Force Members to go to the forum to read announcements

[Bobn]

I would like to Force Members to go to the forum to read announcements with just a simple message "You have to click here (Link) to read this message. I have several members to lazy to go to the forum to read them

[CapadY]

Take a look at the MOD-site.

There is a MOD that show members a topic once as soon they log in. It wouldn't be updated for RC5 but maybe it is usefull or it needs only a small modification.

[Bobn]

Thanks! But I think I need to comment the message out in the code. Is this the right area? EmailTemplate

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{REGARDS}',
),
'new_announcement' => array(
/*
@additional_params: new_announcement
TOPICSUBJECT: The subject of the topic being announced.
MESSAGE: The message body of the first post of the announced topic.
TOPICLINK: A link to the topic being announced.
@description:

*/
'subject' => 'New announcement: {TOPICSUBJECT}',
'body' => '{MESSAGE}
You must to click here to read this message in the Bands Forum:
{TOPICLINK}


[CapadY]

I think this is a different thing.

The MOD force people to read a specific topic. It can be an announcement but shouldn't have to be.
So, the piece of code you've posted is about the announcement mail thats send. It have nothing to do with the MOD I pointed to.

[Bobn]

I think this is a different thing.

The MOD force people to read a specific topic. It can be an announcement but shouldn't have to be.
So, the piece of code you've posted is about the announcement mail thats send. It have nothing to do with the MOD I pointed to.

Thank you for trying,, What im looking for is a way to remove the message in the code so only the notification and the link to the announcement post are in the email they receive. We dont do allot of announcements but some of our members just read the email and respond so the post is never created.

[Bobn]

I have tried commenting out some of that code but it does not work. I think its actually in a different file but I cannot find it

[CapadY]

Give it a try with the next:

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{REGARDS}',
),
'new_announcement' => array(
/*
@additional_params: new_announcement
TOPICSUBJECT: The subject of the topic being announced.
MESSAGE: The message body of the first post of the announced topic.
TOPICLINK: A link to the topic being announced.
@description:

*/
'subject' => 'New announcement: {TOPICSUBJECT}',
'body' => '{MESSAGE}
You must to click here to read this message in the Bands Forum:
{TOPICLINK}


In that way you will only remove the message out of the mailing.

[Bobn]

Sorry that didnt work,, anything else?

[CapadY]

Oops, I see the row I stroke isn't stroked in the code :s
Prety logical it doesn't work

Remove the line "MESSAGE: The message body of the first post of the announced topic."

By the way, also empty your forum cache.

[Bobn]

Returns a blank page

[CapadY]

It look likes we are talking about different things.

By removing that row only the anouncement mail is changed. Nothing in the forum software.
I'll have a look at it when I'm at home.

[Bobn]

It look likes we are talking about different things.

By removing that row only the anouncement mail is changed. Nothing in the forum software.
I'll have a look at it when I'm at home.

Perhaps,, By taking out that line (and clearing the cache) when submitted, the announcement window in the forum goes to a blank page.

[CapadY]

So, with the complete sourcecode it's working a lot easier.

This is the orriginal cod:

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'new_announcement' => array(
/*
@additional_params: new_announcement
TOPICSUBJECT: The subject of the topic being announced.
MESSAGE: The message body of the first post of the announced topic.
TOPICLINK: A link to the topic being announced.
@description:

*/
'subject' => 'New announcement: {TOPICSUBJECT}',
'body' => '{MESSAGE}

To unsubscribe from these announcements, login to the forum and uncheck "Receive forum announcements and important notifications by email." in your profile.

You can view the full announcement by following this link:
{TOPICLINK}

{REGARDS}',
),


Replace this by:

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'new_announcement' => array(
/*
@additional_params: new_announcement
TOPICSUBJECT: The subject of the topic being announced.
MESSAGE: The message body of the first post of the announced topic.
TOPICLINK: A link to the topic being announced.
@description:

*/
'subject' => 'New announcement: {TOPICSUBJECT}',

To unsubscribe from these announcements, login to the forum and uncheck "Receive forum announcements and important notifications by email." in your profile.

You can view the full announcement by following this link:
{TOPICLINK}

{REGARDS}',
),


[Bobn]

Still comes through

[Bobn]

Last Try, anyone else?

[Illori]

you are best to look for an existing mod or post in the mod requests board for further help.

[Bobn]

you are best to look for an existing mod or post in the mod requests board for further help.

Thanks! But you would think its in the code somewhere just // it out

[Illori]

not everything people need is already in the code that is why we have mods

[CapadY]

With the last code I've post here the complete announcement message is removed out of the confirmation email.

When you still receive the message in the email it's a cache problem or you have mail templates in the specific theme you are using.
I didn't have a RC5 forum running myself. Last night I've installed one to be able to test it and it was working as you wish.

[Bobn]

With the last code I've post here the complete announcement message is removed out of the confirmation email.

When you still receive the message in the email it's a cache problem or you have mail templates in the specific theme you are using.
I didn't have a RC5 forum running myself. Last night I've installed one to be able to test it and it was working as you wish.

I may have neglected to tell you I still have Rc 3   Im going to try it again right now with clear cache

[CapadY]

I think there wouldn't be a big difference between the emails in RC3 and RC5.

[Bobn]

I think there wouldn't be a big difference between the emails in RC3 and RC5.

Must be cause it wont work.

[Illori]

in admin -> features and options do you have don't allow post text in notifications checked? i am not sure if this is related to what you are asking about.

[Michael Vail]

Sorry to revive an old thread, but after searching for an hour here in the forums trying to find the solution, I have yet to come across a fix for this All I can find is a bunch of duplicate posts all relating the some issue with no fix. A simple "It cannot be done" is fine with me, I just want to know so I don't waste any more time on it.
My request is this: Is there a way to prevent the original text of an announced post from being included in the email announcement message that is sent to the forum users when someone announces a new post on SMF 1.1.5? I want our users to go to our website to read the original posted text and replies and not simply read the posted message in the announcement email they receive.
I already have the "Don't allow post text in notifications?" option checked in the Admin settings and this has not resolved the issue for me.
If SMF 1.1.5 doesn't provide this feature, so SMF 2.0 allow it?
Thanks in advance for reading.

[Illori]

please open a separate topic for your question in the correct support board, this thread belongs to someone else. also please do not bump old topics