Welcome email - how to edit?

[A-1 Electronics]

Where do I find the file to edit the 'Welome Email'? How do I add this to the 'Define Page Editor' so I can alter this file quickly in the future?

[thesoapycauldron]

Bump cos this is the exact same question I wanted to ask!!

Soapy xxx

[DrByte]

There is no option to use the Define Pages editor for emails.

The FAQ section has the answer on how to edit the welcome email, as well as how to identify other kinds of edits you might desire to make:
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=20

[A-1 Electronics]

Bump cos this is the exact same question I wanted to ask!!

Soapy xxx

I knew that someone else wanted this answer.

There is no option to use the Define Pages editor for emails.

The FAQ section has the answer on how to edit the welcome email, as well as how to identify other kinds of edits you might desire to make:
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=20

Thanks for the link. That does help and will help with future edits.

[seanscully]

How do I add another bullet item into the body of the email?

define('EMAIL_TEXT', 'With your account, you can now take part in the <strong>various services</strong> we have to offer you. Some of these services include:' . "\n\n" . '<li><strong>Permanent Cart</strong> - Any products added to your online cart remain there until you remove them, or check them out.' . "\n\n" . '<li><strong>Address Book</strong> - We can now deliver your products to another address other than yours! This is perfect for those ordering for multiple offices and ship to locations.' . "\n\n" . '<li><strong>Multiple Payment Choices</strong> - Choose your preferred payment method, credit cards online or fax in order form, COD, Purchase Orders or current Stakemill customers can be invoiced with their current account.' . "\n\n" . '<li><strong>Order History</strong> - View your history of purchases that you have made with us.' . "\n\n" . '<li><strong>Detailed Product Information</strong> - Get complete details and specifications about items you are interested in.' . "\n\n" . '<li><strong>Products Reviews</strong> - Share your opinions on products with our other customers.' . "\n\n"); 

I under stand which is the bold text and which is the sentance, but how do I insert another bullet line
(WHAT GOES HERE)<li><strong>Permanent Cart</strong> - Any products (WHAT GOES AT THE END?)

[DrByte]

That's an HTML question.

Bulleted lists ("unordered lists") are structured like this:

<ul>
  <li>item</li>
  <li>another item</li>
  <li>one more item</li>
</ul>

Simply follow the pattern.

[dreamynsx]

Zencart is flexible and easy, but sometimes i wonder why even the most common things that needs to be editable isn't done on the admin backend page?

I mean a simple edit form for things like email templates, welcome messages should be editable in backend cms right?

I find having to edit local php file, edit php file, then upload a hassle, especially for clients who are not familiar with ftp or editing files like that.

Any plans to make things like this easier in the future?

[canemasters]

I'll second that. To edit the welcome email shouldn't take a php guru.

[warstormer]

I agree.... Plus my problem is that I want to add elements to the email_extras like the referral code etc... How do I do that? All I'm shown through Developer's Tool Kit are the define pages....

[rstevenson]

As has been said many times in various parts of this forum, the admin part of Zen Cart is due for an upgrade. No doubt the editing functions and screens will be part of that upgrade, but it won't happen soon. (You can see the suggested order of upgrades in the Development Road Map.)

In the meantime, as the good doctor said, the FAQ helps, besides which there is a rather terse explanation in the docs folder of your Zen install files. It's number 4, readme_html_email_templates.

Rob