Simple_mail
E-mail sending plugin. In the usual way, we have a form which posts back to the same page, so the first thing is to check whether the form has been filled in and is valid. If so, send the e-mail, and display the confirmation. If not, display the form (including any validation errors).
Example
{exp:simple_mail:send recipient="recipient@sample.com"}
{if "{exp:simple_mail:sent}"}
<p>Thank You</p>
{if:else}
<div class="error">{exp:simple_mail:validation_errors}</div>
<form method="post">
<input type="email" name="email" value="" id="email" />
<select name="subject" id="subject">
<option value="just hi">just hi</option>
</select>
<textarea name="message" id="message"></textarea><br/><br/>
<input type="submit" value="submit"/>
</form>
{/if}
Details
The form action should post back to the same page. Form fields are:
email- sender’s e-mail addresssubject- subject of the e-mailmessage- content of the e-mail message
Tags:
exp:simple_mail:send- parameter:recipient- at top of page: will send the e-mail if the form is filled in.
exp:simple_mail:sent- was the mail sent? boolean
exp:simple_mail:validation_errors- possibly empty list of
<p>formatted form errors
Notes
I wrote this plugin so that I could send e-mail from a form in EE sites that use the Core license (which doesn’t include the e-mail module). It is a fairly thin layer on top of CodeIgniter email.
Limitations:
- Error handling is pretty much non-existant
- Form validation errors are not very granular
- User documentation is minimal