Mass Mailing Users is a capability that facilitates the Mail Templates feature. It's a simple capability that deserves mention here since it is so simple it may not warrant any higher visibility. The Mass Mail Users default Template uses all available template tags in the most basic way. However, this template can be embellished with formatting, logos, signatures, etc. to make the messages easily recognizable as legitimately sent from your site.
The Mass Mail editor is accessed from the main menu under Users. It is recommended that you set the Mail Template format in Global Options to HTML. Also, if you want to include your organization's logo, you can either set it in the Mail Templates Global Options or place it within the Template using the Template Editor. You can optionally put it into the actual message.
The Mass Mail Users editor is presented as shown on the right. As of Joomla! 5.3.2, the WYSIWYG editor is not available in this message editor. Note that if the Subject Prefix and/or Mainbody Suffix is set in Global Options, they will appear in this view whether or not the {SUBJECTPREFIX} and/or {BODYSUFFIX} tags, respectively, are included in the Mass Mail Users template. Here they are set to "[Mass Mail]" and "Regards, The Webmaster", respectively.
Mass Mails can only be sent to defined User Groups. Options available when editing a Mass Mail message are as follows:
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Mail to Child User Groups |
Also send the message to children of the selected Group. |
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Send in HTML Mode |
Send the message in HTML mode. |
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Send to Blocked Users |
Send to all users in the Group whether blocked or not. |
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Recipients as BCC |
Use BCC to send to all recipients. Note, this is frowned upon by some email services. |
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Group |
Select the User Group to which you want to send the message. It will be sent to all users in this group unless some are blocked and "Send to Blocked Users" is not selected. |
Note: As of Joomla! 5.3.2, the Mass Mail Users messages are appended with a copyright footer regardless of any option settings.