Questions tagged [checksum]
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Experience of including checksum in all emails
I would be interested to hear any advice or experience of including a checksum link in all emails sent to our various newsletter lists.
We're interested in doing this because we have quite a variety ...
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Activities tab incorrectly displays a tokenised URL
I recognised an issue occuring as a result of one of our webforms. Upon further investigation, I was looking at the activities tab on the summary page of some of the recipients that received this bulk ...
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Incorrect shortcode structure
I would like to display the profile on an external page so that an anonymous user could edit the fields just by opening the page and I need to specify the contact id for the changes to be applied.
But ...
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Allow anonymous users (not logged in) to edit their fields?
The question is simple:
I have created a profile, but I would like to share a URL to the anonymous user so they can fill out the profile WITHOUT LOGGING IN and these responses will go to their contact....
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Checksum or hash not pulling up contribution pages for anonymous users in Drupal 7
This documentation https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/common-workflows/tokens-and-mail-merge/#checksum-contribution-pages shows
Checksum for Contribution Pages¶
To send people to a ...
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Is it OK to change a contact hash in order to invalidate all checksums for that contact?
Sometimes, someone makes a mistake and sends out a personalized link in a mailing with their contact id and checksum, which is not great. In the past, I've simply created a duplicate contact and ...
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CheckSum tokens lead to blank page (2.)
I'm brand new to checksums. This problem was reported several years ago. Personalised link using checksum tokens leads to empty page I have the same symptom: the checksum URL points to a page with ...
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Anon user profile edit error - No user/contact ID was specified, so the Profile cannot be used in edit mode
I am using wordpress with civicrm 5.39.0 and previously this url worked for anon users to edit profile which I would include in e-blasts
https://emptyhometax.org/civicrm/profile/edit?reset=1&gid=2&...
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Webform - why are contact details via cid1 disappearing so quickly?
We are picking up 'Contact 1' existing contact details via 'cid1' passed to the webform in the link emailed to users. Despite the checksum timeout set to 21 days (now set to 30) the webform stops ...
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Allowing users to update information without logging in (checksum)
this is the updatge my contact details (just contain the email for now)
https://website/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/profile/edit&reset=1&gid=78
I add the checksum and contact ...
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How to allow anon user that enters existing contact email into webform to add infomation to that matching contact
I just inherited a contact list of 2164 contacts that has name and email only that opted in to our campaign. I want to to import into to CiviCRM and mass email the group to encourage them to give us ...
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Where are checksums stored in the database?
Where are checksums stored in the database? Is there any considerations to the limitations of how many checksums can be created at once in a mailing? If I send a checksum email to ~250,000 will that ...
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Checksum not being enforced?
Using Drupal 7.81, CiviCRM 5.36.1 with webform intergration.
I have created a webform that pre fills the contact name. This link is sent to anonymous users from CiviMail. Using the tokens, CiviMail ...
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Checksum and Shifting Expiration Windows
Where/when does CiviCRM calculate the expiration date of a checksum? Is the expiration date encoded in the checksum upon generation, or is the date of checksum creation encoded and then the creation ...
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Checksum expiration
How long is a URL-link using a checksum token from CiviCRM valid?
And can you send multiple emails using same token?
When does the expiration clock start ticking?
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Drupal webform and checksum
On Drupal 7 / CiviCRM 5.25 I have 2 webforms with .
Let's say
https://domain.net/subscribe?cid1=753&cs=98dfe492769469013e9bef06dbc2fb7b_1601628311_168
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https://domain.net/update?cid1=753&...
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Links to a contribution page with checksum and contact ID generate a fatal error
I want to send email to members with a link to the membership renewal page profiled with their data. I create a suitable link including the contact ID and checksum, of the form
https://example.com/...
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checksum link calls up wrong form
I am using WordPress 5.4 and CiviCRM Version 5.18.4. I am trying to include an "unsubscribe" link to put at the bottom of NON-bulk emails (including those sent by CiviRules).
I have created ...
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Set the length and/or format of the checksum
Many of our constituents' online access is limited to a phone, and we get much better response to SMS text messages than to emails. For some contacts, however, clicking on the link in the text message ...
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How to access contact ID and checksum for a new contact from the Caldera form that creates the contact?
Using a Drupal webform I can create a new Civi contact, and get the contact ID and checksum for that contact from the form submission, enabling me to use it in an email triggered by the form ...
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CiviCase and Drupal Webforms
Kind of related to my last question earlier today, I'd like to send a link to someone who has completed a webform but does not have a user account, and ask them to make changes/improve their responses ...
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How to create a Drupal menu link to a civicrm contact profile
I would like to create a drupal menu link for a logged in user. I have added civicrm/contact/view, which seems to only work when the contact profile was viewed once. Otherwise keep getting message We ...
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How can our users request an email with the contact.checksum links?
I am using CiviCRM 5.18.4 with WordPress 5.3.2.
We considered having our contacts all become WordPress Users, but decided to go the route of allowing folks to view and update their own contacts, or ...
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Can I use {contact.checksum} in membership confirmation receipt
I am using CiviCRM with WordPress 5.3.2.
I've managed to use the {contact.checksum} feature to send folks a link to edit their profile, in a one-off or bulk email.
Now, I would like to include ...
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How can I allow an anonymous user to generate an email to themself?
I am using CiviCRM with WordPress. I have just learned how to use "contact.checksum" to send an email to a user to safely let them edit their own personal info. I can do that when they sign up for ...
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How to get {mailing.viewUrl} & {contact.checksum} to work together?
So, both tokens work fine when sending mailings.. however, whenever I view the mailing in the browser by using the {mailing.viewUrl} token.. any url I have in the mailing that uses the {contact....
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Using a webform checksum for multiple contacts
I have set up a webform for users to create memberships. There needs to be 3 contacts within the webform: organisation (where the membership sits), main contact, representative.
I would like to email ...
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Alerting admins when certain fields are changed via profile & checksum?
Drupal 7, CiviCRM 5.10
I'd like to send out an "update details" email to contacts - a profile with checksum. It will include some other custom field questions but i want to be alerted specifically if ...
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CiviMail doesn't save when using Checksum event links
Running CiviCRM 5.10.4 and Drupal 7.65.
Trying to send out a bulk email through CiviMail using a checksum link for an event registration.
However when I insert the checksum link, I get an error ...
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Checksum profile links not opening on mobile
Using CiviCRM 5.10.4 with Drupal 7.64.
Trying to use a checksum link in an email being sent out to a group, for them to submit a profile which has been pre-filled in with their details.
My link is ...
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Feature request: Make Checksum tokens easier to use
Checksum tokens are arguably one of the coolest yet most overlooked features of CiviCRM. It allows you to send targeted emails for donations, membership and event registration in a way that
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Webform conditional from Civicrm checksum
I use drupal 7 and latest civicrm.
I direct people to my form using the checksum. I would like to not display email field and GDPR opt in field if they arrive at the form via checksum. If they ...
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Following a CiviCRM checksum link doesn't populate civicrm tokens but logging in populates the tokens.
Example use case:
You want to link a user to a page and populate some information about them (e.g. display an online membership card):
[current-user:civicrm-contact:display-name]
[current-user:...
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wordpress edit multi-record profile fine when logged in but not retaining checksum for anonymous user
civicrm 4.7.24 wordpress 4.9.5
When logged in I can access, edit and add to a multirecord profile
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When not logged in, using identical link (domain.org/civicrm/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/profile/...
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Civimail wont send (but Civi email will)
bit weird but here's whats happening
I use the Mosaico extension (thank you very much) to do bulk emails. Ive been using it for some months with no issues. About a month ago I included a few Civi ...
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Renewal link mangled by webmail client with ISP
We have been successfully using the contact.checksum link in renewal reminder emails for our Wordpress site. The link in the received email typically looks like:
https://sdbikecoalition.org/?page=...
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CheckSum Profile Update
www....../civicrm/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/profile/edit&gid=1&reset=1&id={contact.contact_id}&{contact.checksum}
i have finally set up my Checksum for profile update. However when ...
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Is there a way to email a link inviting people to sign up for an event that will be connect to their contact ID?
I have a list of people who I want to encourage to sign up for an event. I can send a link that allows them to update their contact information, using the contact hash. What I would like to do is send ...
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Personalised link using checksum tokens leads to empty page
When testing the functionality of checksum tokens for a mailing, the link is properly created according to this wiki entry for profile pages (.../?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/profile/edit&reset=1&...
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Checksum wiping out member since date!
We've starting using checksum in civimail for membership renewals. The checksum link takes the user to a webform in which they can renew.
When they do renew the membership is being recorded as a new ...
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Did my setting for checksum duration get overridden?
A site had a Checksum duration set to be 90 days (about a year ago). Client just asked us to look at some duplicates and we wanted to check the duration was still 90 days.
When I checked on the Misc ...
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How can i investigate what duration a specific checksum had when it was sent out
I need to check on some checksums to confirm if the duration matched the setting (which we had set at 90 days but mysteriously was showing as '7' again when i went to check the Misc. settings. Can ...
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Can an expired checksum provide any warning to the user when they get to the site?
If a user clicks on a checksum link that has expired, I don't think they get any notification to that effect. This can mean, for example, that when renewing a membership, they might create a duplicate ...
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What permission is required to edit a profile using direct URL?
I am sending an email with customised link so that users can edit their information directly using the link like this http://www.myorganization.org/civicrm/profile/edit?reset=1&gid=2&id={...
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Using checksums to access the civicrm/user dashboard
I was under the impression that adding
https://civicrm.org/civicrm/user?reset=1&cid={contact.contact_id}&{contact.checksum}
to in a CiviMail would log someone in to the dashboard but it does ...
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Can I tell if a contact has used their checksum to view/change their info?
I sent out an email message to people. I included a link with their checksum to a profile so they can review/update their info.
I can tell from the civicrm_log or civicrm_contact if they changed any ...
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Export Checksum
Is it possible to export a checksum? This is an essential step to using a range of external services - alternate bulk email(Mail Chimp), QR code creation for name tags, etc.
But checksum does not ...
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Get or generate a contact checksum via API?
Is there a way to view or generate a Contact's checksum via the REST API?
I'm looking to use the checksum to provide relevant form links, etc., but need to get it programmatically on a Contact ...
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Checksum to edit profile not working?
I've been trying to test using checksums to access pre-filled Profiles, eg:
/civicrm/profile/edit?gid=1&cid=12&cs=12f12df65c25b4b31afb11726af4d5ca_1438265969_168
However it does not seem to ...
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How can I programmatically authenticate a contact (via checksum or other method)?
Reposted/rephrased from http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php/topic,36059.30.html.
I am currently working on an extension to log in a user in CiviCRM using Facebook.
The user is sent to facebook ...