hi rjspomer,
even guessing would be hard, since you did not tell what is happening.
try to uninstall (sql above) mailbeez, remove all old files and copy all latest files again.
cheers
cord
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hi rjspomer,
even guessing would be hard, since you did not tell what is happening.
try to uninstall (sql above) mailbeez, remove all old files and copy all latest files again.
cheers
cord
[SIM]<!-- Begin: mh:subjectTemplate -->TestFirstName TestLastName please review your purchased products<!-- End: mh:subjectTemplate -->
Hi Cord,
I removed all files and reinstalled new now I get this in the subject line.
Also it still shows that I am not using the latest modules.
thanks
Please have a look at the following chat I had with cronless support.
The resumé is that mailhive is returning 404, but you can see what we tested but without success.
Please let me have your thought and possibly a solution.
Thanks
enzo
Quote:
Sunday, March 6, 2011
You <click to change>
hi I still have problems with the job created
Support [agent]
Hi
could you please give me your username
You <click to change>
*** Cronless FAILED to run your job *** Below is the job output: Server Unix Time Stamp: 2011-03-05 17:15:05 Job Name: review Output: Output: ERROR - CANNOT REACH HOST *** Please check your script(s) to make sure they are online, functional and reachable by Cronless ***
xxxxxxx
Support [agent]
oh yes, I've tested your site a few minutes ago
it seems you have a problem with your .htaccess file because the accessing the page mailhive.php returns a 404 error.
but because an html page is returned will not see it on your browser
You <click to change>
the problem is that I do not know how to mod the htaccess
Support [agent]
could you paste it in an email and send it to [email protected] i'll try my best to fix it and i'll check mailbeez.com for reference
just make sure you dont have any passwords saved in it
You <click to change>
yes I will but bear in mind that the htaccess has been mod because of a seo software I have installed so you can not touch the wai it is at the moment. you can pnly add rules
Support [agent]
no i'll just check if any rule applies to mailhive.php and if there is it should be better to modify it using the seo software and not directly
You <click to change>
# Use PHP5CGI as default
AddHandler fcgid-script .php
RewriteEngine On
# Don't rewrite any URIs ending with a file extension (ending with .[xxxxx])
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.[a-z]{2,5}$ [NC]
# Don't rewrite admin directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/acquatuamgr [NC]
# Don't rewrite editors directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/editors [NC]
# Don't rewrite cPanel directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/cpanel [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/frontend [NC]
# Handle all other URIs using Zen Cart (index.php)
RewriteRule .* index.php?%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
You <click to change>
ok I made a backup copy of htaccess, if you want we may try to mod it now
Support [agent]
ok Im just checking mailhive's change log incase someone else got the same error
You <click to change>
ok
Support [agent]
ok it seems like a few users used a zen cart mod for seo that did the same thing. im not familier with the script, is easy to disable the seo mod for a minute and let me check if a 404 is returned?
You <click to change>
Probably just renaming the htaccess in htaccess.off will do
Support [agent]
ok just rename it for a minute
You <click to change>
go!
Support [agent]
nope its not from the .htaccess, you could rename it back
Im sorry I couldnt find the reason for the 404. we have a little over 100 members who use mailbeez and from what i realized from their urls is they have it installed in a folder and not the root. You should ask their support if it is neccessary to move it to a folder.
You <click to change>
I understand, but the way mailbeeze tells to install is to have the mailhive in the root
Support [agent]
hold on a sec, i'll check one more thing
Support [agent]
im just checking if other pages return a 404 in the header
could you give me 2 or 3 file urls that are installed with mailbeez, but they have to be accessable without loggin in
just paste the links here
You <click to change>
I do not think there files that can be accessed without logging in as admin
Support [agent]
i checked a lot of your pages, and they are all working perfectly fine. only mailhive.php returns a 404 in the header, which is good because search engines wont find any problem indexing it. but it wont work properly with cron schedulers that check a page's http code.
You <click to change>
I think that mailhive should be allowed to reach by setting htaccess,
Support [agent]
when you renamed the file it did the same thing. your best bet is to contact the mailbeez support team or post on their forum
You <click to change>
thanks
Support [agent]
just let them know that mailhive.php returns a 404 error in the page
im always online you could contact me at anytime
hi,Quote:
Originally Posted by rjspomer
need to fix this in the next release - it is a debugging setting which is not used for mailbeez
there are two options:
1. remove includes/local/configure.php
or
2. uncomment line 1313 in
mailhive\common\classes\Smarty_2.6.26\Smarty.class.php
PHP Code:if (isset($_smarty_results)) { return $_smarty_results; }
you need to update the modules manually by downloading the latest packages e.g. through the "update check". in the zip-package you find instructions what to do.
cheers
cord
hi enzo,Quote:
Originally Posted by enzo-ita
very strange... currently no idea what the reason could be... :shocking:
some thoughts from my side:
- mailhive.php must be in the root of the cart - as you have it
- mailhive.php is a quite normal php page, so it won't return a 404
- a 404 means "page not found" - when the page is there it can be caused by SEO / URL rewriting tools
- I still can access you mailhive.php through the brower, so the URL works
- is there anything in your zencart what could rewrite the URL depending on browsers? wonder what kind of browser cronless says it is
- my guess is it is hidden somewhere in your server-setting / zen-cart
cheers
cord
some more thoughts:
- as I can see in your shop's URL you have somekind of URL rewriting in place
- you can ask cronless if they can access your URL in a browser
Hi,
I have created a new job www.x x x x x.it/index.php and croneless can reach the page without problems. index.php is in the root obviously.
I have then created a another job www.x x x x x.it/mailhive.php (without parameters) and croneless gets a 404.
Definetely the problems resides in mailhive.php
What about if I overwrite mailhive.php?
How the token works? Is it generated when installing mailbeeze or is it in the mailhive.php?
The token I can see in the admin page of mailbeeze is read from where?
If the token is wrong, would mailhive.php return 404?
Thanks
enzo
Hummmm one more idea. What about if mailhive does not find emails to be sent?
Would it return 404 in this case?
If so, this could be the problem and I think you should fix it.
enzo
hi enzo,
I still believe the 404 is caused by the server / url rewrite and not by mailhive.php
I think index.php might work because the url rewrite "knows" it
try to create a new php file, e.g. crazybeez.php e.g. just for outputting echo php_info();
does that file work?
cheers
cord
I have created the file prova.php and cronless accept the job creation without problems. www. a c q u a t u a .it/prova.php.
I did not touch the htaccess obviously.
You can try.
ciao
enzo
very strange, still no idea :lamo:
try this:
this will load zencart's engine - maybe something is happening there?PHP Code:<?php
require('includes/application_top.php');
echo php_info();
?>
Mailbeez... I am so excited!!! I used your directions and made another mod to send an email out. :) Thank you!!!
where should I put the code? In the file prova?Quote:
Originally Posted by mailbeez
ciao
EDIT
Well, I put the code in the file prova and now I get the error.
And now?
thanks
sorry,
it isthis should show your php information page.PHP Code:<?php
require('includes/application_top.php');
echo phpinfo();
?>
now try if you can run this with cronless.com
With a browser it works, it does not with cronless.
ciao
enzo
so the issue is not hidden in mailbeez - it is in zencart.
you must have some kind of URL rewriting addon / spider detecter which changes the URL and forwards to an non existing site - but only when cronless is calling the URL.
so it must do it by detecting the browser - try to find out what cronless says what browser it simulates while calling your URL.
cheers
cord
Got IT!!!!
It is the CEON URI mapping that blocks mailhive, probably rewriting the url.
Now I have to ask CEON how to fix this.
Ciao
:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:
Ok I did it on my own.
I just mod the file includes/extra_datafiles/ceon_uri_mapping_config.php
adding what in red and voilà it works perfectly now.
Quote:
$ceon_uri_mapping_excluded_files = array(
'ipn_main_handler.php',
'mailhive.php',
'nochex_apc_handler.php',
'localities_remote_loader.php',
'iridium_3d_secure_iframe.php',
'protx_direct_3d_secure_iframe.php',
'realex_remote_3d_secure_iframe.php',
'sage_pay_direct_3d_secure_iframe.php',
'ceon_cardsave_direct_3d_secure_iframe.php',
'ceon_sage_pay_direct_3d_secure_iframe.php',
'ceon_sage_pay_server_iframe_breakout.php',
'ceon_sage_pay_server_notification_handler.php'
);
?>
*** mailbeez is on holiday - back end of march ***
:cool:
Bummer... well hope you have a nice holiday. When you return...Quote:
Originally Posted by mailbeez
The facebook share module doesn't work as far as... it will send the email, but when you get it and click on the share button... Facebook throws this error.
Post to Profile
There was an error posting this item.
This box will close automatically in a few seconds. Close this window.
link from email looks like...
PHP Code:http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fxxxxxxxxxx.com%2Findex.php%3Fmain_page%3Dproduct_reviews_info%26amp%3Bproducts_id%3Dproducts_id%3Dxxxx%26amp%3Breviews_id%3Dxxxx&t=My+Review
Is this also true for the .txt file named "todo", located in the mailhive folder?Quote:
Originally Posted by mailbeez
Hi Mailbeez,
I see you are on holiday, but I'm going to post this question so it will be waiting for you when you get back. I have downloaded the latest version (2.02) and also some mods: nopurchase, review, winback, and service_db_optimize. Before I install them, I need to chat with you about how they will interact with 2 other mods I have installed.
I'm currently running Image Handler 2 and Zen Lightbox on ZC139h. I don't know if you're familiar with them, so I'll give you background on how they work as it might relate to or bump into this mod.
Zen Lightbox, as the name implies, provides a lightbox feature for zc - it zooms or enlarges product images.
Image Hander 2 works with Zen Lightbox and manages images by allowing shop owners to only have to upload one main product image per product, instead of having to use three sizes per the zen cart tradition (for regular, medium, and large sized images).
The idea is to upload your largest image for each product image that you want Zen Light box to show on zoom. This is how it works with Zen Light box.
In order to prevent your huge images from showing up on product pages and eating up your bandwidth by downloading them on every page load, Image Handler will resize these images and store them in a cache folder, where it serves them up as called. Thus speeding up your store and reducing your bandwidth usage while still allowing you to have nice large images for zooming.
The product images are traditionally stored in the main images folder since there is only one per product (there is no need to separate them out into other folders by size, like you have to do in zen cart if you don't have Image Handler installed).
So my question in relation to the Mailbeez mod is this....
Won't the emails use these images? The obvious problem being that the emails will be horrific with these giant images.
Is there a way around this? Would I need to create a specific directory for smaller product images to be used only by Mailbeez and then point Mailbeez to it? If so, which file would I edit to do that?
And, if that is the solution....I'm wondering how Mailbeez would know which product image to select....since product images are tied to the products, and the products must pull their large images from the main image directory in order for Zen Lightbox and Image Handler to work properly.
In other words, the only way to connect a product image to a product is to use that image as the product photo. I can't use a smaller image for products or my Image Handler and Zen Lightbox will cease to function properly.
Your thoughts?
By the way, I am willing to simply remove the images from the emails if that's the best solution. Just don't know how to go about it? Is this a simple edit of the common mailbeez email template?
Possible bug?
The share your review on facebook is emailing customers everyday on the same product they reviewed... one customer reported 7 emails so far... and they are annoyed. Suggestions?
current settings:
Send review_facebook email
Do you want to send review_facebook emails?
x True
False
Set days passed
number of days since review was written
1
Set days to skip after
number of days since review was written after which do skip the review_facebook email
10
Hi Cord,
Hope you're well! I have a quick question. I have the most recent mailbeez installed. When I check for updates it's not recognizing the current mailbeez that I have installed on my server. Do you know what the problem could be?
Thanks!
Hi again, I have a couple more issues that I need help sorting out.
When I send emails instead of saying the customers name in the email subject, it says:
$firstname please review your purchase
Also along the top of the email message I can see:
template: mailhive/common/templates/email_html_zencart.tpl....
and
Zencart merges the output generated...
I don't know where to remove these messages. Please help I really want to get mailbeez up and running...Thank you.
Cord is on vacation until the end of this month. Have you read through this entire thread? I believe this issue has come up for others and has been resolved. You might find the answer you're looking for in previous posts.Quote:
Originally Posted by joyjoy
Hint: look at the file mentioned in the error string at the top of the email (mailhive/common/templates/etc...) and store root/email/email_template_default. But don't just randomly delete things you don't want to appear. They're there for a reason....you may have to tweak and make some adjustments. Again, reading through this thread may provide you with the answer you're looking for.
Thanks script junkie. I figured out the firstname issue. I'll have to look into your suggestion for the other problem though. Thank you for pointing me in the correct direction. :smile:
You're welcome :)
i get the following error with mailbeez
MailBeez - Mode: simulate
Processing....
code: review module: review
1146 - Table 'mydatabase.zen_mailbeez_block' doesn't exist
select date_block from zen_mailbeez_block where module='review' and customers_id='1068' order by date_block DESC
[TEP STOP]
any ideas?
Hi. I modified the "Nopurchase" module 7 times to send a series of 7 email articles to new customers, 2 days apart. I would not want to ever repeat the particular email series, so I would like to remove the portion of code that refers to "set days to skip." I have that currently set at empty.
I think the portion of code is this, but I would like to confirm that it is okay to delete this:
mh_insert_config_value(array('configuration_title' => 'Set days to skip after',
'configuration_key' => 'MAILBEEZ_EMAILSERIES1A_PASSED_DAYS_SKIP',
'configuration_value' => '',
'configuration_description' => 'number of days after which do skip the emailseries1a email',
'set_function' => ''
));
Secondly, I notice the Birthday module 2.x has Google Analytics code in it. If I wanted to track whether my 7-email series brings back customers, would I need to insert the code as it appears in the Birthday module, and would that integrate with the Google Analytics code placed in my cart by the Simple Google Analytics module?
Thanks for any responses. Sorry for the double question.
I am not sure my series will work in production mode but it seems to be cooperating in test mode. Thanks to Mailbeez.
Notageek
Hi. I have seen it mentioned previously that the following shows up in the test email:
Also, in the test email the $firstname $lastname shows instead of the name of the person to whom the test email was sent.Quote:
template: mailhive/common/templates/email_txt.tpl
How does one verify that the same does not show up in the real email? I suppose putting Mailbeez in production mode and sending to oneself would do it. It would be nice to know in advance, but I suppose I should try that next. I do not believe this was cleared up when asked on this forum previously.
Thanks for any insight.
Notageek
Elsewhere in this thread, someone mentioned resolving this by putting curly brackets around $firstname $lastname so that it looks like this: {$firstname} {$lastname}Quote:
Originally Posted by notageek
I haven't installed this mod yet, as I'm waiting for the dev to get back from vacation and answer my questions, so I haven't tried that solution myself, but I recall reading that it worked for someone else.
still getting the following error with mailbeez
MailBeez - Mode: simulate
Processing....
code: review module: review
1146 - Table 'mydatabase.zen_mailbeez_block' doesn't exist
select date_block from zen_mailbeez_block where module='review' and customers_id='1068' order by date_block DESC
[TEP STOP]
any ideas?
hi kitcorsa,Quote:
Originally Posted by kitcorsa
looks like you have done an unclean update (just follow the readme...)
the clean up the mess I suggest:
See FAQ "My installation failed – what can I do?" on http://www.mailbeez.com/support/ to remove the DB entries.
Rename mailhive into "mailhive_mess"
copy the latest version from mailbeez.com onto your server (replacing mailhive.php and admin/mailbeez.php)
than you should be able to install clean. copy your modules back from mailhive_mess/mailbeez into mailhive/mailbeez (but not config.php)
tracking data from former runs will stay in place. you need to adjust your "secret url" in cronjobs if you have that in place
I can confirm that {$firstname} {$lastname} will do the job!Quote:
Originally Posted by ScriptJunkie
hi joyjoy,Quote:
Originally Posted by joyjoy
was probably an issue on the version check server - with mailbeez v2.1 (coming soon) the version check will be much more advanced
please check if the URL given to the facebook sharer works? any kind of url rewrite which does not allow facebook to resolve the URL?Quote:
Originally Posted by ksoup
It is a quite simple thing, the sharer.php just visits the url and looks for the content.
cheers
cord
I want to remove the product image from my product review email.
Would I do this by editing mailhive/mailbeez/review/email/productlist_html.tpl?
And if so, would I change this:
to this?:HTML Code:$review_products_image<a href="$review_link">$review_products_name</a>
<br>
<br>
<a href="$review_link">$review_button</a>
<br clear="all">
<br>
HTML Code:<a href="$review_link">$review_products_name</a>
<br>
<br>
<a href="$review_link">$review_button</a>
<br clear="all">
<br>
yes, things can be very easy ;-)
You can always try in simulation mode what the result looks like.
cheers
cord
Great!
Installing now and will check it out :)
Good day. I've been trying to install the Mailbeez After Sales Modules for a couple of days with no luck. I've tried searching in the forum as well as general search engines and can't find the exact same issue, at least that I can tell.
When I go to Tools and launch Mailbeez, The mailbeez.php page comes up fine. If I press Install, I receive the following error message:
I'm running Zen Cart v1.3.9h/v1.3.9d. My only real customization is that my installation is in the /catalog folder and the admin folder is /catalog/pppadmin7.Quote:
Server error
The website encountered an error while retrieving http://MYDOMAIN.com/catalog/pppadmin...action=install. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.
Here are some suggestions:
Reload this web page later.
HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error): An unexpected condition was encountered while the server was attempting to fulfill the request.
This is a live store. I wanted to add the Mailbeez modules to use for following up with the customers (reviews, etc).
The server is: PHP 5.2.12 7 MySQL 5.0.92
I've double and triple checked that the files from mailbeez_v2.02 are in the correct folders (substituting pppadmin7 for admin). I have searched for /admin/ and only find the two instances in mailbeez.php which I believe refer to xtCommerce installations so shouldn't affect my install. However I'm pretty convinced that it's assuming /admin/ somewhere which is what's biting me...?
HTTP 500 Errors pretty much always mean I did something wrong. Any clues what it might be?
hi,
actually never have heard of people having issues at that stage... :shocking:
I am sure that this is not the reason - you can name the admin directory whatever you want.Quote:
However I'm pretty convinced that it's assuming /admin/ somewhere which is what's biting me...?
what actually happens, when you hit the install button, is that the method "install" of configbeez/config.php is called.
you might try to put some debug information there to find out where the installation breaks.
cheers
cord
Zen cart (v 139) has a built in debug tool. It runs automatically whenever there is an error of this kind. You need to take a look at the error logs it generates.Quote:
Originally Posted by whiskeylover
Assuming you haven't done that yet (or that you don't know how), here are the instructions:
Go to store_root/cache (store_root = the folder/directory that you installed zen cart into)
What does the most recent log say?
Also, always a good idea to empty this folder each time you resolve an issue. That way, when a new issue arises, you can be confident that the logs in there are all related to it (instead of searching through all the accumulated logs to try and isolate the one that references your current issue).
FYI @Cord:
Completed installation and customization of email templates. Works beautifully!! Thank you for such a wonderful marketing tool!! I'll be stopping by the site to make a donation soon :) This mod is just waaaaay too cool to use for free ;)
Oh! and I didn't have to remove my product images from the email after all. Apparently Mailbeeze (probably due to using ZC's default email template) uses thumbnail versions of the original image. Nice!
@ScriptJunkie:
cool! makes my life with zencart much easier! was always annoyed by the white screen when something went wrong.Quote:
Zen cart (v 139) has a built in debug tool.
that is music in my ears ;-)Quote:
This mod is just waaaaay too cool to use for free ;)
am releasing soon more premium modules, so buying them is also a nice way to appreciate my work.
a review on trustpilot (link in the mailbeez admin footer) is welcome as well.
cheers
cord
@ Cord: Great!
Wow! No, I had never noticed this. It pointed me to a problem with the the CONFIG.PHP and a quick search through this forum pointed me to an old CONFIG.PHP that needed to be deleted.
Thank you so much for helping me with this one and pointing to a resource that should be invaluable in the future! :clap:
Quote:
Originally Posted by ScriptJunkie
You're very welcome :)Quote:
Originally Posted by whiskeylover
@Cord - tried to do a testimonial/review on Trustpilot, but got an error message when I submitted it - so I'm not sure if it went through or not. If you didn't get it, let me know and I'll do it again :)
Also, most Zen Cart Mod developers have a donate button either in the Mod's admin area, or on their website. Typically, this is a Paypal button which allows folks to donate to the developer for his/her work. I don't see one on the mailbeez website or in the Mod's admin area.
I have just upgraded from 1.7 to 2.02 and now when I try to view emails I get the following error...
Warning: Variable passed to each() is not an array or object in /home/afford/public_html/includes/classes/db/mysql/query_factory.php on line 114
Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /home/afford/public_html/includes/classes/db/mysql/query_factory.php:114) in /home/afford/public_html/includes/functions/sessions.php on line 108
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/afford/public_html/includes/classes/db/mysql/query_factory.php:114) in /home/afford/public_html/includes/init_includes/init_templates.php on line 78
body { font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin:auto; width: 600px; border: 1px solid #909090; padding: 30px;}.s { font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; background-color: #99ff00; }.w { font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; background-color: #ffb3b5; }.rn { width: 30px; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; background-color: #e6e6e6; }.r { margin-left: 30px; position: relative; margin-bottom: 3px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; background-color: #e9e9e9; }.pageHeading { font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 7px; }
MailBeez Automatic Installation
Experimental
Please follow the installation manual on http://www.mailbeez.com/documentation/installation/
Please help.
trustpilot must have had some downtime? just try it againQuote:
Originally Posted by ScriptJunkie
in 2.02 you find a link under "about" for reaching the donation button. otherwise: [email protected]Quote:
Originally Posted by ScriptJunkie
:D
cheers
cord
this error is caused by the { } brakets used in stylesheets. you need to surround the CSS with the {literal} {/literal} tags:Quote:
Originally Posted by fradesigns
http://www.smarty.net/docs/en/langua...on.literal.tpl
or upgrade to smarty 3
cheers
cord
MailBeez Version 2.1 released
Am happy :clap: to announce the release of Version 2.1 with many improvements of the MailBeez Framework:
- technical framework enhancements (functionality, performance, refactoring)
- improvements of the admin interface
- inline version checker (requires CURL)
- new external version checker in popup
- "Filter"-tab renamed into "Filter & Helper"
- moved "configuration" tab
With MailBeez 2.1 there are also a number of new premium add-ons available, e.g.
Simple Throttling
allows you to control the sending rate
Genderbased personalization
personalize your emails to the gender of your customers
Newsletter Subscribers only
make sure that MailBeez only sends to customers with a newsletter subscription
All add-ons are with "drop-in" installation - only copy the new files and activate the add-ons through the admin
Please use the new external version check (version check button in your MailBeez admin) to download the latest version of MailBeez:
orange means update
blue means additional module available
http://www.mailbeez.com/wp-content/u..._v21update.png
coming soon:
multilanguage template manager
invoice dunning reminder with workflow for orders with payment in advance
Trustpilot integration suite - show ratings in your website and mailbeez generated emails
cheers
cord
Hi mailbeez
What are your premium modules advance features will be included? Auto-responder email templates?
hi hara,
have a look at mailbeez.com to see what is available. or install mailbeez and use the version checker - that will list what you can install.
In general mailbeez is an auto-responder like machine that generates targeted, personalized emails based on customer's behavior. each type of email is generated by a separate module. so you can choose what you like to run (e.g. ask for writing an review, afterwards ask the review writer to share it on facebook...)
am working on a number of modules that makes it easy for merchants to stay in contact with their customers - once it is setup it runs completely controlled.
cheers
cord
Hi mailbeez,
Thank you for the free great products and time. Do you have email templates for create account mail?
Hi hara,
Zen cart already sends out an email when a customer creates an account.
Mailbeez is an awesome mod that I think everyone should have, but you also need to understand its purpose (check out their website and read all about this product).
The purpose of Mailbeez is to supplement Zen Cart's email system with email templates designed specifically for marketing to your customers (rather than redesigning what Zen Cart already offers).
I've noticed from the various support threads you've posted on that you seem to have a track record of asking questions that could be answered if you just looked at your store and did a little reading.
I strongly suggest you become more familiar with Zen Cart and how it works before you continue to install one mod after another. The forums are filled with helpful threads, tutorials, and tools related to basic Zen Cart functionality. You can save yourself a lot of time and trouble (and lost files and customizations) if you do a bit of self education early on :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by hara
Hi ScriptJunkie,
I mean I search a good looking easy editable email template for replacing ZC create account mail and/or send another marketing email at same time sending create account email. I don't see any other post has my same idea in this forum so far.
Thanks for that clarification :) Zen Cart's email templates are as basic as email templates get for software as cool and complex as Zen Cart. It is unlikely you will find an easier replacement system.Quote:
Originally Posted by hara
Having said that, if you're looking for some kind of marketing email template to go out at the same time as the welcome email that goes out from Zen Cart when an account is created, I recommend that you go to the Mailbeez website and find the section that deals with feature requests. Then make a request for what you're looking for and provide as much detail as possible (like what you want to accomplish with the email template you have in mind).
If enough people find value in that, then it might be something Mailbeez will consider creating and releasing at some future date. If not, then perhaps they will consider creating it for you for a fee.
In the meantime, my recommendation to you is that you go through your Zen Cart email templates and invest the time to customize each of them to your liking.
You will need to do this anyway in order for the Mailbeez emails to look like you want them to, because...while Mailbeez has its own templates that need to be tweaked and customized to your store, they also utilize your default email template from Zen Cart....so if your Zen Cart email templates are not customized to your liking, your Mailbeez emails won't be either (Mailbeez works with Zen Cart's email template system, it does not replace it)
Customizing your email templates (both in Zen Cart and Mailbeez) can be a little bit of a pain if you don't know your way around html, css, inline styling, and basic PHP, but it's well worth the time you will spend.
On the bright side, if *I* can figure it out, anyone can :) It just takes a little bit of time, effort, and a desire to have your store the way you want it.
If this type of file editing is beyond your ability and you're uninterested in learning how to do it - or simply don't have the time to learn it, my best suggestion is that you pay someone to do it for you.
But, if you go that route, pick someone who knows their way around zen cart or other PHP based software - you don't want to pay someone by the hour who takes a long time because they don't know what they're doing, and you don't want to pay someone by the "job" who's going to muddle through it and leave you with a hacked up mess.
I believe the forum has an area dedicated to this purpose (hiring someone to customize your cart, or a specific area of your cart (like email templates).
Good luck :)
Thank you so much ScriptJunkie.
I.I.Z.C.
You're very welcome :)Quote:
Originally Posted by hara
I just installed the basic module and when I go to Tools -> Mailbeez it takes me to the front end of my store and a error page 404 shows. I did just what the instructions say.
What am I supposed to do with the other files/folders that are included in the download? The instructions dont say anything about these folders.
i.e.
catalog
extras creloaded
(I re-named the admin module)
OK I think I may have answered my own question. The instructions dont make any mention of the folder "catalog". But it does call for the installation of some files that are in the folder. So I assume this folders contents need to be uploaded. (doing that now...)
Will see...
Still not sure what to do with the folder "extras creloaded"
hi nohart,
in the package you find a file EN_install.txt which should guide you to the online installation manual on:
http://www.mailbeez.com/documentatio...tion-zen-cart/
just follow these steps and you are done.
the "catalog" directory is your root in zencart, so copy the content of "catalog" (not the folder itself) into zencart (where your index.php is)
ignore "creloaded": mailbeez runs on 8+ different platforms with the same installation package - creloaded is just a different cart system which also supports plugins similar to zencart
cheers
cord
Multilanguage Template Manager
Sounds easy, but is actually a complete subsystem: This new add-on makes MailBeez multilingual and also gives you an editor frontend for editing the templates from the admin interface.
read more:
http://www.mailbeez.com/documentatio..._tmplmngr_lng/
cheers
cord
winback works, but nopurchase gets the error below. i am confused.
Processing....
code: winback
module: winback
Result:0 items
no matching customers or all items have been sent
Processing....
code: nopurchase
module: nopurchase
Email Error: Could not instantiate mail function. Please check Admin->Configuration->Email Options->Email Transport.
did you upgrade to mailbeez v2.1?
Yes, new install.
please to to
configuration > eventlog
and activate both options.
run the module again.
go to
reports > event log.
find the query for nopurchase and try to run it with e.g. phpmyadmin.
what is the result?
where do i see the query.
you should finf the query in the event log - after you configured it and run the module again
I installed v.2.1. I go to admin-tools-mailbeez, get this opened:
"Not Found
The requested URL /admin/FILENAME_MAILBEEZ.php was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request."
I can find mailbeez.php file in admin folder. What should I do?
Thanks in advance.
hi hara,
looks like you haven't copy all files into your system.
please follow step by step the install on
http://www.mailbeez.com/documentatio...tion-zen-cart/
think you forgot to copy the extra_datafiles which define the FILENAME_MAILBEEZ
does it work?
cheers
cord
No query in the report event log.
Did you activate the setting under configuration > eventlog, restarted the simulation and run the module again?
yes, no query in the log. just one line per event
Thanks for sharing with us.:clap:
I checked all files are copied. still not working.Quote:
Originally Posted by mailbeez
one thing is that all filesize smaller in server, compare with your original filesize.
Hi hara,
Which zencart version do you have?
Did you download the latest version of mailbeez from WWW.mailbeez.com?
Try to copy all mailbeez files again, maybe the ftp transfer failed.
When you copy everything into a standard zencart it will work like a charm from the first click
@all:
Anyone there who had the same problem?
Cheers
Cord
Quote:
Originally Posted by mailbeez
Nope. It sounds like his FTP program is corrupting his files and/or cutting out some of the data on upload.
Suggest he make sure he's unzipping files before upload and try using FileZilla as the FTP program for uploading.
I'm in v1.3.9h
I downloaded v2.1 from:
http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1661
I'm using FileZilla FTP
I will download it again from WWW.mailbeez.com. will see.
Good now. I downloaded from mailbeez site and re-uploaded them. Thank you!
Hi Sirs,
I can't find "catalog/mailhive/mailbeez" in this Review reminder download. Also where to install in admin? Read me instruction too simple I can't understand.
"Please copy the content of this folder into your
catalog/mailhive/mailbeez
folder and install the MailBeez Module in your administration."
Thanks in advance!
I still cannot find the query to test.
Hi hara,Quote:
Originally Posted by hara
In zencart "catalog/" is your shop root - where your index.php is.
You should find the folder "mailhive/" with the subfolder "mailbeez/".
Put the review.php file and review folder in there.
Then the review module will appear under mailbeez after a reload.
Does it work?
Cheers
Cord
Did you restart the simulation under configuration > simulation.button " restart" and then run the modules again?Quote:
Originally Posted by tbaquatics
You can't find it because it isn't in there. It's on your server. Take the folder (from the download) called "review" and upload it to this file path:Quote:
Originally Posted by hara
Catalog/mailhive/mailbeez on your server. (understand that "Catalog" refers to whatever name you gave to the folder your store is installed in. In other words, it's your store's root folder)
To install this module:
Log in to your admin, go to Tools>Mailbeez
Go to the Mailbeez Modules tab
Click on Review Reminder
Click on Install
Once again, I strongly encourage you to go visit the Mailbeez website, there is a lot of documentation (with screen shots) that will walk you through installation and set up.
If you are going to use Zen Cart (and the addons designed for it), you are going to have to be willing to research and read and educate yourself.
Your questions indicate that you haven't yet learned the basics of Zen Cart (for example, file structure). I'm not criticizing you for it - we've all been new at one time or another. I tell you this because I wish for you to understand how important it is to learn about Zen Cart and how it works before you get started customizing it.
Happy Zenning :)
absolutely agree! When I started with oscommerce (the mother of zencart) In 2002 the source code was the only documentation... and it took me some time to see how things work.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScriptJunkie
:mellow:
So based on these experience one target of mine when developing mailbeez was to make things as easy as possible and avoid the mistakes in technical design I see in most other addons.
Next step must probably be some integrated uploader where you just click and the module gets installed...?
Cheers
Cord
Thank you all. I just a Zen cart lover, not web programmer nor designer. Not smarter like all of you. Sorry for "too much" questions. I believe I know file structure. But third party add-on should make readme clear and easy understand.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScriptJunkie
I visited and researched mailbeez webiste but I couldn't find the answer. That's why here and I post here hope can benefit people like me(if any).
That would be cool :) Although I think it's already a fairly straight forward install...so long as one understands the directory structure for ZC.Quote:
Originally Posted by mailbeez
However....if I had had to install this wonderful mod back when I was new and before I understood the very little I know now...I probably would not have (along with Zen Lightbox, Super Orders, and Image Handler) only because it would have seemed too daunting to me. And I would have been missing out on some cool stuff as a result!
The more a mod does, the more involved the installation - file structure can be overwhelming to understand if one doesn't know the ZC basics first. And all of the coolest mods are of course, very involved.
So for newbies, some kind of auto installer would be very valuable, as it would take away the trepidation they may feel when looking at all the files and the documentation for install and config. On the other hand....nobody was ever harmed by learning something new :)
Hi hara,Quote:
Originally Posted by hara
I think you'll find that the vast majority of folks in the zen cart community are just like you....zen cart lovers, but not programmers or designers.
The little bit I know I've learned by researching and reading, asking questions, trial and error, etc. Open source software often has a steep learning curve for those like us. But it's well worth it :)
Never be sorry for asking questions - it's a good way to learn. I just want to point out to you, that many of your questions have answers that are already documented if you know where to look.
I have found the forums and tutorials here at the ZC site to be very valuable and I'm sure you will as well :)
Happy Zenning :)
Hi ScriptJunkie,Quote:
Originally Posted by ScriptJunkie
Thank a lot your instruction. Installed and work like a charm.
I skip using "Catalog", it is confusing me.
You're very welcome :)Quote:
Originally Posted by hara
You might want to get used to the term "Catalog" as it is a standard used to reference your store's root folder. (Just like "Your_Admin" is used to refer to whatever you named your admin folder, and YOUR_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE is used to refer to whatever you named your template folders).
Happy Zenning :)
yes i didQuote:
Originally Posted by mailbeez
when you run the modules, do you get the list of recipients and can you see in the event log that you run the modules?
New Module: Welcome Email
just a simple module which allows you to send your new customers a welcome email through MailBeez:
http://www.mailbeez.com/documentatio...reate_account/
gives you all the flexibility and features of MailBeez to e.g. give an introduction into your store with e.g. the latest new products (content module for that is coming soon)
cheers
cord
New Module: Trustpilot Integration Suite
This package allows you to display your Trustpilot ratings in your Shopfrontend and also in MailBeez generated emails:
http://www.mailbeez.com/documentatio..._rss_importer/
see also examples of www.alwaysriding.co.uk with some nice designs!
cheers
cord
Where can you define the review button and review link?