Adding images and links in newsletter

I am having a problem - and I have searched the forum with no luck - so I thought I should post here.

When I send out newsletter - containing images and active links - it looks fine in the preview, but when it is sent it ends up like a plain text mail with no links at all and no images.

Where do I change the settings so I can send out newsletters with both images and clickable links?

Everyone can not receive formatted mail...You might re-think this -

Look at your mail settings for "mime"

Yes I am aware of that - but right now - nobody is getting links or images.

And what dp you mean by Look at your mail settings for "mime"

Moncia:

Yes I am aware of that - but right now - nobody is getting links or images.

And what dp you mean by Look at your mail settings for "mime"

ADMIN >>> CONFIGURATION >>> EMAIL OPTIONS... (third item down says "Use MIME html when sending emails").

Set to "TRUE"

Oh... a bit more...

1. If you create HTML emails, consider what Kobra says. Many people either cannot decipher, or DO NOT want html emails. When you create your newsletter, you MUST create a simplified txt version in the appropriate input window as well.

2. In some countries, it is illegal to "over-ride" a person's individual choice of whether they want plain txt or html messages.

3. Many companies do not allow incoming e-mails to be in html format, so if your customers use computers at their office, chances are they won't be able to receive your html emails.

The MIME was set to true all the time, but it is still not working. And I do recieve images and HTML mails from the cart confirmation - it is just the newsletter that is this way. :(

If you are sending the newsletter to yourself (perhaps under a "test" account holder) then did you select "html e-mails" when you initially signed up as that "test customer"?

Login as that "test account holder" then go to "My Account" and check the preferences you selected for emails.

I am having trouble formating my newsletter e-mail and i can't figure out what is causing it. I wrote the code in MS Front page for my newsletter marketing specials, then i copy and paste the code from front page into a new newletter, then i make any correction to the code in the HTML editor and it would look just the way i want it. (photo 1) But then when i go to view it or send a test to myself it's all separated and messed up (photo headsep - headsep3) any ideas what could be causing it to separate?

I hope this is the right place for this, i seen some many posting regard to newsletters.

When you copy the code from FP, are you copying ALL the html - or just the bits between the <body> </body> tags?

If you copy the FP headers, you will confuse zencart, as it strips in its own headers.

When you create code on an external HTML editor, you must AVOID copying anything from the headers and footers - copy only bits of code that reside BETWEEN the <body> </body> tags.

schoolboy:

When you copy the code from FP, are you copying ALL the html - or just the bits between the <body> </body> tags?

If you copy the FP headers, you will confuse zencart, as it strips in its own headers.

When you create code on an external HTML editor, you must AVOID copying anything from the headers and footers - copy only bits of code that reside BETWEEN the <body> </body> tags.

it's only the stuff between the body here is the code maybe i missed a tag or something:

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i have tried to change the mime still not working.. help please
i also have the same problem :(

EdelineM:

i have tried to change the mime still not working.. help please
i also have the same problem :(

I would recommend that you use the HTML editor that came with Zencart, that would require you to have a bit of HTML coding knowledge because, the editor is a what you see is what you get but however their are some table settings you might have to change in the HTML code because the editor doesn't allow you to adjust the table size, so you will need to set the table sizes to a fix setting in the HTML code.

I'm having the exact same problem, and have tried the fixes suggested in this thread.

Off to search for other threads...

lextechs:

I would recommend that you use the HTML editor that came with Zencart, that would require you to have a bit of HTML coding knowledge because, the editor is a what you see is what you get but however their are some table settings you might have to change in the HTML code because the editor doesn't allow you to adjust the table size, so you will need to set the table sizes to a fix setting in the HTML code.

alredy done that but still no image :(

alredy done that but still no image
Post the code entered for the image

Post the image name and path to it

btw, shall i upload the images to a certain folder or i can just copied the url from the preview of my products?

BTW: Did you not read my request?

KoBra:

Post the code entered for the image

Post the image name and path to it

kobra:

BTW: Did you not read my request?

that i the image code (using text)

the path is :

store/bmz_cache/a/a14a33e417f6a50de25aa9223e95e24e.image.550x550.jpg

is this what you want?the problem is.. when I use my store email, I got the images but it wont showed to yahoo or gmail email

oh some of my customers who are using outlook program, got the images.. but those who are not, didnt get any.. this is strange :lookaroun

oh some of my customers who are using outlook program, got the images.. but those who are not, didnt get any.. this is strange
You can create these as html but can not control how another might receive them.

Did they select html when signing up?
Does their mail client support html?
Do they block images?
many things outside of your control