[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #4555: Plugin Directory Administration: Mass Email Tool

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#4555: Plugin Directory Administration: Mass Email Tool
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 Reporter:  Ipstenu           |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |   Keywords:
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 We need an admin-only tool that will allow us to mass-email plugins.

 One exists but currently can only be run by a server admin, which limits
 usability.

 1) Provide a list of plugins

 2) Provide an email subject and body with basic substitutions

 3) The tool would then email everyone with commit access and listed owner
 the message

 Substitutions needed:

 %USER_EMAIL%
 %USER_DISPLAY_NAME%
 %PLUGIN_URL%

 With Helpscout you can pre-fill everything BUT the body:
 https://docs.helpscout.com/article/119-pre-fill

 So it doesn't look like we can use that for our bulk-mail tool.

 If it's secure and has the capability to be given a usable UX, whatever
 tool is used on the back-end should be fine.

 Limiting the number of plugins mailed at a time is also fine. Handling
 more than 50 of those at a stretch is usually pretty annoying anyway :)

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