Editing Notification Emails
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Every email Member Blog sends, from the free plugin and from Pro, is listed on one screen. Switch any of them off for everybody, or change its subject and text to match your site’s voice.
The screen is WB Plugins > Member Blog > Notification Emails. It appears while the Notifications module is on.
One Shared Design
Section titled “One Shared Design”All emails use the free plugin’s shared template: a heading, a short message, one button, and an unsubscribe link, in your site’s email design with a plain-text version alongside. You can change the subject and the message. The heading and the button stay as built, so every email keeps the same look whatever you write.
Change an Email’s Wording
Section titled “Change an Email’s Wording”- Go to WB Plugins > Member Blog > Notification Emails.
- Find the email. Each row shows its name, what triggers it and “Sent to:” who receives it.
- Open Edit subject and text under the row.
- Type a new Subject and Message. Leave a box empty to keep the built-in wording. Leave a blank line between paragraphs.
- Use the placeholders listed under the fields for that email.
- Click Save Settings.
The reading digest is built from the posts it lists, so it offers Edit subject only.
Switch an Email Off
Section titled “Switch an Email Off”Turn off the switch on the email’s row and click Save Settings. It stops for everybody. To stop an email for one person only, that member uses the unsubscribe link in it, or their own preferences (see Your Notification Preferences).
The Emails
Section titled “The Emails”| Sent to | When | Placeholders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading digest | Followers | A periodic round-up of new posts from the writers and topics a member follows (subject only) | {post_count} |
| A writer you follow published | Followers | A writer they follow publishes a post | {author_name} {post_title} {post_url} |
| You have a new follower | The followed writer | Somebody follows them, once per follower | {reader_name} {profile_url} |
| Someone clapped for your post | The post author | A reader claps | {reader_name} {post_title} {post_url} |
| A post needs approval | Selected administrators | A member submits a post for review | {site_admin} {blog_name} |
| Your post was approved | The post author | Their post is approved and published | {publisher_name} {blog_name} |
| Your post was sent back | The post author | A reviewer sends a post back instead of publishing it | {post_title} {reason} {edit_url} |
| New comment on your post | The post author | Someone comments | {commenter_name} {post_title} {post_url} |
| Someone reacted to your post | The post author | A reader reacts, where the Reactions plugin is active | {reader_name} {post_title} {post_url} |
| Your post reached a view milestone | The post author | A post passes a view threshold | {post_title} {views} {post_url} |
| You were invited to co-author | The invited member | An author invites them onto a post | {inviter_name} {post_title} {accept_url} |
| Your co-author invitation was accepted | The author who invited | The invitee accepts | {invitee_name} {post_title} |
| Your co-author invitation was declined | The author who invited | The invitee declines | {invitee_name} {post_title} |
| A revision was requested | The author and co-authors | A reviewer asks for changes | {post_title} {reason} |
| A co-authored post was published | The author and co-authors | The shared post is published | {post_title} {post_url} |
| Your scheduled post was published | The post author | A scheduled post publishes | {post_title} {post_url} |
| Your scheduled post could not publish | The post author | A scheduled post is blocked at publish time, for example by credits or a posting limit | {post_title} {reason} {action} |
{site_name} (your site’s title) works in every email. The first four emails, plus “A post needs approval”, “Your post was approved” and “Your post was sent back”, come from the free plugin; the rest come from Pro.
Placeholders
Section titled “Placeholders”| Placeholder | Inserts |
|---|---|
{site_name} |
Site title |
{post_title}, {blog_name} |
Title of the post |
{post_url} |
Link to the post |
{edit_url} |
Link to edit the post |
{accept_url} |
Link to accept or decline |
{author_name} |
Name of the writer |
{publisher_name} |
Name of the post author |
{site_admin} |
Name of the administrator receiving it |
{reader_name} |
Name of the reader |
{profile_url} |
Link to the follower’s profile |
{commenter_name} |
Name of the commenter |
{inviter_name} |
Name of the member who invited |
{invitee_name} |
Name of the invited member |
{reason} |
The reason given |
{action} |
What the member can do next |
{views} |
Number of views reached |
{post_count} |
Number of posts in the digest |
Only use the placeholders listed for an email. A misspelled placeholder, such as {posttitle}, is sent as typed.
Example: The Sent-Back Email
Section titled “Example: The Sent-Back Email”Subject:
About your post on {site_name}Message:
Hi, a reviewer sent "{post_title}" back with this note: {reason}
You can edit it and submit it again whenever you are ready.The button to edit the post is added by the template, so the message does not need the link.
- Keep it short. The message sits above one button. A sentence or two is enough.
- Test after a change. Trigger the email (submit a post, approve one, leave a comment) and read it as received.
- Match your voice across all the emails you change, not only one.
Related
Section titled “Related”- Notifications
- Your Notification Preferences
- Emails (developer guide) - filters and template overrides