[REF] Ship Flexmailer extension with Core
[civicrm-core.git] / ext / flexmailer / docs / index.md
1 FlexMailer (`org.civicrm.flexmailer`) is an email delivery engine for CiviCRM v4.7+. It replaces the internal guts of CiviMail. It is a
2 drop-in replacement which enables *other* extensions to provide richer email features.
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4 By default, FlexMailer supports the same user interfaces, delivery algorithms, and use-cases as CiviMail. After activating FlexMailer, an
5 administrator does not need to take any special actions.
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7 The distinguishing improvement here is under-the-hood: it provides better APIs and events for extension-developers. For example,
8 other extensions might:
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10 * Change the template language
11 * Manipulate tracking codes
12 * Rework the delivery mechanism
13 * Redefine the batching algorithm