Send a Test QCST Email Template

This guide walks through Send Test, recipient behavior, template rendering, Joomla Mail transport, and the checks to make in the received test message.

Where this fits in QC Support Ticket

QCST sends through Joomla Mail. The Email Templates tab controls QCST sender/reply routing, retry/reminder/satisfaction options, template content, Department-specific variants, and delivery diagnostics; it does not replace Joomla’s underlying mail transport configuration.

Basic uses the built-in professional HTML generated from the template’s plain-text content. Pro/Max can customize subject and HTML and can create Department-specific template variants; preserved higher-tier content is not meant to be destroyed by a downgrade.

Primary location: Joomla Administrator → Components → QC Support Ticket → Email Templates.

Before you begin

  • Confirm Joomla Mail works before diagnosing QCST template delivery. For inbound mail, confirm PHP IMAP is available and keep one controlled test message available.

How to do it

  1. Open the Email Template you want to verify.
  2. Click Send Test and supply/use the test-recipient behavior offered by the interface.
  3. QCST renders the selected template through Joomla Mail rather than bypassing the configured mail transport.
  4. Check the received Subject, sender/reply-to, HTML/plain presentation and token substitution.
  5. If no message arrives, inspect Recent Delivery Diagnostics/Joomla Mail before rewriting a template that may be fine.

Important behavior and limits

  • Basic uses built-in HTML derived from the template's plain content; Pro/Max can use custom HTML and Department-specific variants.

Verify the result

  • A controlled event produces the expected template, subject/tokens, recipient, and delivery record.
  • Recent delivery diagnostics show whether Joomla Mail accepted the send or whether QCST queued/retried it.

If it does not work as expected

  • If mail does not arrive, test Joomla Mail first, then verify Outbound Email is enabled, template publication/scope, recipient eligibility, and retry diagnostics.

Community Discussion

For practical QC Support Ticket workflows and discussion with other Joomla site owners, visit the QC Support Ticket Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific issues, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.