Bento

Send Statamic Emails Through Bento

The Bento Statamic Addon makes it quick and easy to send emails and track events in your Statamic applications. We provide powerful and customizable APIs that can be used out-of-the-box to manage subscribers, track events, and send transactional emails through your Statamic Control Panel.

BentoStatamic Bento Addon

Requirements

  • PHP 8.0+
  • Statamic 5.0+
  • Laravel 10.0+
  • Bento API Keys

60 Second Setup Guide

1
Install the Bento Statamic addon

Install via composer: composer require bentonow/bento-statamic-sdk
2
Publish configuration and assets

Run these commands:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=bento-config
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=bento-statamic-assets
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=bento-statamic-seeders
3
Navigate to Tools > Bento in your Statamic Control Panel
Access the Bento configuration page in your Statamic Control Panel under Tools > Bento
4
Enter your Bento API credentials

Get your Bento API Keys from app.bentonow.com/account/teams. Fill in:

  • Site UUID
  • Publishable Key
  • Secret Key
5
Enable Bento integration
Enable Bento through the Control Panel interface
6
Configure your From Author
Select an authorized Bento author from the dropdown. Note: Bento does not support no-reply sender addresses.
7
Send a test email
Use the 'Send Test Email' button to verify your configuration. The test will be sent to your admin email address.

Key Features

Control Panel Integration

  • Configure Bento directly from your Statamic CP
  • Easy-to-use interface for all settings
  • Test email functionality built-in
  • Form event management interface

Event Management

  • Create and manage custom events through CP
  • Associate Bento events with Statamic forms
  • Automatic event tracking on form submissions
  • Track visitor behavior with optional JS injection
BentoConfigure Bento Events for Statamic Forms

User Management

  • Automatic subscriber creation for new users
  • Split name handling into first/last name
  • Configurable default tags for new users
  • Flexible user sync settings
BentoConfigure Bento Events for Statamic Forms

Email Integration

  • Seamless integration with Laravel's mail system
  • Author management through CP interface
  • Support for all transactional emails
  • No attachment support (falls back to default mailer)
BentoSimple Configuration and Testing

Frontend Features

  • Optional automatic injection of Bento's tracking script
  • Form submission tracking
  • Visitor behavior tracking
  • Custom event logging

Advanced Configuration

User Registration Sync

Control automatic user registration tracking in Bento:

  • Enable/disable through Advanced Settings
  • Configure default tags for new users
    • Automatic name splitting
  • Immediate tag application on registration

Form Event Integration

Connect Statamic forms with Bento events:

  • Associate forms with custom events
  • Automatic event triggering on submission
  • Form data included as event properties
  • Manage through Form Events Manager

Environment Configuration

Configure via your .env file:

BENTO_ENABLED=true
BENTO_SITE_UUID="bento-site-uuid"
BENTO_PUBLISHABLE_KEY="bento-publishable-key"
BENTO_SECRET_KEY="bento-secret-key"
MAIL_MAILER="bento"
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="[email protected]"
BENTO_AUTO_USER_SYNC=true
BENTO_INJECT_JS=false

Important Notes

Email Limitations

  • No support for email attachments
  • Not designed for bulk email sending
  • No support for no-reply addresses
  • Use authorized Bento authors only

Rate Limits

  • Designed for transactional emails
  • Not suitable for newsletter sending
  • Use Bento's main application for bulk emails
  • Rate limits in place to prevent abuse

Attachment Handling

Emails with attachments automatically fall back to your configured default mail provider.

Help and Support

Need assistance? We're here to help:

For comprehensive documentation and SDK reference:

The Bento Statamic Addon is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.

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