Is it possible to use variables in an email template?

3 posts by 2 authors in: Forums > CMS Builder
Last Post: November 6, 2018   (RSS)

By gkornbluth - November 6, 2018

Hi All,

I'm passing the value of a checkbox to a section record and also to an email template.

In the email template I'd like to use an if statement to echo a result (text) based on the checkbox value.

And then have that text included in the body of the email that's sent.

As an example:

<?php $var1 = #placeholder# ?>

<?php if ($var1==0):?>some text

<?php elseif ($var1==1):?> some other text

<?php endif ?>

When I insert that into the template, it prints the code, so I guess it's not that straightforward.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Jerry Jornbluth

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By daniel - November 6, 2018

Hi Jerry,

The email templates don't support PHP code, but you can use that if/else idea to create a variable to send in as the placeholder instead. It could look something like this:

<?php

  $example    = !empty($_REQUEST['example']) ? $_REQUEST['example'] : false;
  $placholder = '';

  if ($example === 0) {
    $placeholder = 'some text';
  }
  elseif ($example === 1) {
    $placeholder = 'other text';
  }

  $emailHeaders = emailTemplate_loadFromDB(array(
    'template_id'       => 'EXAMPLE-TEMPLATE-ID',
    'placeholders'      => array(
      'placeholder' => $placeholder,
    ),
  ));      
?>

You'll need to modify it to suit your code, but I hope that gets the basic idea across.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks,

Daniel
Technical Lead
interactivetools.com