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FAQ

How to migrate to powermail 8.0.0?

Just execute the both upgrade wizard steps regarding to powermail

How to use responsive columns in powermail?

Since powermail 4.0 it's possible to use wrapping containers for (e.g.) every 2/3/4 fields to get a markup like you already may know from bootstrap:

<div class="row">
    <div class="form-group col-md-6">
        <label>Firstname</label>
        <input type="text" ... />
    </div>
    <div class="form-group col-md-6">
        <label>Lastname</label>
        <input type="text" ... />
    </div>
</div>
<div class="row">
    <div class="form-group col-md-6">
        <label>Email</label>
        <input type="text" ... />
    </div>
    <div class="form-group col-md-6">
        <label>Phone</label>
        <input type="text" ... />
    </div>
</div>

Have a look into static TypoScript template BootstrapClassesAndLayout for some bootstrap classes examples. Example TypoScript configuration:

plugin.tx_powermail.settings.setup {
    styles {
        numberOfColumns = 2
        framework {
            rowClasses = row
            fieldAndLabelWrappingClasses = form-group col-md-6
        }
    }
}

How does the magic work? There is a viewhelper in Page.html partial, that adds containers after x fields:

<vh:misc.createRowTags
    columns="{settings.styles.numberOfColumns}"
    class="{settings.styles.framework.rowClasses}"
    iteration="{iteration}"
    additionalAttributes="{data-foo:'bar'}
    tagName="div">

    <f:render partial="Field ..." />
</vh:misc.createRowTags>

columns: Number of columns - 0 disables creation of new containers completely class: Class name(s) for the new tag iteration: The iteration array from a foreach viewhelper additionalAttributes: Any additional attributes for the new tags (must be type of array) tagName: Tagname for the new containers ("div" if not given)

How to solve SPF defiance?

More and more email providers turn on SPF for their mailboxes (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sender_Policy_Framework for details). Web forms should not send mails with the visitors email address as sender email address but with a server email address. Nevertheless powermail uses automatic reply email address from the sender.

To set a sender email address for the main email (to receiver), you could use this TypoScript:

plugin.tx_powermail.settings.setup.receiver.overwrite.senderEmail = TEXT
plugin.tx_powermail.settings.setup.receiver.overwrite.senderEmail.value = server@domain.org
plugin.tx_powermail.settings.setup.receiver.overwrite.senderName = TEXT
plugin.tx_powermail.settings.setup.receiver.overwrite.senderName.value = Server from domain.org

To set a sender email address for the confirmation email (to sender), you could use this TypoScript:

plugin.tx_powermail.settings.setup.sender.overwrite.senderEmail = TEXT
plugin.tx_powermail.settings.setup.sender.overwrite.senderEmail.value = server@domain.org
plugin.tx_powermail.settings.setup.sender.overwrite.senderName = TEXT
plugin.tx_powermail.settings.setup.sender.overwrite.senderName.value = Server from domain.org

Please ask your server administrator for a valid email address.

Failure, mail could not be sent! What does this mean?

If a mail could not be sent this message is coming up. You can turn on logs to see what's happening here (look at the documentation part for logging and debugging)

Can I attach files to any mail?

Yes. You can simply add some files to any mail via TypoScript cObject – see TypoScript Main Template for details.

Short example:

plugin.tx_powermail.settings.setup.sender {
    addAttachment = TEXT
    addAttachment.value = fileadmin/file.pdf
}

How to change the style selector with my own values (In Forms, Pages or Fields)?

<select>
    <option value=”layout1”>Layout1</option>
    <option value=”layout2”>Layout2</option>
    <option value=”layout3”>Layout3</option>
</select>

Changing values via page tsconfig:

TCEFORM {
    tx_powermail_domain_model_form {
        css {
            removeItems = layout1, layout2, layout3
            addItems {
                formgrey = Form grey
                form2cols = Form with 2 columns
                default = Default Form
            }
        }
    }
    tx_powermail_domain_model_page < .tx_powermail_domain_model_form
    tx_powermail_domain_model_field < .tx_powermail_domain_model_form
}

This configuration produces this output in backend:

<select>
    <option value=”formgrey”>Form grey</option>
    <option value=”form2cols”>Form with 2 columns</option>
    <option value=”default”>Default Form</option>
</select>

And adds the class “formgrey”, "form2cols" or “default” to all forms, pages and fields in the frontend.

faq_style

How to hide fields for editors?

Hiding fields in tables form, page or field

For editors (not administrators) fields can be disabled in the right management of TYPO3 (see TYPO3 documentation how to show or hide fields for editors).

Another way is to hide fields for editors (and administrators) via Page TSConfig:

TCEFORM {
    tx_powermail_domain_model_form {
        css.disabled = 1
    }
    tx_powermail_domain_model_page {
        css.disabled = 1
    }
    tx_powermail_domain_model_field {
        css.disabled = 1
        feuser_value.disabled = 1
        placeholder.disabled = 1
    }
}

You may also restrict this and other settings to non-admin users with a TypoScript condition (see https://docs.typo3.org/typo3cms/TSconfigReference/Conditions/Index.html).

Hiding fields from FlexForm

If you add a powermail plugin, you will see some options in FlexForm. If you want to hide some of these fields (for editors and administrators), you can also do it via Page TSConfig:

TCEFORM {
    tt_content {
        pi_flexform {
            powermail_pi1 {
                main {
                    settings\.flexform\.main\.moresteps.disabled = 1
                    settings\.flexform\.main\.optin.disabled = 1
                    settings\.flexform\.main\.confirmation.disabled = 1
                    settings\.flexform\.main\.pid.disabled = 1
                }

                receiver {
                    settings\.flexform\.receiver\.fe_group.disabled = 1
                }

                thx {
                    settings\.flexform\.thx\.redirect.disabled = 1
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

How to hide field types?

If you want to completely remove fieldtypes (e.g. if you do not need a captcha field or other types), you can do this with a simple line of Page TSConfig:

TCEFORM.tx_powermail_domain_model_field.type.removeItems = captcha,location,typoscript

JavaScript validation does not work – what's wrong?

Powermail loads jQuery (if you activated it with TypoScript) from googleapis.com. You can change that behaviour with constants or typoscript.

It's importand to have the correct ordering of the JavaScript files. First you need the libraries (jQuery, Datepicker, Parsley) and after that your JavaScript.

Check the correct including of your JavaScript in the HTML source – example Footer could be:

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.0/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="typo3conf/ext/powermail/Resources/Public/JavaScript/Libraries/jquery.datetimepicker.min.js?1400758352" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="typo3conf/ext/powermail/Resources/Public/JavaScript/Libraries/parsley.min.js?1400758352" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="typo3conf/ext/powermail/Resources/Public/JavaScript/Powermail/Tabs.min.js?1400758352" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="typo3conf/ext/powermail/Resources/Public/JavaScript/Powermail/Form.min.js?1400758352" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="typo3conf/ext/powermail/Resources/Public/JavaScript/Powermail/Marketing.min.js?1400758352" type="text/javascript"></script>

The datetimepicker is not working – what's wrong?

First of all, check if there are all JavaScript loaded correctly (see :ref:javascriptvalidationdoesnotwork). In addition the datetimepicker needs some CSS to get shown in frontend. You can try to add the demo.css in Static TypoScript Template section.

If you want to get more information to the used datetimepicker (JavaScript, CSS, examples, etc...) see:

Note: There is a check, if the browser supports fields like input[type="date"] (e.g. Chrome). Per default the datetimepicker is disabled in this case. If you want to enforce datetimepicker for all browsers, you can enable this via TypoScript Constants.

I want to use additionalAttributes in a field partial, but it's already in use

All Field partials are original stored under EXT:powermail/Resources/Private/Partials/Form/Field/* Most of them are already using the parameter additionalAttributes to set data-attributes for clientside validation, etc... In some case you need to set your own additionalAttributes - see following code examples.

<!-- Original textfield example -->
<f:form.textfield
    ...
    additionalAttributes="{vh:validation.validationDataAttribute(field:field)}"
    ... />

<!-- Modified textfield example -->
<f:form.textfield
    ...
    additionalAttributes="{vh:validation.validationDataAttribute(field:field, additionalAttributes:'{autocomplete:\'off\',data-something:\'true\'}')}"
    ... />

How can I add a callback function on ajax submit?

See this example JavaScript how to add an own callback function in JavaScript when an ajaxsubmit is done (e.g. to close a lightbox or something else).

// Note: this event fires on the .tx-powermail element, since its inner html is replaced
$('.tx-powermail').on('submitted.powermail.form', function(){
    console.log('ajax form was submitted');
})

I want to use powermail on a news-detail-page, but the error Reason: No news entry found. comes up

If you want to send a newstitle or something with powermail on a newsdetailpage, a form submit leads to a pagereload. But per default, powermail does not send the params &tx_news_pi1[news] again which leads to an error from the extension news.

This is easy to handle, just add this line of TypoScript to your Constants:

plugin.tx_powermail.settings.misc.addQueryString = 1

I have a problem, what can I do?