Changing Default User Notification Settings

jcncnc

Hi,

Is there a way we can change the default user notification settings?

If anyone knows, please tell me.

Thanks so much!
Sheena

Bleistivt

Yes, these are the defaults:

$Configuration['Preferences']['Email']['ConversationMessage'] = '1';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Email']['BookmarkComment'] = '1';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Email']['ParticipateComment'] = '0';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Email']['WallComment'] = '0';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Email']['ActivityComment'] = '0';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Email']['DiscussionComment'] = '0';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Email']['Mention'] = '0';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Popup']['ConversationMessage'] = '1';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Popup']['BookmarkComment'] = '1';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Popup']['ParticipateComment'] = '0';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Popup']['WallComment'] = '1';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Popup']['ActivityComment'] = '1';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Popup']['DiscussionComment'] = '1';
$Configuration['Preferences']['Popup']['Mention'] = '1';

If you change a setting, just copy over that line to your config.php.

whu606

Be aware that these changes will only affect new users.

jcncnc

Thank you so much Bleistivt! And whu606 - thank you for that important additional information.

-Sheena

jcncnc

Sorry, I just had to come back to this for a new install I was forced to do. And now I can't remember where this file is that you're saying I can edit. Thanks!

-Sheena

jcncnc

Oh wait... do you mean to just add this to the config.php file? I don't see a section in there for this - so I'm assuming you meant to just add it to there. Please let me know if I'm wrong. Thank you!

-Sheena

peregrine

Please let me know if I'm wrong

you are correct,

• Add a configuration line, it if you don't see it.

• if you see the config statement meaning it exists in your config.php, you can edit the statement on the right hand side of the = sign to the value you want.

• You can add lines configuration lines anywhere in the conf/config.php. they will get sorted and organized next time you save a setting from the dashboard.

see the faq.

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/28420/faq

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/222117/#Comment_222117

or the documentation. it was written to help you with the very questions you ask.

http://docs.vanillaforums.com/developers/configuration/

gohunter

is it possible to update notification preferences for the existing users all at once?

R_J

It would require coding a plugin just for that. But look at that comment: http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/216231/#Comment_216231

The crucial information is this:

These are the config options that set the default email preferences if a user hasn't set them:

So if your users already made a decision, do you really want to override that? If not, setting the config options will be enough.

hgtonight

@gohunter said:
is it possible to update notification preferences for the existing users all at once?

I wouldn't suggest doing it for reasons @R_J pointed out.

To do it, you would have to loop through all the user records and add the preferences to the Attributes field by unserializing the field, adding your prefs as necessary, then reserializing the data and updating the field. I did something similar in the DiscussionExtender addon: https://github.com/hgtonight/Plugin-DiscussionExtender/blob/master/class.discussionextender.plugin.php#L411-L436

gohunter

@R_J‌ and @hgtonight‌, thanks for the sources.

Users' email preferences were not set by the users before and the problem is that the default settings were not set previously. And now, every user has blank unchecked preferences.

That is why, I am concerning to set all of them to default settings and send mass email notifying about the instruction on how to change their email preferences and etc.