Send customer a link on checkout

[DrByte]

This should work for v1.5.5 through 1.5.7:

Save it to your server as /includes/classes/observers/auto.send_ebook_download_link_in_email.php

<?php
/**
 * Send product download URL in order confirmation email
 * CAVEAT: This will send the link regardless of payment status, so only use it if your payment modules require complete payment.
 * NOTE: The link that's sent takes the customer into their account, so if they're not logged in when they click the link in the email, it will ask them to login.
 *
 * This observer class is designed for Zen Cart v1.5.5 or newer.
 */

class zcObserverSendEbookDownloadLinkInEmail extends base
{
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->attach($this, [
            'NOTIFY_ORDER_DURING_CREATE_ADDED_ATTRIBUTE_DOWNLOAD_LINE_ITEM',
        ]);
    }

    public function updateNotifyOrderDuringCreateAddedAttributeDownloadLineItem(&$orderClass, $eventID, $download_data, $orders_products_download_id)
    {
        $orderClass->products_ordered_attributes .= "\n";
        $orderClass->products_ordered_attributes .= '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DOWNLOAD, 'order=' . $download_data['orders_id'] . '&id=' . $orders_products_download_id) . '">';
        $orderClass->products_ordered_attributes .= $download_data['orders_products_filename'] . ' ';
        $orderClass->products_ordered_attributes .= '</a>';
    }
}

[jmsnyder23]

I just got a chance to try this. I'm not sure if it's supposed to generate a second email or not, but nothing happens. The order confirmation email goes out (without a link) and that's the only email the customer receives.

[DrByte]

I just tested it on a v1.5.7a site, so I know it works. I believe I'd initially tested it before I posted it, too.

No extra emails sent. Just the regular order-confirmation email to the customer, and to the admin if enabled.

It adds the link directly in the order-confirmation email, where it lists the product attributes (downloads) purchased.

As written, the link only shows for HTML emails.
I guess if you wanted it on a separate line for text-only emails then you could duplicate the "a href" line but remove the "a href" markup around it. Then HTML emails will get duplicate links though.