Title: Bulk Activate & Notify
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Bulk Activate & Notify

 *  Resolved [lziglar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lziglar/)
 * (@lziglar)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-activate-notify/)
 * I need to import several hundred members to a member site and would like the 
   Bulk Activate & Notify message to tell each member their username and initial
   password. I have created duplicate messages in the Settings section – one for
   adding a member manually and one for Bulk Activate and Notify. Adding a member
   manually generates the correct email notification with all variables filled with
   the correct data. Importing a group and then generating the Bulk Activate and
   Notify option generates emails for each member but the variables appear in the
   message instead of the appropriate data. I assume this works fine since I found
   no other complaints, so please tell me what other setting I need to adjust to
   make this functional. Here is an example:
 * Dear {first_name} {last_name},
 *  An account has been created for you on the Lost Tree Chapel web site and on 
   the Southeast Florida Library Association’s Online Library so that you may enjoy
   the ebook and audio book collections that have been provided to you by the Library
   Committee.
 *  Your login information is the same for both accounts:
 *  Username is: {user_name}
    Initial password is: {password}
 *  We hope you take advantage of this new resource for your summer reading.
 *  Please login to the Chapel web site at: [http://www.losttreechapel.org](http://www.losttreechapel.org)
 *  The Lost Tree Chapel Library Committee
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-membership/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-membership/)

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 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-activate-notify/#post-7345112)
 * Hi, in regards to the following comment. Can you provide the variables that appear
   in the message instead of the data?
 * > Importing a group and then generating the Bulk Activate and Notify option generates
   > emails for each member but the variables appear in the message instead of the
   > appropriate data.
 *  Thread Starter [lziglar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lziglar/)
 * (@lziglar)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-activate-notify/#post-7345205)
 * They were included in the original message – the first and last names, username
   and password.
 * I’ve come to the conclusion that the Bulk message is currently fixed and cannot
   accommodate user specific information.
 * Hopefully this will be added at some point.
 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-activate-notify/#post-7345230)
 * Hi please check the following [documentation](https://simple-membership-plugin.com/email-merge-tags-email-shortcodes-for-email-customization/).
   It lets you know what shortcodes are currently allowed to be used with e-mails.
 *  Thread Starter [lziglar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lziglar/)
 * (@lziglar)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-activate-notify/#post-7345257)
 * Thank you, but my initial question remains. The short codes are not working in
   the Bulk Activate and Notify email.
 * I think it is revealing that all the default email messages contain short codes
   except that one. It would be very nice if it would so new members could be added
   in bulk.
 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-activate-notify/#post-7345260)
 * Okay I understand. The plugin developers will investigate further your issue.
 * Thank you
 *  Thread Starter [lziglar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lziglar/)
 * (@lziglar)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-activate-notify/#post-7345361)
 * Are the developers working on this? Or do I need to find another Membership Plugin?
 *  Plugin Author [wp.insider](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpinsider-1/)
 * (@wpinsider-1)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-activate-notify/#post-7345363)
 * The bulk activate and notify feature uses a BATCH processing concept to reduce
   any performance hit on the site for processing many requests in one go.
 * So we do not offer any option to have individual member’s details be dynamically
   replaced in that batch processing as it will only make the matter worse on sites
   with many users.
 * Only a plain text email is allowed for that bulk notify option. We need to do
   what is best for the majority of our users.
 * If you need to include individual member’s details in there then please use a
   different plugin that has this option.

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