CS Forms - HTML Generator For "Pretty" Email Actions

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Hi,

In case this is of any interest to anyone else, I have created an HTML email template generator, which will create prettified HTML tempates for the Email Action in Cornerstone Forms. Simply add fields / field names, generate the HTML and paste it into the Email Action content area as HTML

Click on the cs-email-builder.html link and then on the three dots button and download raw. Save the HTML file and click on it to use it. It works offline using your browser’s cache.

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I hope it helps someone. @charlie, if it is something that can be built into CS Forms, feel free to use it! The tool is already saving me loads of time with client email templates.

Thanks,
Christopher

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#2

Wow, many thanks for sharing!
Such a tool inside forms would be great! :slight_smile:

#3

What do you do for styling the email?

Currently I build the email for forms using AI. Saves so much time and I can custom design them to use brand assets and colours

#4

The styling is all within the HTML. The header and footer colours / text colours can be changed and the website’s logo can be added via hyperlink. The tool allows you to add additional fields to the appropriate section to get you basic desired layout. If you use the tool and click Generate HTML, you can then preview the output beofe copying and pasting it into the Email Action. I had previously been using AI to do this, probably much as you have. The tool is sort of the same, but with a visual interface, which is something which makes it easier for my own thought processes. Claude.ai developed this for me based off our previous chats and email generation.

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This is very nice and creative use of AI. An email builder in Cornerstone does seem a ways off. I would probably look into dedicated apps or HTML templates online. The problem is that email CSS is limited in features like flexbox, which is pretty heavily used in Cornerstone. At least from my standpoint.