HeadStand

36 minutes ago, priyesh.mehta94@gmail.com said:

@HeadStand Template System app is no longer working in our forums. Its taking the input in custom fields but not posting any data in forum topics, While editing the topic we can see the data.

It would be great if you can help or show us workaround to resolve this issue.

What version of IPS are you running? 

24 minutes ago, PrettyPixels said:

@HeadStand - I have a couple of questions regarding the template system. Could you please tell me:

1) Let's say someone has already submitted a threat that contains custom fields. Is it possible to display certain fields only to logged in users (or restrict viewing specific fields to specific user groups)?

2) Is there a way to sort threads based on field values?

3) Do you have plans to update this to work with IPS 4.3?

1) if you customize the view template. I do have plans to add permissions to each field, but haven't had a chance to do that yet. 

2) no. 

3) yes. I am updating my apps based on the number of purchases. This app is next in line. 

A new version has been uploaded to the marketplace. Changes include:

• Redirected topics were included in the newsletter content. Fixed.
• Upcoming Events were not respecting the cutoff date. Fixed.

6 hours ago, Adam_S said:

Thanks @HeadStand for adding the sorting by event date to the calendars!  Thats awesome, you're awesome!

I only have one thing, it seems the "cut-off" field isn't working on the calendar dates - so for example if i have 7 days entered in there, its showing more than the next 7 days of events.  Is this supposed to happen or is it a bug?

 

That sounds like a bug. 

22 hours ago, Joel R said:

Hey @HeadStand

1. Can you filter Newsletters to only be sent out to members of a certain club?

2.  Can you show club-only content such as club topics, club albums, club events, etc?  

1. At the moment, it's only filtered by group. Club is a good idea.

2. No. I've excluded all of that, intentionally. Each newsletter issue is generated once, and the same text is sent to all recipients. 

Although.... perhaps I should look into allowing Club Administrators to set up their own newsletters. That would be a nice addition.

2 hours ago, David.. said:

I'm interested in purchasing this? Is everything automated?

We currently use SparkPost and have a lot of members, would that cause any issues?

Yes, everything is automated.

SparkPost will not present an issue.

A new version has been uploaded to the Marketplace. Changes include:

• Improvements to the way that Events are displayed in the newsletter (using event dates instead of creation dates)
• Club content was previously included in newsletters. This issue has been fixed. (Thank you @Vegan Gaymer for reporting this)

On 2/15/2018 at 7:03 PM, CheersnGears said:

Is there a way to adjust the logo that gets included with the newsletter?  My site logo uses a transparency but that doesn't work out as well in the newsletter. 

Yes. You can create a separate template for your newsletter and it can use any image you want. Templates are managed in the ACP under Community -> Newsletters -> Manage Templates.

23 hours ago, Vegan Gaymer said:

PRIVATE CLUB POSTS in DIGEST

We've discovered that private posts to private clubs are showing up in the daily digest. Is there a way to keep private clubs from being included in the newsletter? Or is there a way for only the members of the private club to receive those posts in their digest? Thanks!

Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

At this time I cannot distribute different versions to different members, so I guess the correct approach is to leave out club content completely. I will look into this issue and hopefully have a fix toward the end of this week.

On 1/20/2018 at 1:40 AM, Curious Cosmos said:

Does this allow adding fields to thread replies?

No.

11 hours ago, Alay said:

Can the custom fields be retrieved via the REST API?  I'd like to use this to add additional text fields to calendar events

Not at this time, although that's an interesting suggestion that I hadn't considered. I can add it to my list, but there's no timeline at the moment. I'm swamped with custom work.

14 hours ago, Adam_S said:

Thanks for that.  That didn't seem to work for some reason...  Any ideas what might be going wrong?  Do you want me to private message you about it?

Yes. Please include your actual template content.

On 12/7/2017 at 10:35 PM, Adam_S said:

A URL field.  I have two URL fields actually, neither appear as a clickable link when displayed

That's odd. I would have thought that was built in to the IPS custom field code (which is what I'm using). Weird.

Anyway, here is the default view template. You'll notice that the $data array has the $fieldKey (which you define when you create the custom fields) and the $fieldValue.

<div class="ipsSpacer_top">
    {{foreach $data as $fieldKey => $fieldValue}}
    {{if $fieldValue['value'] || !$fieldValue['hide']}}
    <div class="cTemplateField">
        <span class="cTemplateField_label">{{$label = 'template_' . $fieldKey . '_label';}}</span>
        <span class="cTemplateField_value">{$item->$label}: {$fieldValue['value']|raw}</span>
    </div>
    {{endif}}
    {{endforeach}}
</div>

At the moment, I don't have a way to check the field type, although I can add that in the next release. Instead, you can use the fieldKey to do something like this:

<div class="ipsSpacer_top">
    {{foreach $data as $fieldKey => $fieldValue}}
    {{if $fieldValue['value'] || !$fieldValue['hide']}}
    <div class="cTemplateField">
        <span class="cTemplateField_label">{{$label = 'template_' . $fieldKey . '_label';}}</span>
        {{if $fieldKey == 'myUrlField'}}
        <span class="cTemplateField_value"><a href="{$fieldValue['value']}">{$fieldValue['value']}</a></span>
        {{else}}
        <span class="cTemplateField_value">{$item->$label}: {$fieldValue['value']|raw}</span>
        {{endif}}
    </div>
    {{endif}}
    {{endforeach}}
</div>

Let me know if that helps.

On 12/11/2017 at 12:08 PM, 3hydro8 said:

Greetings.

I am looking for a way to create custom/sortable table headers/columns/fields on the forum page view that can be inputted when a topic is created.

For example, when a post is created, maybe a custom field for website link is inputted.
This website link shows on the topic post (as done by your app), but also on the forum view.

Another example would be custom script/html input for values pulled from API data using specific JSON entries.

Can "Template System" support this type of mod? It looks like Template System will only output on the topic view page rather than the forum/table view page.

The forum view is not currently supported. I would love to support it, but I haven't yet found a way to implement it across all components of the suite (because of course, as soon as I support it in the forum view, I have to support it in the calendar view, the blog view, etc, etc).

7 hours ago, Adam_S said:

Hi, 

Ah ok, No, it's not working on my board

Thanks

 

Is the custom field a text field or a url field? 

11 hours ago, Adam_S said:

Hi, i was wondering if there is any instructions on how to modify the default templates in this.  For example, if i want a URL field to have a link, how can i set it up so URL's actually have the <A HREF code before the data, but if its not a URL field, it doesn't have this?

That should be built in by default. Is that not working?

On 12/4/2017 at 4:42 AM, Tikkuy said:

I just downloaded this for the 'No Wrapper' feature, and it seems to not be working when I enter Member Filters and select that function for the e-mail I'm sending. Am I doing something wrong?

A new version has been uploaded to the Marketplace. It contains a fix for this issue.

OK, now I know what to look for. Thanks!

5 hours ago, Tikkuy said:

I just downloaded this for the 'No Wrapper' feature, and it seems to not be working when I enter Member Filters and select that function for the e-mail I'm sending. Am I doing something wrong?

Did it correctly save the "No Wrapper" selection - when you go back into the member filters tab, does it still say "No Wrapper" or did the selection change?

If the selection is still there, can you paste a screenshot of the email you get?

Thanks.

8 hours ago, AlexWebsites said:

Has anyone used custom IPS ad tag code within a newsletter to insert or sell a banner ad with commerce? I am curious if it would get outputted in the newsletter, but haven't tried it.

Believe it or not, advertising has been on my list for a while and will be the next enhancement.

1 hour ago, CheersnGears said:

I discovered the issue.. it does not work using the test button, but does work when actually sending through the distribution routine.  So it was my lack of understanding of how it was designed rather than an actual error. 

Edit: I do wish I could format the link to something more pretty

Yes, that's true, it won't work with the test button. The reason for this is that the unsubscribe link is tied to an issue (not a newsletter), and the test doesn't actually generate an issue. Or rather, it doesn't SAVE the issue, so the unsubscribe link wouldn't work.

For styling, you can always wrap the unsubscribe tag in a <span> with styling. Or you can put a class on the span tag and then add styling to your email template.

On 11/23/2017 at 5:19 PM, CheersnGears said:

No error to be had, just emails sent with no unsubscribe link, just the tag

Hmmm. What do you use for outgoing mail - SMTP/SparkPost/SendGrid/?

Also, can you post the contents of your footer here? I mean whatever is actually in the ACP settings.

6 minutes ago, Kjell Iver Johansen said:

Just a tip from me regarding Unsubscribe link @CheersnGears. I had the same issue earlier on the IPS bulkmail, and the cause for me was that there was something wrong with the languagefile. HAve to use english in ACP.. just a guess. 

Since I don't know what error they're getting, I can't tell if this is relevant. I'm not sure why the language would be a factor, though. Thanks for the tip, though.  

On 11/22/2017 at 9:05 AM, CheersnGears said:

unsubscribe is still not working

I just tested it about 5 minutes ago and it's working. I need a specific error and/or link, please, because as of now I cannot reproduce it. So far the only information I have gotten from anyone is "it's not working" but no one is telling me WHAT is not working.  

On 10/20/2017 at 6:08 PM, AlexWebsites said:

A suggestion for this app, please add an unsubscribe setting for newsletters in the admin panel under the member when viewing. The only way to unsubscribe a member now is to login as them. Maybe add your app into the tabs for member management?

Unsubscribe from the ACP has been available since the initial version, even back in 3.x. In the ACP, go to the Newsletters screen, then choose "Subscribers" from the menu option on the right. You should see all current subscribers and you can remove anyone on the list.

On 10/22/2017 at 12:41 PM, Janyour said:

Hello,

can we send newsletters with latest topics for example to members being active in the last 30 days ?

Can we also send email to members who had not visited the website in last 30 days to invite and renagge them ?

Not at this time. You can send to individual member groups, but there is no other filtering available.

50 minutes ago, PrettyPixels said:

This looks fantastic! Is it possible to make emails notifications from a specific forum display a bit differently using conditionals? For instance, we have an admin forum and I'd like the email updates sent from it to have a slightly different logo and coloring.

Not at the moment. I'm not sure there is a way to determine which forum is sending the notifications... but I'll look into it.

A new version has been uploaded to the Marketplace. Changes include:

• Bread Crumbs were duplicated on the question page. Fixed.
• HTML in the title/description broke some meta tags. Fixed.
• Search-related language strings were missing. Fixed.
• Search Index is automatically rebuilt on upgrade (previous version did not index existing questions, causing them to be omitted from search).
• New setting in the ACP (under Community -> FAQ -> Settings) to determine whether answers should show in a popup or as a separate page.

Thanks @Phil7789 and @liquidfractal for pointing out these issues.

This modification is useful if you need to send different email templates for different purposes. For example, you may wish for your forum notifications and digests to use a simple wrapper, while commerce payment notifications will include upgrade links and additional information related to purchases.

• Uses IPS template logic
• All member properties are available to be used in the wrapper
• Use different wrappers for different applications
• Use different wrappers for individual email templates
• Specify wrappers for bulk mail