[mod] Personalized Subject Line version. 2.10.4

[spanglishton]

Just for the interest of those who are now using phplist-2.10.1

The following 2 changes to sendemaillib.php will make the phplist evaluate variables in the Subject line.

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change line

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if (!$mail->send("", $destinationemail, $fromname, $fromemail, $subject)) {


to

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$theSubject = plugAttributes($subject, $email);
if (!$mail->send("", $destinationemail, $fromname, $fromemail, $theSubject)) {


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above the line

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function addAttachments($msgid,&$mail,$type) {


add following function

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//srs added this function, clipped from the PHPlist user forum
//replace template vars in the subject line for customization based on user attributes
function plugAttributes($str="", $email="")
{
   $custom_list=getUserAttributeValues($email);
   while (list($AttribName,$AttribValue) = each ($custom_list)) {
        foreach($custom_list AS $AttribName => $AttribValue)
                $str = trim(str_replace("[{$AttribName}]",$AttribValue,$str));
   }
   return $str;
}


Just in case someone else was looking for the answer to this question with the latest version of PHPList (2.10.4), this modification works perfectly.

I searched for this solution and tried many variations before I found this simple solution from s01ipsist. Thanks for helping out!

I'm sure someone will need this, so I figured I would try to save you from searching every post in this forum. Just use this one if you have 2.10.4. It works!

I really don't understand why this hasn't been added as a standard in PHPList since it's such an easy, needed modification. Just my two sense.

Oh, by the way, the only reason why I didn't just link to it is because I didn't want to pose any unnecessary confusion, because the topic I found this on had a lot of clutter.

But for those of you who just "Have To Know", here is a link to the topic this quote originated from:

(This is because I haven't posted 10 times yet) {h}{t}{t}{p}{:}{/}{/}forums.phplist.{c}{o}{m}/viewtopic.php?t=2259&highlight=placeholder+subject

I hope this helps someone. I know it helped me! Thanks again s01ipsist!

Spanglishton

[Emily]

Thank you very much for this simple solution! This should definitely be a part of the program - personalization can make a big difference in your reader's experience. Everybody who is helped by this mod, please vote above!

Emily

[pdblizzard]

Thank you for this modification, it works great! I voted that I agree it should be a standard feature.

Does anyone know how to make it work when someone uses the FORWARD TO A FRIEND link?
It treats the attribute [variable] as a literal in the subject line of the email and the resulting forward page where you insert the email address to be forwarded to.

[rjc]

Worked great for me in v2.10.4. Will try v2.10.5 soon. Thanks!

[Hajo]

Man, I got really excited when I found this thread and thought it might finally give me subject attributes in phplist 2.10.4. Alas, it doesn't work on my server.
This really feels like twilight zone over here. How come others are successfully using this mod in 2.10.4?
I looked at permissions and opened the file to 755 permission rights, but still no go. All I get is the endless process queue with no results and no emails sent, ever. When I change sendemaillib.php back to the original file, everything returns to normal, but of course the subject lines don't understand attributes here.

Can anyone help with this? I really don't understand why it isn't working. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Having customized subject lines is crucial to ut through the load of spam and other email people are getting.

Thanks in advance,

Hajo

[Hajo]

FYI, just upgraded to 2.10.5 to see what happens with this mod and it doesn't work on my server, either. Can those who are using this mod successfully with 2.10.4 (or 2.10.5) post what servers they're running it on? Version numbers etc?

Thanks,

Hajo

[Agustin Bravo]

You have to be careful when you use this. It is case sensitive. My name subject is "Nombre", and until I mathed the exact case, it didn't work. Hope this helps.

Agustin.

[Heritage]

I believe I have tried this on PHP 5 servers with success, but older PHP 4 versions seem to hang on the mod.

With all the new security features slash patching on servers we will be lucky of we get a fix for bounce handling and subject line customization on PHP 4 versions in the next updates past 2.10.5

[driller]

I updated the sendemaillib.php according to spanglishton's post and the custom subject line doesn't seem to work still. I did test the same attributes that work in the body of the email into the subject and still had no luck with it.

Does anyone have any other ideas or suggestions that might make this work?

I am currently on:
version 2.10.5
PHP version 5.2.4
MySQL version 5.0.45-community

Thanks!

Chad

[s01ipsist]

Just to confirm this hack works perfectly on 2.10.5.
I did a fresh install, made these changes and it worked fine for me.

[Guest]

Hi all,

My first post here!

I just tried this mods on version 2.10.5 and it's working perfectly!

I don't understand why this is not part of the script by default.

By adding a personal information in the subject (like the name of your subscriber) you will get a better Open Rate of your messages!

Jason

[yorktown]

Does it work in 2.10.8? Have they added it as a permanent mod?

This mod is 'the bomb' I use it all the time.