Preview and Send Test Emails from QCFUM

QCFUM provides two different checks in the Email tab: an in-browser Preview HTML control for Pro+ Custom HTML editing, and a Send Test action that sends the selected template through Joomla mail to the currently logged-in administrator.

Neither check replaces a real workflow test because Send Test uses broad sample token values rather than the exact token set of one production event.

Preview HTML

When Pro+ HTML editing is available, the template modal exposes Preview HTML. It renders the editor content with QCFUM’s sample-token data in an isolated preview frame. Basic does not expose this Custom-HTML preview control because Basic uses built-in HTML generated from plain text.

Send Test

From the template row, choose Send Test. QCFUM requires administrator access, loads the template by ID, uses the current administrator account’s email address, merges realistic sample tokens, renders the current effective email mode, and passes the message to Joomla mail.

The Template Does Not Need to Be Published for Send Test

Send Test loads the row directly by template ID rather than through the published-only runtime lookup. That makes it useful for testing an unpublished template before making it available to a workflow.

Read the Result Carefully

If Joomla mail fails, QCFUM returns the current mailer error. If the send succeeds but unresolved placeholders remain, QCFUM adds a warning listing them. Because sample data covers many tokens, a successful test still does not prove the real workflow supplies every token you used.

Production Check

After Preview/Send Test, trigger the exact Direct Create, Invite, CSV, approval, automation, or user-management workflow with safe test data. Verify the intended recipient, runtime values, publication state, and mail delivery.

Community Discussion

Want to compare Joomla user-management workflows, share practical QCFUM tips, or discuss how other administrators use this feature? Visit the QC Frontend User Manager Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific entitlement problems, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.