Don't want PM text in notification email

[saldali]

Title says all, notification email of new PM's contains the PM text. don't want that...

how can i fix this issue??

thank you

[kriskd]

I'd like to second this request.  This is the big item that is preventing me from using SMF.  For the novice user the PM notifications look like standard e-mails and it is so automatic for them to reply to it.  I'd like to know if this feature might be coming or if there are perhaps more topics on this subject (link please). 

[kriskd]

I think I just discovered this feature in SMF 1.1 RC2, namely:

"Don't allow post text in notifications?"

If this is true, I'm a pretty happy admin!!!!

[H]

If you don't like the way e-mails are sent out you can edit the relevant language file. I believe the file might be index.english.php

[kriskd]

Okay, I was wrong in my assumption about "Don't allow post text in notifications?".  This doesn't apply to the content of PM notifications.  So, my request still stands, I really need the option to not have the PM text in an e-mail notification because they look too much like a standard e-mail.

I understand I can beef up the language that tells the person not to reply, but is there anyway now to remove this content of the PM from the e-mail notification.  If it's just a matter of removing something from index.english.php, can someone tell me what that would be?  I am using SMF 1.1 RC2.

Thanks.

[Oldiesmann]

Themes/default/languages/PersonalMessage.english.php

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$txt[562] = 'You have just been sent a personal message by SENDER on ' . $context['forum_name'] . '.' . "\n\n" . 'IMPORTANT: Remember, this is just a notification. Please do not reply to this email.' . "\n\n" . 'The message they sent you was:' . "\n\n" . 'MESSAGE';

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$txt[562] = 'You have just been sent a personal message by SENDER on ' . $context['forum_name'] . '.' . "\n\n" . 'IMPORTANT: Remember, this is just a notification. Please do not reply to this email.';

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$txt['instant_reply'] = 'Reply to this Personal Message here:';

Add after that

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$txt['instant_view'] = 'View this Personal Message here:';

Sources/Subs-Post.php

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$mailmessage .= "\n\n" . $txt['instant_reply'] . ' ' . $scripturl . '?action=pm;sa=send;f=inbox;pmsg=' . $ID_PM . ';quote;u=' . $from['id'];

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$mailmessage .= "\n\n" . $txt['instant_view'] . ' ' . $scripturl . '?action=pm#' . $ID_PM;

That will remove the message text from the notification emails and will also change the last line to say "You can view this Personal Message here: {url}" (with {url} being a link to the message) instead of "You can reply to this Personal Message here: {url}" (with {url} being a link to reply to the message). Makes things a bit more convenient, since users will want to view the message before replying to it.

[kriskd]

Thanks for the code suggestions!  I'll have to see if I can get that going!

Sort of a dumb question -- these changes won't affect the users ability to request/recover a new password or anything, right?  I had done a modification with a different forum package and because of that, the user couldn't request a new password.

[sbarnes]

Excellant, thank you very much, works a treat.
Just tested the requesting a new passsord thing and that works as well.

Great job

[Oldiesmann]

Thanks for the code suggestions!  I'll have to see if I can get that going!

Sort of a dumb question -- these changes won't affect the users ability to request/recover a new password or anything, right?  I had done a modification with a different forum package and because of that, the user couldn't request a new password.

That's a completely different email message, so no it won't.

[kriskd]

Thanks Oldiesmann -- that worked perfectly for me as well!

Wish me luck people, I'll be launching my SMF forum either late Thursday or on Friday.  I think I got it working the way I want to!

[lordg]

I cant find this "Sources/Subs-Post.php"

Can you help with the exact location like the previous bit i.e Themes/language/english etc. Tried the search button etc.

Thanks in advance

[Arantor]

Sources/Subs-Post.php is the exact location. It doesn't live anywhere inside the themes area.

[lordg]

Thanks I found it and amended it but there were two similar posts called the same as you mention above. However still the message is displayed on the email about a PM ?

Thanks

[JimM]

There's only one that matches exactly as Oldiesmann posted it and if you change that one it should work fine.

[lordg]

Sorry me again, whats the command to find the relevant text within the text document ?? Tried looking but no luck 

Thanks

[Arantor]

So what package are you using open and edit the document?

[lordg]

Hi,

1.1.11 Found the file, then right clicked on the relevant file and clicked Edit.

Now have the file text open in front of me, I think there is a command which brings up a window where I can input the text and find the relevant line but I cannot remember what the command is ?

Thanks

[Wizzlefits]

Ctrl+f
or
Control plus f

[Arantor]

So... cPanel code editor? You could try using your browser's own find function (Ctrl-F) I suppose...

[lordg]

Yeah sorry thats what I am using.

In fact it seems I have already replace the text with

      $mailmessage .= "\n\n" . $txt['instant_view'] . ' ' . $scripturl . '?action=pm#' . $ID_PM;

But still PM's get text included ??

[Arantor]

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$txt[562] = 'You have just been sent a personal message by SENDER on ' . $context['forum_name'] . '.' . "\n\n" . 'IMPORTANT: Remember, this is just a notification. Please do not reply to this email.' . "\n\n" . 'The message they sent you was:' . "\n\n" . 'MESSAGE';

^^ that's the one you have to edit according to Oldiesmann's instructions; you've only edited part of it.

[lordg]

PM messages now look like this 

You have just been sent a personal message by Gman on For Sale Forum - FREE to Join and FREE to advertise.

IMPORTANT: Remember, this is just a notification. Please do not reply to this email.

The message they sent you was:

test

http://forsaleforum.co.uk/index.php?action=pm#3162 [nofollow]

[Arantor]

You've modified part of it without doing the other part.

[lordg]

Looking at his instructions I found the first line and replaced with the line listed. Then added the extra bit, then found the next part and replace that too.

When you say I have only modified part what bit do you mean ?

Thanks

[Arantor]

You couldn't have made the first change because it still quoted the message....

[lordg]

Thats what I thought so I double checked. Code in Themes/default/languages/PersonalMessage.english.php now says.

$txt[562] = 'You have just been sent a personal message by SENDER on ' . $context['forum_name'] . '.' . "\n\n" . 'IMPORTANT: Remember, this is just a notification. Please do not reply to this email.';
$txt[748] = '(multiple recipients: \'name1, name2\')';
// Use numeric entities in the below string.
$txt['instant_reply'] = 'Reply to this Personal Message here:';
$txt['instant_view'] = 'View this Personal Message here:';

Code in Sources/Subs-Post.php now says

$mailsubject = str_replace(array('SUBJECT', 'SENDER'), array($subject, un_htmlspecialchars($from['name'])), $txt[561]);
      $mailmessage = str_replace(array('SUBJECT', 'MESSAGE', 'SENDER'), array($subject, $message, un_htmlspecialchars($from['name'])), $txt[562]);
      $mailmessage .= "\n\n" . $txt['instant_view'] . ' ' . $scripturl . '?action=pm#' . $ID_PM;

I have bolded the text for the bits I have amended and they match what has been advised but still the PM looks like the earlier message.

[Wizzlefits]

Pardon the stupid question.
But after making the edits, did you save the files to your server?

[Arantor]

Question: are you using English, English-UTF-8 or English British?

[JimM]

There are a total of 3 edits in 2 different files.  Did you accomplish all 3?

[lordg]

Question: are you using English, English-UTF-8 or English British?

Hmmm I am not sure how would I find out ?

There are a total of 3 edits in 2 different files.  Did you accomplish all 3?

I sure did, all the text in bold are the changes I made. Changed the first bit, added the second bit and then changed the last bit as per the instructions, yet still not working ?

Thanks for trying to help guys.

[JimM]

Question: are you using English, English-UTF-8 or English British?

Hmmm I am not sure how would I find out ?

Admin > Configuration > Server Settings > Core Configuration > Default Forum Language

[lordg]

Ah thanks.

Forum is using English-Utf8.

Edit - You little beauty, I changed the forum language to English and it now works perfectly.

Your a star

Comes up like this now

You have just been sent a personal message by Gman on For Sale Forum - FREE to Join and FREE to advertise.

IMPORTANT: Remember, this is just a notification. Please do not reply to this email.

View this Personal Message here: http://forsaleforum.co.uk/index.php?action=pm#3185 [nofollow]

[JimM]

Great.  If this is solved, please mark it solved by clicking the Mark Topic Solved link at the bottom left.

[Square]

SMF 1.1.16

Hi,

Thanks for the code.

I did the changes and everything is working fine except that the link in the notification email brings to the PM inbox instead of the message itself.
In other words, the 3rd line in the notification email is

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View this Personal Message here: http://www.blabla.com/forum/index.php?action=pm#6412
while it should be

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View this Personal Message here: http://www.blabla.com/forum/index.php?action=pm#msg6412
to go directly to the PM.

Any idea?

Thanks.