Thumbnail for Email templates

[X-Admin]

Hi,

I've noticed that Email thumbnails generated are from centre-centre of the email, so the centre of the email body is visible in the thumbnail. This doesn't look nice. Just wondering if it's possible to generate thumbnails for top-centre of the email template, so the header etc will be visible and would look better?



Cheers!

 

[twisted1919]

Unfortunately, there's no easy way to change the way we do resizing, sorry.

 

[X-Admin]

Thanks. Just trying to understand if it's something that can be included in future update?

 

[twisted1919]

Thanks. Just trying to understand if it's something that can be included in future update?

Yes, it will.

 

[X-Admin]

Fantastic! Looking forward to it.

 

[twisted1919]

@X-Admin - from next version, you can use a code like below in apps/init-custom.php:

hooks()->addFilter('image_helper_resize_email_template_screenshot', function (bool $resized, ImageResizeHookParams $params): bool {
    if ($resized) {
        return true;
    }
    
    $thumb = new PHPThumbGD($params->getSource());
    $thumb->crop(0, $params->getWidth(), $params->getWidth(), $params->getHeight());

    $thumb->save($params->getDestination());
    
    return true;
});

You can use any image resize library you wish, in my example I used ( because it comes with MailWizz 2.x while MailWizz 3.x will use https://image.intervention.io/v3
Maybe not the best way, but still better than nothing.

 

[X-Admin]

Thanks for sharing; much appreciated. Awaiting the next release so I may test this.

Cheers!

 

[LXS Websolutions]

@twisted1919 Do we have image crop feature in email teamplate?
currently using grapesjs template builder.

 

[twisted1919]

That is not available, sorry. But you can crop when you upload in the file manager.

 

[LXS Websolutions]

But can we use the files in file manager in template ? i dont thik so as it only gives option to upload the file or select the files was used in earlier template and not in file manager

 

[twisted1919]

I mean, you can always reference the url directly. Problem is grapejs has no way that I know of to connect to ElFinder and work in the same way the default editor does. Btw, in MailWizz 3.x I'd say the default builder is much better than in 2.x, has new blocks and functionality.

 

[LXS Websolutions]

Yes default builder in 3.x has improved but when compared to drag and drop features of grapesjs and stripo its not that much useful for non technical users.

Its still lacking the functionality which other builders has.

Can we have some more options for editor like Beefree integration in coming days ?