Ok Drupal,
how to send an email?
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DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
1. Mail system in Drupal 8
2. Mailgun
3. Mailgun + Drupal
4. Some best practices
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
Mail system in D8 core
MailManager
(Plugin Manager)
Plugins
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DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
$mailManager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.mail');
$result = $mailManager->mail('my_module', 'drupal_cafe_example', 'someone@gmail.com', 'en', [], NULL, TRUE);/**
* Implements hook_mail().
*/
function my_module_mail($key, &$message, $params) {
switch ($key) {
case 'drupal_cafe_example':
$message['from'] = \Drupal::config('system.site')->get('mail');
$message['subject'] = t('Greetings from Drupal Café Lutsk #10!');
$message['body'][] = t('Hello everyone!');
break;
}
}Let's send it!
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DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
Mail System module
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
The Email Service For Developers
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
Killer features
- Deliverability
- Tracking and Analytics
- 24/7 support
- Documentation
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
Other features
- Scheduled delivery
- Mailing Lists
- Tagging
- Test mode
- Webhooks and Routes
- Dedicated IP addresses
- Logs
- Email validation
- etc.
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
Prices
10,000 emails / month - free
100,000 emails / month - $79
500,000 emails / month - $325
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
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@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
How To
1. Get mailgun account*
2. Add new domain and DNS records
3. Enable Mailgun module*
6. Just send an email
5. Set your API key*
4. Set Mailgun as default Mail System*
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
Some best practices
1. Use "Site name <site email>" as sender name
2. Blacklists
3. Unsubscribe links
4. Email Content
5. Tagging
@matroskeen
DrupalCafé Lutsk, 15.03.2018
Ok Drupal, how to send an email?
By Ivan Doroshenko
