How to edit private messages (PM) email messages

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  1. ArnyVee

    ArnyVee Regular Member

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    Guys and gals,

    I'd like to edit the PM emails that go out automatically when a PM is sent to someone. I primarily want to remove the way that it posts the full message onto the email. This way, folks are more apt to click on the link to your site that is already provided in the email to view the information/PM sent to them.

    How do I go about doing that?
     
  2. Michael

    Michael Regular Member

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    Search in languages and phrases I think it is either notify or ***** one of those pulls all of them up for subscriptions too :)
     
  3. Peggy

    Peggy Regular Member

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    Arny perhaps either Chris or Nick can tell you how they do it here?
    There is no message in their pm email, just a link.
     
  4. Michael

    Michael Regular Member

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    Theyve edited the phrases which I mentioned and left the link in of course :)
     
  5. BabyDesigner

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    Id love to know how too :)
     
  6. Yoshi

    Yoshi Regular Member

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    Edit the pmreceived phrase.

    Code:
    DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL!
    ***************************
    
    Dear $touserinfo[username],
    
    You have received a new private message at $vboptions[bbtitle] from $fromusername, entitled "$plaintext_title".
    
    To read the original version, respond to, or delete this message, you must log in here:
    $vboptions[bburl]/private.php
    
    This is the message that was sent:
    ***************
    $plaintext_message
    ***************
    
    Again, please do not reply to this email. You must go to the following page to reply to this private message:
    $vboptions[bburl]/private.php
    
    All the best,
    $vboptions[bbtitle]
    Just edit that bit out to something like this;

    Code:
    DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL!
    ***************************
    
    Dear $touserinfo[username],
    
    You have received a new private message at $vboptions[bbtitle] from $fromusername, entitled "$plaintext_title".
    
    To read the original version, respond to, or delete this message, you must log in here:
    $vboptions[bburl]/private.php
    
    Again, please do not reply to this email. You must go to the following page to reply to this private message:
    $vboptions[bburl]/private.php
    
    All the best,
    $vboptions[bbtitle]
     
  7. Wayne Luke

    Wayne Luke Regular Member

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    Easiest way to find the Email Notifications is to go to:

    Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager. Than change the Phrase Type at the top to Email Body Text.

    The notification for new posts is notify.
    The notification for a received PM is pmreceived.
     

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