Is there any way to quickly test email templates?

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8 years 4 months ago #221882

-- url of the page with the problem -- : albertatacticalrifle.com
-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.0
-- Joomla version -- : 3.4.5
-- PHP version -- : 5.6.10

I have to rework a new order email template sent to customers.
I know the place to modify the email, but I takes a lot of time to make an order to test. I do dozens of test per hour.
Is there any way to test the email without passing the full checkout process?

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8 years 4 months ago #221909

Hello,

There is one way for you to save time, I will show you how to recieve a Notification Email, just by clicking on a button!

Follow this path:

- Components -> HikaShop -> Orders
- Now select one of your order, and click on his Order number
- See the E-mail button on the top left, just click on hit to send an New Notification E-mail



Important : A Notification E-mail isn't the same for a new order notification E-mail BUT it's widely closed (about 98%) , so you can make your change from this one and test directly, for later use it for the other.

Regards,

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8 years 4 months ago #221999

Thanks. But I need to test
/media/com_hikashop/mail/order_creation_notification.html.modified.php
While the described approach allows to test
order_notification.html.modified.php

The only way I suggest is to temporary replace
order_notification.html.modified.php
with
order_creation_notification.html.modified.php
for tests and then move it back when done.

Correct?

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8 years 4 months ago #222013

That's correct.

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3 years 5 months ago #324402

Hi
Does this still work on hikashop HikaShop Essential: 4.3.0

I cant get it to send any mail, if i press SEND.. ??

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3 years 5 months ago #324441

Hi,

Note that with the Business edition, you can edit your emails via the menu System>Emails. There, you have a "preview" button to be able to easily see a preview of the email without sending it.

With the Essential edition, you would have to directly edit the files and test by sending a real email.
Note that once you pressed the send button, even if the email doesn't arrive in your mailbox because of the Email settings of the Joomla configuration or the HikaShop configuration being incorrect, you can check the result in the menu Customers>Emails history.

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1 year 3 weeks ago #349856

I'm using Hikashop 4.7.1 on Joomla 3.10.11. I was working through some customizing of the emails. While doing that, I used the Preview button which seems to allow one to view an actual order without sending an email. I used the X in the upper right corner to close the preview.

Much to my chagrin, when I went to check Customer/Email History, I found dozens of emails apparently sent to customers whom I thought I was just using for preview purposes.

What did I do wrong?

Thanks for your help!
Gary Marsh

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1 year 3 weeks ago #349859

Hi,

While the email history mechanism will log the emails tested in the preview, the emails are actually not sent.

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