answer. Thanks!

C]]> Chris Brown 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:11:41 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141338#msg-141338 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141338#msg-141338 Joe Curia 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:51:36 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141337#msg-141337 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email v5.2.1.06 - Support for Phorum v5.2.11 and beyond https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141337#msg-141337
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This means that you are not running the latest and greatest version of Phorum. Upgrade your Phorum for maximum pleasure.

Mmm... can't update phorum now. Will be in December. Is there a way to install the old module? Do you have it? :)

Thanks.

C]]> Chris Brown 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:23:13 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141225#msg-141225 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141225#msg-141225
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Joe Curia
Bob, thanks for catching that. My new test forum only had two users, so yeah, a little egg on my face :). Please re-download/install v5.2.1.06 and you should be set.

No problem Joe. You've been on the ball lately. Glad to have you back. I don't have to try to hack these things myself anymore, I can just come here and complain :-) :-) :-)

I just sent my October newsletter to 90 members a few hours ago, so it will be another 3 or 4 weeks before I feel right sending another mass email.

- Bob]]> Robert Angle 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:07:13 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141224#msg-141224 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141224#msg-141224 Joe Curia 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:54:58 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141221#msg-141221 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email v5.2.1.06 - Support for Phorum v5.2.11 and beyond https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,141221#msg-141221
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Joe Curia
Added support for the Admin Token required by Phorum 5.2.11 and beyond.

Well, not really, Joe :-(

Now I can PREVIEW the messages for a specified user without getting the Admin Token error message, but I still get the Security timeout message when sending the mail. I CAN keep clicking 'Continue' until the whole batch is complete, but I still see the error pages while I am doing so.

- Bob]]> Robert Angle 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:08:50 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,140924#msg-140924 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,140924#msg-140924 Joe Curia 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:28:41 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,140920#msg-140920 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email v5.2.1.06 - Support for Phorum v5.2.11 and beyond https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,140920#msg-140920 Maurice Makaay 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:55:13 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,140918#msg-140918 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email v5.2.1.06 - Support for Phorum v5.2.11 and beyond https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,140918#msg-140918 
Fatal error: Call to undefined function phorum_admin_build_url() in /home/clubvagp/public_html/phorum/mods/admin_mass_email/settings.php on line 101
]]> Chris Brown 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:28:19 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,140873#msg-140873 Module: Admin Mass Email v5.2.1.06 - Support for Phorum v5.2.11 and beyond https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,140873#msg-140873 - Enhancement: Added support for the new PHPMailer used but the latest release of the SMTP Mail module. For now, support is still offered for the SwiftMailer used by previous releases of the SMTP Mail module.

- Enhancement: Added support for the Admin Token required by Phorum 5.2.11 and beyond.]]> Joe Curia 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:55:22 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,139483#msg-139483 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,139483#msg-139483
- Bob]]> Robert Angle 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:03:33 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,139478#msg-139478 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,139478#msg-139478 Thomas Seifert 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:58:33 -0400 https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,139469#msg-139469 Re: Module: Admin Mass Email https://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,133125,139469#msg-139469
- Bob]]> Robert Angle 5.2 Modules/Add-Ons Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:49:38 -0400