CbMailing
Version
2.3 (last update on Mar 3, 2009)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
30
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
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39421
Date Added
29 May 2007
2010/03/20 - Contact e-mail address updated. Apologies to anyone who tried to contact me at the previous address which no longer works.
2009/04/15 - V2.3.4 released - This is in two streams: one for Joomla! 1.0 (including Joomla! 1.5 Legacy Mode) and, now, one for Joomla! 1.5 Native Mode.
At 2.3, added the facility to list who can e-mail whom (without mailing them) to help check the list definitions and permissions are set as desired. Also, fixed a major CB list interpretion bug (oops, sorry all!). Oh, and there's a French (fr-FR) translation included, kindly provided by Lionel Charrier.
At 2.2, support for multiple e-mail addresses has been added so that if your CB field definitions include more than one e-mail address, these too can be e-mailed (controlled by a global CbMailing option).
As of 2.1, there is a configuration panel allowing administrator selection of different mail delivery methods. Also, there is now a short user guide. 2.1 also fixes (as far as we know) the problems reported here with 2.0.
As of 2.x, it has a front end component allowing selected users to send to CB defined lists.
Many thanks to Erik Happaerts for starting this excellent project and being prepared to pass it on to other hands.
This really helped me. My old mass mail extension qvarnis had done great service, but failed when I moved to a new hosting service (still no idea why). I decided to upgrade since I needed to be able to manage user groups - parents, athletes, board members, and who could send mail to what groups. This extension does the job really well. thanks. Please confirm whether there'll be a 1.7 version (please!).
I contacted the developer about a problem found in the extension and never herd back. I gave 7 days. Also the poor rating is for a lack of support documentation.
I couldn't give a rating any lower than Very Poor but if I could....I would!
I couldn't give a rating any lower than Very Poor but if I could....I would!
Owner's reply
Thanks for the feedback. I'm sorry you haven't been able to get in touch - the previous e-mail domain was donated by a former project contributor, who now seems to have gone AWOL along with the domain. Please try to contact me again at the new address to see if I can deal with the specific problem(s) you may be having. There is a PDF user guide downloadable where the extension itself can be downloaded, which deals with most (but I grant, not all) issues that people have.
I really like this component. In future releases it would be nice to have the option to not have the site name as a part of the e-mail subject and if html code would save in the signature, that would be nice too.
All in all I enjoy using this.
Thanks for creating it!
All in all I enjoy using this.
Thanks for creating it!
This extension is really simple and efective.
The best feature is to use an existing CB user list to select and send e-mails to a target user group.
I´ve been looking for other components that can do the same with the option to have a WYSIWYG html editor to creat e-mails but couldn´t find anything else simple to use with the CB list manager integrated !
So far I´m using an external html editor to create the e-mails and this component does the job just fine.
The best feature is to use an existing CB user list to select and send e-mails to a target user group.
I´ve been looking for other components that can do the same with the option to have a WYSIWYG html editor to creat e-mails but couldn´t find anything else simple to use with the CB list manager integrated !
So far I´m using an external html editor to create the e-mails and this component does the job just fine.
Owner's reply
Thanks for the feedback. Well done with using an external editor - a proper editor is top of the "work in progress" items. Please check back for updates on when this will be released.
You would think that there would be more front-end mass mailers available to email all website users but there aren't. A simple, yet free & effective communication extension. Hope to see more development. Perhaps a bit more documentation on config/setup (had to muddle my way through).
Thank you for your time developing this extension.
Thank you for your time developing this extension.
At last!After wasting hours and hours trying this and that more or less complicated component, I found this extremely simple and effective CB "extention" to send email to selected groups. It is perfectly integrated with CB 1.2! Moreover I've got NoixACL 2.0.6 installed and everything seem to work fine toghether.It only lacks in translations,but ASAP I'll post italian translation.
Look forward to see more releases!Many thanks to developers.
Look forward to see more releases!Many thanks to developers.
This module has become the main form of communication for our non-profit site. It works very well (even for the most technically challenged). I do like it very much, was very easy to install and understand. I can't wait to see what enhancements come next. I would be nice if an editor could be incorporated.
Just tested this component on Joomla 1.5.10, it works well.
However, this can ONLY send email to user group. If I want to send e-mail to a single user, it can't.
I suggest the author to add such a new feature to allow frontend logged in users send e-mail to another user, with the option of attachments and BCC or CC.
You know, it is not easy to remember other user's username, so I also suggest to add AJAX Auto Match feature to the field of Username on the form. This will make it easier to input other user's username.
Another advantage of this component is, it has complete language file. So I can make a complete Chinese translation for it.
Thanks to the author.
However, this can ONLY send email to user group. If I want to send e-mail to a single user, it can't.
I suggest the author to add such a new feature to allow frontend logged in users send e-mail to another user, with the option of attachments and BCC or CC.
You know, it is not easy to remember other user's username, so I also suggest to add AJAX Auto Match feature to the field of Username on the form. This will make it easier to input other user's username.
Another advantage of this component is, it has complete language file. So I can make a complete Chinese translation for it.
Thanks to the author.
Good extension, even better if it allows the use of a WYSIWYG (like TinyMCE or XStandard Lite) so that we're not stuck with the typewriter text...
Good work.
Good work.
Owner's reply
Thanks for the feedback. WYSIWYG editor is "work in progress" as are a number of other features. Please check back for updates.
I have used V2.1 on both Joomla 1.015 and Joomla 1.5.8 (legacy) together with several versions of CB (Last one 1.2 RC4).
It is working fine.
As a mater of fact, it would be nice to get a copy of the e-mail sent to "the person logged in", either BCC or TO, it does not mater.
I hope that you will convert it to Joomla 1.5 native when legacy code is removed from Joomla 1.5. Hopefully this is not for today.
It is working fine.
As a mater of fact, it would be nice to get a copy of the e-mail sent to "the person logged in", either BCC or TO, it does not mater.
I hope that you will convert it to Joomla 1.5 native when legacy code is removed from Joomla 1.5. Hopefully this is not for today.
Owner's reply
Thanks for the positive feedback. Joomla 1.5 Native mode is now (2.3.4J1.5 release) available. Request for "sender copy" feature noted....
I have been looking for some time for an easy to use component that sends email to CB groups of users.
This component seemed to be exactly what I was looking for, but there are several problems.
1: It does not work when joomla! is not in the webserver documentroot.
Fix: In cbmailing.php, replace all (3) occurrences of '/index.php' with 'index.php' (or './index.php')
2: Sending attachments does not work.
Fix: CbMailing expects an 'uploads' directory in the root of the joomla! installation, but does not create it if it does not exist.
After creating this directory, sending attachments works.
3: In Internet Explorer (6 and 7), sending an email produces an error message "Stack Overflow in line 0", and the mailmessages are sent twice.
Fix: In cbmailing.html.php, in the javascript part, find the lines:
} else {
submitform( 'send' );
}
and replace these with:
}
return true;
After applying these fixes, CbMailing works great, and does exactly what I was looking for.
This component seemed to be exactly what I was looking for, but there are several problems.
1: It does not work when joomla! is not in the webserver documentroot.
Fix: In cbmailing.php, replace all (3) occurrences of '/index.php' with 'index.php' (or './index.php')
2: Sending attachments does not work.
Fix: CbMailing expects an 'uploads' directory in the root of the joomla! installation, but does not create it if it does not exist.
After creating this directory, sending attachments works.
3: In Internet Explorer (6 and 7), sending an email produces an error message "Stack Overflow in line 0", and the mailmessages are sent twice.
Fix: In cbmailing.html.php, in the javascript part, find the lines:
} else {
submitform( 'send' );
}
and replace these with:
}
return true;
After applying these fixes, CbMailing works great, and does exactly what I was looking for.
Owner's reply
DikV - thanks for sharing the fixes. They've now been incorporated into V2.1 (along with some new features and some documentation)
Got it working after a lot of arm-wrestling, but I'm very grateful for this plug-in.
1) It appears to be abandoned...there's no documentation.
2) There is a version 1.1 and 2.0. 2.0 did not install for me (I got errors upon install in Joomla 1.0.13). I installed 1.1, but it is fatally buggy and will mail all users in all groups.
3) As a workaround, I installed 1.1, then went into my site via FTP, into the administration/components directory, and manually replaced the 1.1 files with 2.0 files. This worked perfectly!
4) The best thing is that CbMailing sees the CB lists I've set up (e.g. blue team, red team) and lets me mail them directly. It works perfectly.
5) Downside: the CbMailing component doesn't work from the site frontend. You must access it from the backend. If you try to link to it from the front end, it won't work.
I wish this was finished properly, but until it is, it's the only extension out there that lets you selectively mail groups of CB users en masse, and for that, I'm very grateful it's working at all!
1) It appears to be abandoned...there's no documentation.
2) There is a version 1.1 and 2.0. 2.0 did not install for me (I got errors upon install in Joomla 1.0.13). I installed 1.1, but it is fatally buggy and will mail all users in all groups.
3) As a workaround, I installed 1.1, then went into my site via FTP, into the administration/components directory, and manually replaced the 1.1 files with 2.0 files. This worked perfectly!
4) The best thing is that CbMailing sees the CB lists I've set up (e.g. blue team, red team) and lets me mail them directly. It works perfectly.
5) Downside: the CbMailing component doesn't work from the site frontend. You must access it from the backend. If you try to link to it from the front end, it won't work.
I wish this was finished properly, but until it is, it's the only extension out there that lets you selectively mail groups of CB users en masse, and for that, I'm very grateful it's working at all!
Owner's reply
Sorry for the arm-wrestling, consider that useful for getting beers, perhaps.
1) As of V2.1 there is now documentation (and no, not abandoned, as you can see from the release of V2.1)
2) V2.1 *should* resolve installation issues that some people experienced with V2.0
3) Well done!
4) Yes.
5) As of V2.0, there is a front end to do as you wish.
Thanks for the feedback
I have been waiting a long time for component like this. It is easy to install and it works.
I had some trouble sending mail with attachment, but after reading the php code, I found that, there has to be an uploads folder in the root og the site.
I created the folder and then it works beatifully ;-)
I had some trouble sending mail with attachment, but after reading the php code, I found that, there has to be an uploads folder in the root og the site.
I created the folder and then it works beatifully ;-)
This component does not "do what it says on the tin!" It mass mails sure, even if you specify one group it sends to all in the list. Also, attachments just go AWOL. This item was on the face of it just what I was looking for, i.e. user defined groups, attachments and a simple mailer system but it doesn't deliver.
Oh and another thing, where is the support. This item should be removed from the Joomla list until it is a worker.
I've selected very poor in the rating because there isn't a lower value.
Oh and another thing, where is the support. This item should be removed from the Joomla list until it is a worker.
I've selected very poor in the rating because there isn't a lower value.
I was having the same problem that other users were reporting. However, with the new releae, this works beautifully! Thanks for this great tool.
Why no one endeavored to make this component a long time ago is beyond me. Perhaps there's is some other plugin that fills this void, but I applaud Erik for trying to fill a gap.
The extension installs as a stand alone component, not a plugin for community builder. In order to allow front-end mailing, just add the component as a menu item to one of your front end menus (most components work this way). The interface is basic, no frills, but simple enough to use.
HTML sending works. I could not get attachments to send.
There was a bug where selecting one group would ultimately mail all of your user base. A solution has been found, and two updated files can be found here (click on the Files tab):
http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/cbmailing/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=5920
Hope to see attachment sending capability fixed in subsequent versions! Thanks Erik for your hard work and easy to understand code.
The extension installs as a stand alone component, not a plugin for community builder. In order to allow front-end mailing, just add the component as a menu item to one of your front end menus (most components work this way). The interface is basic, no frills, but simple enough to use.
HTML sending works. I could not get attachments to send.
There was a bug where selecting one group would ultimately mail all of your user base. A solution has been found, and two updated files can be found here (click on the Files tab):
http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/cbmailing/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=5920
Hope to see attachment sending capability fixed in subsequent versions! Thanks Erik for your hard work and easy to understand code.
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