{"id":89575,"date":"2025-12-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-create-automatic-e-mails-for-my-groups\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:54:42","password":"","slug":"how-do-i-create-automatic-e-mails-for-my-groups","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/communication-groups\/how-do-i-create-automatic-e-mails-for-my-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I create automatic e-mails for my groups?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Automatic e-mails help you to keep the people in your group informed. They are sent to a group member when they receive the selected status\/role combination in this group and sending is activated. <\/p>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ccdadb1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong><strong>Automatic e-mails are now part of routines<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">Routines make it possible to send e-mails automatically not only when a group joins, but also after delays or other actions. Existing automatic e-mails have been converted into routines. <br><br>In the article <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/routines-groups\/understanding-routines\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/de\/help\/churchtools-module\/routinen\/routinen-verstehen\/\">Understanding routines<\/a>, we explain exactly how you can use routines.  <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79a8db7e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/about-the-groups-module\/what-are-roles-and-what-can-i-use-them-for\/\" id=\"7210\">What are roles and what can I use them for?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/settings-for-the-group-module\/how-to-customize-the-roles-of-a-group-type\/\" id=\"7226\">How do I customize the Role of a group type?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/my-churchtools\/placeholders\/how-to-use-placeholders-in-e-mails\/\" id=\"7665\">How to use placeholders in e-mails?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automatic e-mails help you to keep the people in your group informed. They are sent to a group member when they receive the selected status\/role combination in this group and sending is activated. 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