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PressPilot Email Template Customizer

PressPilot Email Template Customizer

By CardeeTech.
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Description

PressPilot Email Template Customizer adds a presentation layer to outgoing WordPress emails. It does not replace wp_mail() and does not interfere with SMTP plugins.

Developed and maintained by CardeeTech. (Cardee Technologies, SL.)

Key features:

  • Wrap outgoing wp_mail() messages with a consistent HTML template.
  • Default Designer mode with visual tokens (logo, header image, colors, typography, width, radius).
  • Custom HTML mode with placeholder replacement.
  • Live preview in admin for faster iteration.
  • Built-in test email tool (single or multiple recipients).
  • WebP safety flow for email compatibility with PNG conversion cache.
  • Diagnostics panel for runtime checks and recent log visibility.

Template modes:

  • Default Designer: uses internal template + design tokens from settings.
  • Custom HTML: uses your HTML as-is and replaces supported placeholders.

Supported placeholders:

{{message}}, `{{subject}}`, `{{site_name}}`, `{{site_url}}`, `{{site_host}}`, `{{logo}}`, `{{header_image}}`, `{{date}}`, `{{year}}`, `{{preheader}}`

Legacy compatibility during migration window:

  • {{ctetc_header_image}} is still accepted for upgraded installations.

Screenshots

Panel tab — status dashboard with ACTIVE/INACTIVE badge, system info, and quick setup checklist.
Panel tab — status dashboard with ACTIVE/INACTIVE badge, system info, and quick setup checklist.
Settings tab — master enable switch, template mode selection (Default Designer or Custom HTML), and sender configuration.
Settings tab — master enable switch, template mode selection (Default Designer or Custom HTML), and sender configuration.
Style tab — color token controls with live preview showing the branded email template in real time.
Style tab — color token controls with live preview showing the branded email template in real time.
Reference tab — full placeholder reference table for Custom HTML mode.
Reference tab — full placeholder reference table for Custom HTML mode.
Quick Guide tab — step-by-step setup guide for first-time configuration.
Quick Guide tab — step-by-step setup guide for first-time configuration.
Custom HTML editor — HTML template editor with supported placeholders displayed as one-click chips.
Custom HTML editor — HTML template editor with supported placeholders displayed as one-click chips.
Test email form and diagnostics panel — send real test emails and review system status checks.
Test email form and diagnostics panel — send real test emails and review system status checks.
Content blocks and footer configuration — pre/post content areas and footer visibility controls with live preview.
Content blocks and footer configuration — pre/post content areas and footer visibility controls with live preview.

Installation

  1. Upload presspilot-email-template-customizer to /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate the plugin from Plugins.
  3. Open PressPilot in the WordPress admin menu.
  4. Configure wrapper mode, style tokens, and template settings.
  5. Send a test email before production use.

FAQ

Does this replace WordPress email delivery?

No. The plugin only transforms the message HTML before send. Delivery remains wp_mail() + your existing mail transport.

Is it compatible with SMTP plugins?

Yes. SMTP plugins continue to handle transport/authentication exactly as before.

What happens if my custom template misses `{{message}}`?

The message body is appended as a fail-safe to avoid blank emails.

Can I use WebP images?

WebP is detected and converted to PNG when possible for better email client compatibility. Converted files are cached under wp-content/uploads/ppetc-cache/.

Is this plugin translation-ready?

Yes. English is the source language, and Spanish is provided for all es* WordPress locales.

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Contributors & Developers

“PressPilot Email Template Customizer” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.1.1

  • Change: Every feature is free, with no plans to change that. Removed the notice that said the email log would become paid in a later version.
  • Change: The plugin author now appears as Cardee Technologies, SL.
  • Fix: Switching between Default Designer and Custom HTML no longer resets your colours, layout, call-to-action button or social links, and your custom HTML template is kept for when you switch back.
  • Change: New default text for the test email, which now ends with the site it was sent from and the time.
  • Fix: In Custom HTML mode, the disabled drop-downs in Style show plain grey instead of a repeated arrow pattern.
  • Fix: Emails sent with a Custom HTML template that is not a complete HTML document (such as the starter templates) are now wrapped in one, so receiving mail servers accept them.
  • Tested with WordPress 7.1.

1.1.0

  • New: Call-to-action button. Add a branded button to every wrapped email, with your own colours, alignment, and corner radius.
  • New: Social links in the email footer, shown as text links so they render even when the recipient’s client blocks remote images.
  • New: Import and export settings as JSON, to move a configuration between sites.
  • New: Three starter templates for Custom HTML mode, loadable into the editor with one click.
  • New: Email log. See every message WordPress sent — recipient, subject, type, and whether the template was applied. Message bodies are never stored.
  • New: Developer API. Five documented extension points (ppetc_email_context, ppetc_settings, ppetc_render_sections, ppetc_section_{name}_html, ppetc_mail_processed) so add-ons can extend the plugin without patching it.
  • Improvement: The default template is now assembled from ordered sections rather than one fixed block of markup. Rendered output is unchanged.
  • Improvement: Outgoing emails are now classified by type (password reset, new user, comment notification, and so on).
  • Fix: Settings belonging to an inactive module are no longer discarded when the settings form is saved.

1.0.6

  • Fix: WebP conversion now falls back to native PHP GD functions (imagecreatefromwebp/imagepng) when WordPress image editor abstraction fails. Handles servers where GD supports WebP but WordPresss WP_Image_Editor_GD rejects the file.

1.0.5

  • Fix: WebP logo conversion now handles optimizer-generated WebP files (Imagify, EWWW, ShortPixel, Avada). When the registered attachment is the original PNG/JPG, its URL is returned directly instead of attempting GD/Imagick conversion.
  • Fix: Conversion failure now shows a specific diagnostic message explaining why (CDN/URL mismatch, file not found, or missing GD/Imagick WebP support).
  • Fix: Diagnostic hint added to “Convert for email” button to guide resolution without needing server log access.

1.0.4

  • Fix: WebP logo conversion now works when the logo URL was entered manually (logo_id not set). Adds fallback via attachment_url_to_postid().
  • Fix: Refresh preview button icon now aligns correctly with button text.

1.0.3

  • Fix: Corrected Contributors field to match the WordPress.org owner account (cardeetech) and added co-author (neriomolina).
  • Fix: Plugin URI updated to plugin-specific page.

1.0.2

  • Fix: Email wrapper status badge and KPI icon now correctly show inactive (red/gray) state when wrapper is disabled.
  • Fix: Color picker dropdowns no longer clip in the Style tab.
  • Fix: Settings save now returns to the same tab instead of always returning to Panel.
  • Fix: Preheader text is now visible in the admin preview as a labeled strip.
  • Fix: WebP-to-PNG conversion for header images now falls back to attachment ID path resolution.

1.0.1

  • Removed the admin bar shortcut.
  • Updated the default test email message.

1.0.0

  • First public release on WordPress.org.
  • Canonical branding and architecture under ppetc / PPETC_.
  • Wrapper engine for default and custom template modes.
  • Placeholder system, live preview, diagnostics, and test-email workflow.
  • WebP conversion cache and uninstall cleanup for canonical and legacy keys.
  • Security/compliance hardening for WordPress.org publication.

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