{"id":936,"date":"2025-05-08T22:06:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/felixwebdesign.de\/?post_type=product&#038;p=936"},"modified":"2026-03-18T22:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:22:08","slug":"e-mail-to-post","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/felixwebdesign.de\/en\/product\/e-mail-to-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Email to Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>E-Mail to Post<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Import received emails (e.g., newsletters) as posts into your HumHub spaces or profile.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HumHub 1.18<\/strong><strong>\u00a0(aktuell- noch in Beta-Phase !)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>IMAP email account with SSL support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Automatic hourly import<\/strong> of emails from IMAP mailboxes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flexible targeting<\/strong>: Import emails into spaces or user profiles<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automatic archiving<\/strong>: Imported emails are moved to a \"posted\" subfolder in your e-mail account<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attachment support<\/strong>: Email attachments are uploaded to HumHub<\/li>\n<li><strong>Content filtering<\/strong>: URL blacklist (admin) and keyword filter (user)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Permission control<\/strong>: User group-based access management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>User configuration<\/h2>\n<p>Authorised users can configure their IMAP connection under <strong>Account settings \u2192 Email to post<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<h3>IMAP connection Setup<\/h3>\n<p>1. <strong>Server settings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Server URL (e.g. `imap.gmail.com`)<\/li>\n<li>Port (default: 993 for SSL)<\/li>\n<li>Username (usually your e-mail address)<\/li>\n<li>password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. <strong>Folder mapping<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select email folders to be monitored.<\/li>\n<li>Connect each folder to a HumHub space or your profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recommendation:<\/strong> Create a separate email folder for emails that are to be imported. After the import, emails are automatically moved to a subfolder called \u201eposted\u201c to avoid duplicate imports.<\/p>\n<h3>Tested e-mail providers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-hosted Plesk-based email server<\/li>\n<li>All-Inkl e-mail server<\/li>\n<li>Gmail (requires application password)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to connect to Gmail<\/h3>\n<p>To connect to Gmail, instead of your regular password you need to enter a <strong>Application password<\/strong> .<br \/>\nSee: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/accounts\/answer\/185833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support.google.com\/accounts\/answer\/185833<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How it works<\/h2>\n<h3>Hourly import<\/h3>\n<p>The import runs automatically every hour via HumHub's cron system. Emails from specified mailboxes are imported as posts in the configured target spaces\/profiles.<\/p>\n<h3>Attachments<\/h3>\n<p>Attachments are retrieved from the email server and uploaded as attachments to the email post.<\/p>\n<h3>Group authorization<\/h3>\n<p>The module introduces a user group permission that controls who can import emails.<br \/>\n<strong>Default:<\/strong> Only the Administrator user group has this permission.<\/p>\n<h2>Administrations<\/h2>\n<p>Administrators can access the module settings under <strong>Administration \u2192 E-Mail to Post<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Import limit per user<\/h3>\n<p>Set a maximum number of emails that can be imported per user and import to prevent spam.<\/p>\n<h3>2. URL blacklist<\/h3>\n<p>Define patterns for URLs to be removed from imported emails. Matching links are removed so that the text is no longer clickable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Format:<\/strong>\u00a0One pattern per line. Wildcards<code>*<\/code>) are supported.<\/p>\n<h2>Keyword filter (experimental)<\/h2>\n<p>Users can define keywords to filter out unwanted content in <strong>Account settings \u2192 Email to post \u2192 Experimental<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use case:<\/strong> Remove newsletter footers that contain keywords such as \u201eunsubscribe\u201c together with the surrounding elements (e.g. the email footer).<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is how it works:<\/strong><br \/>\n- Only works for HTML emails (not for plain text)<br \/>\n- Hides elements that contain a keyword<br \/>\n- Primarily tested for the removal of footers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> Filtered content is only hidden (commented out in HTML), not permanently deleted. Do not use this function to hide sensitive or private information.<\/p>\n<h2>Important notes<\/h2>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Safety warning:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis module does not perform spam filtering. Only connect email folders over which you have full control.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proven methods:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not connect your main inbox folder.<\/li>\n<li>Use special folders for imports.<\/li>\n<li>Move trusted emails manually to the import folder or<\/li>\n<li>Set up restrictive e-mail filters on your mail server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Known restrictions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Images embedded in emails via a URL will not be displayed with HumHub's default CSP (Content Security Policy) settings.<\/li>\n<li>The removal of keywords is experimental and may be replaced by a different filter strategy in the future depending on user feedback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<h3>IMAP connection failed<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Check the server URL, the port (993 for SSL), the user name and the password.<\/li>\n<li>For Gmail: Make sure you use an application password.<\/li>\n<li>Check whether your e-mail provider allows IMAP connections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Emails are not imported<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Check whether the user has the \u201eEmail to post\u201d authorisation.<\/li>\n<li>Check whether the user has the \u201eCreate post\u201d authorisation in the target space.<\/li>\n<li>Check whether the folder assignment is configured correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<p>info@felixwebdesign.de<\/p>\n<h2>Process of the purchase<\/h2>\n<p>After successful online payment you receive an e-mail with the subject \"Your Felix Webdesign order is now complete\". It contains the order summary and the <strong>license key<\/strong>. How you add it, is explained in the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.humhub.org\/docs\/admin\/modules#installing-purchased-modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HumHub Documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Within a few days up to one week you receive another e-mail with the <strong>invoice<\/strong> as PDF.<\/p>\n<p>In the unexpected case that one of these steps does not work, please check your spam folder and otherwise contact us via e-mail or the contact form.<\/p>\n<h2>Renewal of the license<\/h2>\n<p>A license is for 1 year. The date of expiry is also in the e-mail \"Your Felix Webdesign order is now complete\".<\/p>\n<p>Die Geb\u00fchr zur Verl\u00e4ngerung um ein weiteres Jahr kostet <strong>45\u20ac<\/strong>. You receive a reminder e-mail before the expiry date with the information on how to pay the renewal.<\/p>\n<p>Theoretically, you can continue using the module after the license expired. 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