This was an idea from @herbdool in this comment but I didn't want it to get lost, so creating a separate issue to track.
WordPress provides HTML formatted emails, and it may be something our target audience really needs help with. Maybe we should look at what WP does and see if there's something simple we could do that's similar?
For reference: https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/27856/is-there-a-way-to-se...
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The simple way is - View source code - Copy and paste what you need - Bold can be easily added with <b> or <strong> tags
Use text editors in Summary Field
I have had a read of what Lando provides, and it's an excellent development tool, and it would solve the problem. But, I would prefer to find out why the problem is there in the first...
How often is the settings.php loaded.
Thanks for the info. I will give it a try...
How often is the settings.php loaded.