How can I add SMTP Headers to any emails sent out by CB?

Hey Question in header.

Since I cannot use CMandrill API for CB emails I would like to use SMTP headers in CB emails.

Is that possible?

I need it as well for CB plugins like GJ.

Where can I find it for GJ?

CB will use SMTP if you configure SMTP within Joomlas global configuration. GJ uses CBs mailer API. All our integrations do that send emails.

Hey Kyle,

I am using Mandrill and a template that are put around the content of the joomla emails. The problem is now that Mandrill wants special SMTP header to call in the template (thus putting a template around the content).

For all other extensions I am using CMandrill which actually transforms the email into an API call to Mandrill. But it doesnt work for CB as CB has its own mail API.

Is it possible to add an SMTP header to anything that goes out from CB? Or if not, where can I change the email that CB/GJ sends out in order to make it prettier? I am already using the HTML of the welcome email, the only problem now are the GJ emails.

Feature idea: if we could add an HTML template into CB Core, so that CB core (and plugins) send out the email with a template around the content... That would be awesome as it will be "a one size fits all plugin" solution.

Even if you specified the header it's probably not going to work. CMandrill is not acting on CBs triggers. So it won't do anything for CB.

Is it possible to add an SMTP header to anything that goes out from CB? Or if not, where can I change the email that CB/GJ sends out in order to make it prettier? I am already using the HTML of the welcome email, the only problem now are the GJ emails.

Do you mean custom request header or custom HTML header in the email? For custom request header no it's not possible unless you use a new plugin acting on CBs mailer triggers to call the addCustomHeader on the mailer object. For custom HTML header yes it's possible if you modify the email language string and specify the entire HTML structure for the email.

Feature idea: if we could add an HTML template into CB Core, so that CB core (and plugins) send out the email with a template around the content... That would be awesome as it will be "a one size fits all plugin" solution.

CB Notifications will bring features like templates, scheduling, batching, etc.. for emails in addition to built in PMS and on site notifications. I've no idea when I'll be starting this project though. This may just end up being core API though, I don't know yet. Regardless the features you're wanting are planned.

Hey Kyle,

That plan sounds good since it will majorly simplify the work that I am currently doing now (I need it now, so am doing it the long and complicated way).

I need to add custom HTML headers.

These HTML Headers will tell Mandrill (not going through CMandrill plugin but simple SMTP) to take template XYZ and add the content of email from CB into XYZ (here is the setup guide for Sendgrid, a service that I have rejected as it is too expensive but it works the same: sendgrid.com/templates/setup_guide ).

Where can I find the email strings?

All the GJ emails are language strings within its language files at the below location.

components/com_comprofiler/plugin/language/cbgroupjiveen-gb/language.php
components/com_comprofiler/plugin/language/cbgroupjiveen-gb/integrations_language.php

If the above files don't exist then ensure the English language plugin included with GJ is installed.

You'll have to specify the entire HTML as if you're writing an HTML page for CBs API to use your HTML structure instead of its own.