Phase 5: Email & Communication

• Description: Workshop mailing list functionality with email templates, sending mechanism, and history tracking. WHY: Communication is essential for workshop logistics (confirmations, announcements, reminders, updates). Email history provides audit trail and prevents duplicate sends. Template system ensures consistent formatting and reduces leader workload. Enables bulk communication with all registered participants.
• Start Date: 2026-03-13
• End Date: 2026-03-18
• Status: Pending
• Project Code: WS-P5
• Project Size: 2
• Estimated Man Hours: 10
• Developer Name: Zencoder AI
• Client Name: Internal
• Comments: Creates email templates (confirmation, announcement, reminder). Implements compose_email, send_email, email_history actions. Integrates with Comserv::View::Email::Template. Records all emails in workshop_emails table with status tracking.

📋 Todos for Phase 5: Email & Communication (4)

Subject	Description	Start Date	Due Date	Status	Priority	Accumulated Time	Actions
Create email templates	Create: registration_confirmation.tt, workshop_announcement.tt, workshop_reminder.tt, workshop_update.tt in root/email/workshop/	2026-03-13	2026-03-18	Pending	Critical	0h 0m	Edit Details Add Log
Implement compose_email action	Display form with subject and body fields, rich text editor, pre-fill recipient count. Authorization: leader/admin	2026-03-13	2026-03-18	Pending	Critical	0h 0m	Edit Details Add Log
Implement send_email action	Get subject/body from form, fetch registered participants, extract emails, send using View::Email::Template, record in workshop_emails table	2026-03-13	2026-03-18	Pending	Critical	0h 0m	Edit Details Add Log
Implement email_history action	Fetch all emails for workshop, stash for template. Authorization: leader/admin	2026-03-13	2026-03-18	Pending	Critical	0h 0m	Edit Details Add Log

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