XF 2.2 Sent email to members, placeholder did not get replaced

[cwe]

I just sent a plain text email via ACP > Communication > Email users to members of my forum. I started the email body with:

Hi [name],

i expected that XF would replace [name] with a member's user name when the email was sent. That didn't happen though. The emails were sent with "Hi [name],". Embarrassing.

How can I fix this so future emails replace the placeholder correctly?

 

[JustinHawk]

How can I fix this so future emails replace the placeholder correctly?

You should use curly brackets i guess {name}

 

[Paul B]

You have to use curly braces - {email} .

 

[RDR]

I just sent a plain text email via ACP > Communication > Email users to members of my forum. I started the email body with:

i expected that XF would replace [name] with a member's user name when the email was sent. That didn't happen though. The emails were sent with "Hi [name],". Embarrassing.

How can I fix this so future emails replace the placeholder correctly?

Hi {name},

 

[cwe]

Well poop. Getting old sucks. The light colored text in the ACP looked like square brackets to me. I should have put my readers on I guess.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Well poop. Getting old sucks. The light colored text in the ACP looked like square brackets to me. I should have put my readers on I guess.

There is an option to send a test email. I always do that inevitably something is wrong.