Dizkus

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For a while now, I've been thinking about implementing E-Mail alerts.

I would like for users of my site to get an Email the moment an article about Topic X goes online. As far as I can see nobody has come up with somthing like that yet (please correct me if I'm wrong).

The thing is, I'm not sure what the best way to implement this functionality is. A hack would be the easiest for me as a programmer but I don't like to hack around core files. It's more difficult to use for anybody else out there and could fail at the next best opportunity b/c of changes to the core.

A hook? I'm not familiar with the implementation of hooks in PN and not sure where I'd hook the functionality in.

A Module? The functionality should be started (as far as I have conceptualised it) the moment a new article goes online. Can I tell PN to start a module when putting something online? Wouldn't a hook be better for that?

So you see, I have an idea, a concept of how I should implement the E-Mail alerts, but I'm not sure what the best way would be to do it.

Any ideas? Any pointers?

Thanks in advance
thewub

P.S.: SUre, I could with for such an implementation from the core Members an leave it at that, but the guys and gals are doing enough work already, some of us "others" should take a little bit of the workload...

Hm,

it seems I'm on my own here.

Aleks

You'll want to write a module that checks the topic of a new article when it's posted and then sends the e-mail off to those who have subscribed to get notices about new articles in that topic. It can probably be triggered with a hook, but I'm still trying to get the hang of hooks, so I can't get terribly specific on that.

Three years later and I need the same.

Any update on this?

Wasn't there a Notifications hook wandering around in .764 days?

Can't seem to find it searching through the forums. Please let me know if you remember any more details?

pnNotify, was at the NOC, never completed IIRC. May now be at code.zikula.org

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Regards,
Simon

itbegins.co.uk - Zikula Consulting

Please read the Support Guide

That's the one...I downloaded it once...never got around to trying it.

Thanks! Found it: http://noc.postnuke.…m/scm/?group_id=299

Will have a look at it.