Email System

The Preads Platform incorporates a powerful, enterprise-grade email engine designed to handle all aspects of network communication. From automated system notifications to large-scale marketing campaigns, the platform provides a centralized interface for managing deliverability, templates, and auditing.

⚙️ Gateway Configuration

Manage your email delivery settings from Admin Panel → Settings → Email Configuration.

Supported Drivers

The platform utilizes Laravel's robust mail subsystem, supporting multiple drivers:

  • SMTP: The standard for most external providers (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, etc.).
  • Mailgun / Postmark / SES: High-volume API-based deliverability services.
  • Log: For development environments (writes emails to local logs instead of sending).

Security & Encryption

  • Encrypted Credentials: For maximum security, sensitive values like SMTP_PASSWORD are encrypted before being stored in the database.
  • Test Utility: Before going live, use the Send Test Email feature to verify your connection and ensure your server's IP isn't blacklisted.

📄 Template Management

The template engine allows you to customize the content and branding of every email sent by the platform. Located in Admin Panel → Settings → Email Templates.

Template Categories

  1. System Templates (Protected): Critical notifications like Password Reset, Email Verification, and Admin Alerts. These are protected from deletion to ensure platform stability.
  2. Transactional Templates: Automated messages triggered by user actions, such as Payment Approved, New Lead Generated, or App Rejected.
  3. Marketing Templates: Custom-designed templates for bulk communication and network updates.

The "Master Template" Concept

To maintain brand consistency, the platform uses a Master Template (slug: master). All other templates are automatically "wrapped" inside this master structure, ensuring your logo, header, and footer remain identical across all communications.

📧 Bulk Email & Marketing

The platform includes a specialized tool for reaching your entire publisher network or specific segments.

Campaign Management

  • Background Processing: Bulk emails are dispatched via Background Jobs (SendBulkEmailJob). This ensures the Admin Panel remains responsive even when sending to thousands of publishers.
  • Queue Synergy: The system paces delivery to prevent your SMTP server from being flagged for spamming.

Global Variables

You can use dynamic placeholders in any template to personalize messages.

  • Standard Variables: {name}, {email}, {site_name}, {year}.
  • Contextual Variables: {amount}, {transaction_id}, {approval_date} (validated per-template).

🛡️ Delivery Logs & Auditing

Every email attempt is recorded in the Email Logs for transparency and troubleshooting.

  • Status Tracking: Quickly identify if an email was Sent or Failed.
  • Error Reporting: If an email fails (e.g., due to invalid SMTP credentials), the platform captures the raw error message from the mailer, allowing you to debug instantly.
  • Preview Mode: View the exact HTML content of any previously sent email to verify what was delivered to the recipient.

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