Email notification on new article

[hansfn]

Of course, the code is set when we use the "after save" hook. Sorry. Here is a better, more robust, version. (It also doesn't send mail if the page/entry isn't published.)

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<?php
// - Extension: The saved entry/page notification hook
// - Version: 0.3
// - Author: PivotX Team
// - Email: admin@pivotx.net
// - Site: http://www.pivotx.net
// - Description: This hook will send an e-mail notification each time an entry or page is saved.
// - Date: 2012-08-02

// NB! Edit the email address...
global $saved_notification_recipient;
$saved_notification_recipient = "you@example.org";

$this->addHook(
    'entry_edit_beforesave',
    'callback',
    'beforeSaveNotification'
);

$this->addHook(
    'page_edit_beforesave',
    'callback',
    'beforeSaveNotification'
);


function beforeSaveNotification(&$item) {
    global $PIVOTX, $saved_notification_recipient;

    // Do nothing if the item isn't published.
    if ($item['status']!="publish") {
        return;
    }
    $text = "The item '{$item['title']}' was ";
    $subject = "item ";
    if (!empty($item['code']) && $PIVOTX['db']->entry_exists($item['code'])) {
        $text .= "updated.";
        $subject .= "updated";
    } else {
        $text .= "created.";
        $subject .= "created";
    }
    // Uncomment the line below if you want all details about the entry/page
    // $text .= "\n\n" . var_export($item, TRUE);
    pivotxMail($saved_notification_recipient, $subject, $text);
}


PS! There is one drawback using the "before save" hook: The email is sent even if the saving fails...

[hansi999]

Thanks a lot, this works like a charm!
Best regards
hansi

[hansi999]

Hi,

finally i got the notification working. I'd like to include a link to the article, but both methods ( $PIVOTX['db']->entry and $entry) lead me to an empty link:
xxx/?e=

Is there a way to get the link at this point?

[hansfn]

(Removed original wrong reply.)

Since PivotX doesn't know the code before the entry is saved, PivotX can't determine any code based links. Yep, that is another drawback of using the "before save" hook. (If you switch to date based mod_rewritten entry links, I think $item['link'] works as expected even in the "before save" hook.)