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  • Setup
    • enable all modules
    • set permissions for all
    • go to /admin/config/development/reroute_email and check off 'Enable rerouting'
      • enter the email address of the person to receive the test emails
      • check off 'Show rerouting description in mail body'
      • click Save configuration
    • go to /admin/config/system/mass_contact/add to add a mass email category
      • Category: Site Maintenance
      • check off all the roles under 'User roles to include'
      • set Selected to Yes so this is the default message category
      • click Save
    • go to /admin/config/system/mass_contact/add to add a mass email category
      • Category: For Admins
      • check off just the administrator role under 'User roles to include'
      • set Selected to No so this is not the default message category
      • click Save
    • add the permission to send to each of the above groups to your role
    • go to /admin/config/system/mass_contact/settings
      • select Yes under 'Allow users to opt-out of mass email messages'
      • check off 'Archive messages by saving a copy as a node'
      • click Save configuration
    • go to Message Header at /admin/config/system/mass_contact/settings/header
      • check off Include the name for the sender
      • check off Send as BCC (hide recipients) by default
      • check off Include category in subject line
      • click Save configuration
    • go to Message Body at /admin/config/system/mass_contact/settings/body
      • add this for 'Text to be prepended to all messages'
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        \[current-date:custom:l, F j, Y g:i a e\]
\[current-user:name\] sent you this group email since you have and account on \[site:url\]  ( \[site:name\] ) .

      •  add this for 'Text to be appended to all messages'
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        You may opt out of these group emails. Log in here \[site:url\]user and click Edit, then find Mass Contact Settings.
Production Site: https:// \[~jgr25:your production site domain here\] on \[~jgr25:victoria01 or victoria03\]
Test Site: https:// \[~jgr25:your test site domain here\] on victoria02

      • click Save configuration

Usage

  • Testing Mode
    • go to /admin/config/development/reroute_email and check off 'Enable rerouting'
      • click Save configuration
    • this prevents emails from going to all the site's users while you're getting the message correct
    • you will need to run cron for the message to be sent to the test user 
      • got to /admin/config/system/cron and click on Run cron

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