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[mes]

I think newsletters are a good way to send people information about new products, special offers etc. The trouble is no users sign up to this, I would like to set it so that people have to check a box to not recieve the newsletters rather than the other way round.

 

Is this an easy thing to change? and would you reccomend this change.

 

cheers guys,

 

mes

[boxtel]

I think newsletters are a good way to send people information about new products, special offers etc. The trouble is no users sign up to this, I would like to set it so that people have to check a box to not recieve the newsletters rather than the other way round.

 

Is this an easy thing to change? and would you reccomend this change.

 

cheers guys,

 

mes

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

function tep_draw_checkbox_field($name, $value = '', $checked = false, $parameters = '') {

[mes]

Is this in create_account.php cant seem to find it?

 

cheers

 

mes

[boxtel]

Is this in create_account.php cant seem to find it?

 

cheers

 

mes

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

no, that is the function header telling you what the options are.

 

in create_account :

 

<td class="main"><?php echo tep_draw_checkbox_field('newsletter', '1', true) . ' ' . (tep_not_null(ENTRY_NEWSLETTER_TEXT) ? '<span class="inputRequirement">' . ENTRY_NEWSLETTER_TEXT . '</span>': ''); ?></td>

 

notice the true parameter.

[Guest]

I think newsletters are a good way to send people information about new products, special offers etc. The trouble is no users sign up to this

Maybe they don't share your enthusiasm ?!

 

I would like to set it so that people have to check a box to not recieve the newsletters rather than the other way round.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That's right - if they don't want your newsletter voluntarily then bloody well make them ! Or at best, piss them off.

 

Rich.

[Mark Evans]

The box is set to unsubscribe as default as by law in the uk a user has to opt in.

 

I am not sure about other countries.

[julianpuje]

I have it this way around, where you have to unsubscribe.

ps: I didn't know about the unsubscribe law as pointed out by Sparky :thumbsup:

 

 

In your language.php file

 

define('ENTRY_NEWSLETTER', 'Please check the box if you do not want to receive our newsletter');
define('ENTRY_NEWSLETTER_TEXT', '');
define('ENTRY_NEWSLETTER_YES', 'Unsubscribed');
define('ENTRY_NEWSLETTER_NO', 'Subscribed');

 

In your create_account.php

change false to true (around line 50)

 

      $newsletter = tep_db_prepare_input($HTTP_POST_VARS['newsletter']);
   } else {
     $newsletter = true;

 

so if no input it's true.

 

I am no php expert, but this appears to work for me.

Julian

[berkedam]

On opt-in and opt-out

 

Read all about it :D

 

http://www.euro.cauce.org/en/index.html

 

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