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[alik]

This is a thing coded for my site - I am sharing it because I saw several posts on this forum whose authors claimed that it is desirable.

Installation:
- download package in suitable archive format;
- extract package to the site's root preserving archive's internal structure or unpack it locally and send files over ftp;
- create new module named "Notify Users" and fill in its code block by pasting the content of "assets/modules/notify_users/notifyusers.txt";
- (possibly you need to re-login);
- enjoy emailing your manager/web users from within backend of your MODx site.

Some assumptions that I have made:
- web users who had registered via Websignup and did not activate their accounts are not listed as potential recipients;
- module sends emails via PHPMailer that is integrated into MODx distribution and therefore configuration of a proper method used for sending emails is required within PHPMailer itself (by default PHPMailer is set to use mail() function so it should fit most cases, but if an administrator of your hosting server turned this function off, then you need to adjust PHPMailer for another available method).

You can check for the newer version at http://setpro.pl/software/notify-users#attachments

[mrhaw]

Wow, there is even BCC!! 

You made my day!! 

[sharkbait]

hey alik - thank you - module's working great  !

[davidm]

Very nice, this was one of my most wanted feature, adding to my "to test" list

[alik]

Version 0.2 has been attached to the first post.

Changes:
- now it is possible to add language file (under "/assets/modules/notify_users" folder) so the module will be displayed according to language set within system/user settings.

[alik]

Version 0.3 has been attached to the first post.

Changes:
- data flow was improved: now cancellation of a submit, unsuccessful form validation, and mail errors are preserving data in the mail form.

[davidm]

Very nice feature set, I definetly need to check this out

[mrhaw]

@davidm Yes you do! 

[wilcosky]

I'm going to try this out tonight. This should be added to the Modx Extras section.

[alik]

This should be added to the Modx Extras section.

My experience with "Extras" repository is unpleasant -- for each thing I tried to post there I was getting at least one error while posting/attaching to threads works smoothly and above expectation If you like this module, simply bookmark this thread or a link given in the first post.

[alik]

Version 0.3.1 has been attached to the first post.

Minor change:
- now active users are typographically differentiated from those blocked.

[wias]

If i don´t fill in "Extra Recipients (comma-separated email addresses)" with an email, it says i have omitted required fields.

[alik]

Thanks for this replay. I will check whether the module behaves improperly or not and post the result here.

[alik]

2wias
I looked into the both core code and my working copies of the module. It behaves properly.

The situation that you have described appears just in one case -- when you have no users in your system (except default admin account, i.e. yourself) -> it is shown on 1st screenshot. But the behavior of the module in this case is absolutely correct -- email should have at least one valid recipient so module (in the situation when there are no users) expects to obtain such a recipient from Extra Recipients field.

On the 2nd screenshot you can see a real system with one additional manager user and several web users.

[imandic]

Thanx alik - module is great...tested and working...