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How do I change the wording in the email that is sent to someone when they register for access to my board?
Thanks in advance!

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Go to:
Control Panel > Languages

Select from the tabs at the top:
Language Editor

Where you see "Choose Specific Language File:", select:
mailer.php

Click:
"Go"

Edit the fields you want

Click one of the "Update Language File." buttons at the bottom.
-- it doesn't matter which of the "Update Language File." buttons you choose, they both do the same thing.

Done.


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SOME POSSIBLY HELPFUL TIPS:

LANGUAGE PRIFIX - function is related to
UAN - addpost
REG - adduser & verifyemail
WNx - watchnotify
BDAY - cfrm
PDN - changebasic
PREQ/PSND - admin/password misc
PMN - sendmessage
DNM - donotifymod
DAUx - admin/doadduser
DEE - admin/doexportemails
DSE - admin/dosendemail
DMT/DMP - domailthread
VER - email verification

The other items should be self explanatory:
EMAIL_HEADER - header
EMAIL_SALUTE - email "hello, USER"
blah blah blah...
EMAIL_ATTACH - any attachments or gallery related posts.
EMAIL_FOOTER - footer


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THANK YOU!!! I looked everywhere else, but didn't look there! I always think of Languages as "other than English." Thanks a bunch!!!

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Quick question, when a new user registers, but they don't fill out all of the fields that are required, how do I change this message (or, change the registration page so that it says all fields are required)? I don't think they see it very well, and they think they are registered.:

UBB Message
All of the required fields are not filled in.


Please click [ Back ] to return to the previous page.
Enter your Username and Password to log in. If you have not yet registered, you can register here.

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in the same language editor mentioned above, instead of selecting from the "Choose Specific Language File:" drop-down list, type "All of the required fields are not filled in" in to the "Search String:" input box.

Click "Go"

Choose "Edit" from the left column of the one-item list.

At the beginning of bolded-red field, add a few line breaks.
UBBT7 DEFAULT:
Code
All of the required fields are not filled in.

NEW:
Code
<br /><br />All of the required fields are not filled in.


While you're on that same page, search for the "NO_PROCEED3" key ... towards the bottom 1/3rd of the list.

Do the same as we did above, but put the line breaks at the end of the string.

UBBT7 DEFAULT:
Code
Please click <a href="javascript:history.go(-1)">[ Back ]</a> to return to the previous page.

NEW:
Code
Please click <a href="javascript:history.go(-1)">[ Back ]</a> to return to the previous page.<br /><br />

Then click on either "Update Language File." button at the bottom.

Done.

NOTE: there are many different ways to make that message more visible (bolding, enlarging text, centering, different colors, using graphics, animated gifs, flashing text...etc), but spacing-it-out is the easiest and probably a more elegant solution.


EDIT FOR MINOR CORRECTION AND TO ADD: If desired, add a few line-breaks also ahead of the "Image Verification incorrect" string (NO_IMAGE_VERIFY key within that same generic.php language file)


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Thank you so much for your help and time!

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There it is...wouldn't it make sense to include it under the registration section?

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Well there are many types of email that potentially can be sent.
Not just registration.
the logical location in the past is the language files.
Now I agree it would be nice if we could segregate some of those language files a little more in the future.
As well as a tool to test some emails so we can see what our edits made.
Currently it is cumbersome to say test a registration.
Create a fictitious user with a unique email.
read the email.
Then delete the user and edit the message then start over again.


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