Hi :wave: How can I test the email templates I create?

The easiest way to test email templates is to create a user using an alternate email address that you control. As that user, you can then perform actions that trigger the emails you are interested in testing The downside of this approach is that you will only be able to see how the emails are render…

[image] Lucy: It sounds kind of ridiculous that Discourse wouldn’t have a better way of sending test emails. That’s not a bad idea. Discourse does have a way of sending the digest email to a specific email address: [image] Something similar on the email template editor would be useful.

I was just looking for a way to test the welcome email new registrants would receive and it seems like it would be a hassle. So many platforms, like Marketo or Hubspot, let you send test emails, which goes without saying should be a feature on Discourse.

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lucy.sierracircuits (Lucy) September 10, 2023, 8:09pm 3

So that’s the only way? It sounds kind of ridiculous that Discourse wouldn’t have a better way of sending test emails. Thanks for your help anyway.

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