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In the situations described below, you can override the default emails that are sent out by Plate, by creating a theme file in the mails folder.

Authentication

Custom Email Subject

It is possible to create a custom subject through a separate theme file. The theme file needs to be named after the specific email type. Create the theme file in:

mails/authentication/In the email you can use the following variables:

• site as in the object: site

• site_translations To use a site object in a different language. For example site_translations.en for the English site object.

• [authentication_type_

...

• name]

...

• , e.g. user

See the variables used per specific email_type as described below.

Authentication

confirm_email

For authentication confirmation emails, create a theme file in mails/authentication/[authentication_type_plural_name]/confirm.plate.

In the email you can use the following variables:

...

site.name

...

site.domain

...

additional variable:

• confirmation_url

• [authentication_type_name], e.g. user

Example:

Hi {{ user.name }},

Welcome to {{ site.name }} ({{ site.domain }}). 
Your email is {{ user.email }}.
Please confirm: {{ confirmation_url }}.

Custom Email Subject

It is possible to create a custom subject through a separate theme file. The theme file needs to be named after the specific email type. Create the theme file in:

mails/authentication/[authentication_type_plural_name]/confirm_subject.plate

Using this custom subject will override the default subject for confirm email type.

reconfirm_email

For authentication reconfirmation emails, create a theme file in mails/authentication/[authentication_type_plural_name]/reconfirm.plate. This email is sent when an email address is changed.

In the email you can use the following variables:

...

site.name

...

site.domain

...

additional variable:

• confirmation_url

• [authentication_type_name], e.g. user

Example:

Hi {{ user.name }},

Your email was changed to {{ user.email}}, on {{ site.name }} ({{ site.domain }}). 
Please confirm: {{ confirmation_url }}

Custom Email Subject

It is possible to create a custom subject through a separate theme file. The theme file needs to be named after the specific email type. Create the theme file in:

mails/authentication/[authentication_type_plural_name]/reconfirm_subject.plate

Using this custom subject will override the default subject for reconfirm email type.

password_reset_email

For authentication reconfirmation emails, create a theme file in mails/authentication/[authentication_type_plural_name]/reset_password.plate. This email is sent when a password reset was requested.

In the email you can use the following variables:

...

site.name

...

site.domain

...

site_translations

additional variable:

• reset_url

• [authentication_type_name], e.g. user

Example:

Hi {{ user.name }},

A change in your password was requested on {{ site.name }} ({{ site.domain }}). 
Change password: {{ reset_url }}

Custom Email Subject

It is possible to create a custom subject through a separate theme file. The theme file needs to be named after the specific email type. Create the theme file in:

mails/authentication/[authentication_type_plural_name]/reset_password_subject.plate

Using this custom subject will override the default subject for reset email type.

invite_email

For authentication reconfirmation emails, create a theme file in mails/authentication/[authentication_type_plural_name]/invite.plate. This email is sent when somebody is invited to register.

In the email you can use the following variablesadditional variable:

• site.name

• site.domain

• site_translations

• invite_url[authentication_type_name], e.g. user

Example:

Hi {{ user.name }},

You were invited as a user to {{ site.name }} ({{ site.domain }}). 
Accept invitation: {{ invite_url }}

Custom Email Subject

It is possible to create a custom subject through a separate theme file. The theme file needs to be named after the specific email type. Create the theme file in:

mails/authentication/[authentication_type_plural_name]/invite_subject.plate

Using this custom subject will override the default subject for inviteemail type.