Custom Styled Email Template for Verification | Appwrite | Page 1

rotund torrent Oct 16, 2024, 3:31 PM

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Hello, I would like to send a custom styled email for verification through Appwrite. While designing and testing with the "Message" tools, I created a template.

I then tried to set it up for email verification, but the content is wrapped inside an HTML wrapper, which breaks the styling. I found older posts suggesting that I can replace the email-base.tpl file in the Appwrite Docker container. I did this, but my emails are still being inserted into the same default template as before.

How can I disable or replace the default styling?

celest zinc Oct 16, 2024, 5:52 PM

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Hmm, I implemented custom styles without any issues. You just need to completely replace the default template with your own

rotund torrent Oct 17, 2024, 7:21 AM

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hmm maybe i'm doing something wrong, so:

version 1.6
my docker-compose override:

services: appwrite: volumes: - ./email/email-base.tpl:/usr/src/code/app/config/locale/templates/email-base.tpl:rw

and then I have an email folder with an email-base.tpl file in the same forder.
after change I restart with docker compose up -d

rotund torrent Oct 17, 2024, 8:44 AM

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when I look into the container with docker exec -it appwrite cat /usr/src/code/app/config/locale/templates/email-base.tpl I see that it has been modified with override . But when I generate a verification mail, it uses the old(default) template 😦

celest zinc Oct 17, 2024, 9:10 AM

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rotund torrent when I look into the container with `docker exec -it appwrite cat /usr/src/cod...

Since you're on version 1.6, there might be version-specific behaviors that differ from other setups.
Is your template still being wrapped in the default template when styling it from the console¿

rotund torrent Oct 17, 2024, 9:22 AM

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I don't see my custom template code anywhere. The content of the console is inserted into the default template.

celest zinc Oct 17, 2024, 9:33 AM

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rotund torrent I don't see my custom template code anywhere. The content of the console is inse...

In the Templates tab, under Verification, did you replace the default message with your custom one and then update¿ Is that what you did¿

rotund torrent Oct 17, 2024, 9:39 AM

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I have saved my template under email-base.tpl and integrated it with docker override as described above. In the console I only entered the text ‘test’ in the tempalte input window.
The generated email contains the text ‘test’ within the default template and not from what I have saved in email-base.tpl.

celest zinc Oct 17, 2024, 9:43 AM

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I recommend using the new templates feature instead of doing it manually

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With it, you can customize verification, password reset...etc

rotund torrent Oct 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

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You mean this one?
I'll have to live with that for now. It uses the template here: https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/blob/a49c3a33f0fd831423afa7a0b53df2c5d709fc2b/app/config/locale/templates/email-base-styled.tpl
and so I can only use half of my own HTML/CSS.

It would be great if there could be a full HTML mode like in the Messeging function