How to customize the system emails

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How to customize the system emails

Emails sent out by PHPMembers membership system are template-based. You can modify the email templates to create emails with your logo and customized information.

Location of the template files

The email templates are located in /templates folder. Each available language has its own template folder which is named after the language ID. Inside the language folders, there are folders called “emails” to store the email templates.

There are four template files for each language. Here is the explanation of each file.

File name	Explanation
welcome.txt	The welcome message for new users if the system does not require verification of email address.
welcome_verify.txt	The welcome message and verification link for new users if the system requires verification of email address.
retrieve_password.txt	The email contains new password for the users who request reset of their passwords.
verify_code.txt	The email contains the verification link of the user email address.

Custom Tags

There are a few custom tags you need to learn for modifying the template files. These tags indicate the places showing the specific contents in the email template.

Tag	Meaning	Available files
<!--tag:siteName-->	Name of the website	All
<!--tag:siteURL-->	URL of the website	All
<!--tag:systemURL-->	Membership system web folder	All
<!--tag:link-->	Email address verification link	welcome_verify.txt, verify_code.txt
<!--tag:password-->	New password	retrieve_password.txt