Loads email templates from "emails" views, available to plugins too.

app/helpers/email_helper.php

@@ -11,13 +11,45 @@
  *
  * @param string $templateName Template filename (without extension)
  * @param array $variables Variables to substitute
+ * @param array $options Additional options
  * @return string Rendered template content
  */
-function renderEmailTemplate($templateName, $variables = []) {
+function renderEmailTemplate($templateName, $variables = [], array $options = []) {
-    $templateFile = __DIR__ . '/../templates/' . $templateName . '.txt';
+    $searchPaths = [];
 
-    if (!file_exists($templateFile)) {
+    // Explicit plugin template path takes priority
-        throw new RuntimeException("Email template '$templateName' not found");
+    if (!empty($options['plugin_template'])) {
+        $searchPaths[] = rtrim((string)$options['plugin_template'], DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+    }
+
+    // Plugin name maps to its templates directory (if registered)
+    if (!empty($options['plugin'])) {
+        $pluginKey = (string)$options['plugin'];
+        $pluginInfo = $GLOBALS['enabled_plugins'][$pluginKey] ?? null;
+        if (!empty($pluginInfo['path'])) {
+            $pluginBase = rtrim($pluginInfo['path'], DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+
+            // We search for email templates in the following locations:
+            // we can add more locations if needed, but "views/emails" is the standard location
+            $searchPaths[] = $pluginBase . '/views/emails';
+            $searchPaths[] = $pluginBase . '/views/email';
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Fallback to core app templates
+    $searchPaths[] = __DIR__ . '/../templates/emails';
+
+    $templateFile = null;
+    foreach ($searchPaths as $basePath) {
+        $candidate = rtrim($basePath, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . '/' . $templateName . '.txt';
+        if (is_file($candidate)) {
+            $templateFile = $candidate;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($templateFile === null) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("Email template '$templateName' not found in any configured template paths");
     }
 
     $content = file_get_contents($templateFile);
@@ -39,11 +71,12 @@ function renderEmailTemplate($templateName, $variables = []) {
  * @param array $variables Template variables
  * @param array $config Application config
  * @param array $additionalHeaders Additional email headers
+ * @param array $options Additional options
  * @return bool Success status
  */
-function sendTemplateEmail($to, $subject, $templateName, $variables, $config, $additionalHeaders = []) {
+function sendTemplateEmail($to, $subject, $templateName, $variables, $config, $additionalHeaders = [], array $options = []) {
     try {
-        $message = renderEmailTemplate($templateName, $variables);
+        $message = renderEmailTemplate($templateName, $variables, $options);
 
         $fromDomain = $config['domain'] ?? ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?? 'totalmeet.local');
         $headers = array_merge([