Learn Hardcore Indonesian: Setelah rapat, saya mengirim draf laporan beserta tautan ke foto. - After the meeting, I send the report draft along with a link to the photos.

beserta means “together with/along with,” often used in neutral-to-formal contexts to present included items as a package. It’s great for attachments, enclosures, or enumerations: mengirim dokumen beserta lampiran.
dan simply means “and” (neutral, all-purpose coordinator).
serta is like a more formal/literary dan. It links items but doesn’t strongly imply “as part of a package.”
bersama (dengan) means “together with” and emphasizes accompanying or being together, especially with people: datang bersama tim. In your sentence, beserta nicely signals the link is included with the draft as part of what was sent.

Is setelah interchangeable with sesudah, seusai, or habis/abis?

setelah and sesudah: synonyms; both standard. sesudah can sound slightly more formal or traditional.
seusai: formal/literary; common in news: Seusai rapat, ….
habis/abis: informal/colloquial; abis is very casual spelling. All can fit the sentence, but setelah is the safest neutral choice.

Why is there a comma after Setelah rapat? Is it required?

When a time clause or adverbial comes first, many style guides recommend a comma to separate it from the main clause: Setelah rapat, …. It’s not strictly mandatory; Setelah rapat saya mengirim … is also acceptable, but the comma improves readability.

Does this sentence imply past tense even without sudah/telah? When should I add them?

Indonesian doesn’t mark tense on the verb. The time phrase Setelah rapat cues a past event, so readers infer “I sent.”

Add sudah (neutral) or telah (formal) to emphasize completion: Setelah rapat, saya sudah/telah mengirim ….
For future, you’d use akan: Setelah rapat, saya akan mengirim ….

What’s the difference between mengirim, mengirimkan, kirim, and mengirimi?

mengirim: “to send” (default, transitive). Works well when you mention what is sent: saya mengirim draf.
mengirimkan: often used when there’s a recipient; stylistically common in careful writing: saya mengirimkan draf kepada tim. It can feel slightly more formal/polished than plain mengirim.
mengirimi: emphasizes the recipient (suffix -i). Pattern: [recipient] + [thing]. Example: Saya mengirimi Andi draf laporan.
kirim (bare stem): imperative or casual/elliptical narrative: Kirim drafnya (imperative); Saya kirim drafnya (colloquial). In standard narrative with subject “I,” mengirim/mengirimkan is preferred.

How do I mention the recipient correctly? ke, kepada, or something else?

kepada: “to (a person/party)”—more formal: mengirim … kepada tim.
ke: widely used in speech and writing, a bit less formal: mengirim … ke tim.
untuk: “for,” indicating intended beneficiary, not direction. mengirim draf untuk tim can work (the draft is for them), but to mark the addressee, ke/kepada is clearer.
Or use mengirimi
- recipient: Saya mengirimi tim draf laporan (no preposition needed).

Is draf laporan the natural way to say “draft of the report”? Are there alternatives?

Yes. draf laporan (head noun first) is natural and standard. Alternatives:

rancangan laporan or konsep laporan (both “report draft/concept,” slightly more formal).
Spelling: Indonesian standard is draf (not “draft”), though “draft” appears informally.

Do I need an article like “a” before “draft”? When would I use sebuah or satu?

Indonesian has no obligatory articles. saya mengirim draf laporan already works for “I sent a draft of the report.”
Use sebuah/satu to stress singularity or count: saya mengirim sebuah draf, saya mengirim satu draf (less common unless you need the emphasis).

Is tautan ke foto correct, or should it be tautan foto or tautan untuk foto? Can I use link?

tautan ke foto is clear and standard (“a link to [the] photo(s)”).
tautan foto is possible as a compound (“photo link”) but can be ambiguous.
tautan untuk foto sounds like “a link intended for photos” and is not the usual phrasing.
In everyday speech, link is very common: link ke foto. Very formal writing may use pranala.

If the link points to multiple photos, should I say foto-foto?

It’s optional. Indonesian often leaves number unspecified:

Neutral: tautan ke foto (could be one or many).
If you want to be explicit: tautan ke foto-foto, tautan ke beberapa foto, or more naturally, tautan ke album foto/galeri foto.

Can I drop saya? For example, Setelah rapat, mengirim draf laporan …?

In standard writing, don’t drop the subject here; Setelah rapat, saya mengirim … is better.
Acceptable variants:

Colloquial ellipsis: Setelah rapat, saya kirim draf … (base form after subject is common in speech).
Literary/clitic: Setelah rapat, kukirim draf … (with ku-).

What are good passive versions of this sentence?

di- passive: Setelah rapat, draf laporan beserta tautan ke foto dikirim (oleh saya).
“Short” passive (object fronting): Setelah rapat, draf laporan beserta tautan ke foto saya kirim.
Both are natural; the second is very common in Indonesian.

Is rapat the right word for “meeting”? How is it different from pertemuan or meeting?

rapat: a work/official meeting (default for business contexts).
pertemuan: a meeting/encounter or session; broader and slightly more formal-sounding.
meeting (loanword): widely used in offices, informal-to-neutral.
Your sentence uses rapat, which fits a workplace meeting.

Can I move the time phrase to the end and skip the comma?

Yes: Saya mengirim draf laporan beserta tautan ke foto setelah rapat.
When the time phrase comes first, a comma is recommended: Setelah rapat, …. When it comes last, no comma is needed.

Is there a nuance difference between beserta tautan ke foto and dan tautan ke foto?

Subtle:

beserta suggests the link is included as part of what was sent (packaged).
dan simply coordinates two things.
Both are correct; beserta feels a bit more “enclosed/with it.”

How would this sound in casual Jakarta-style Indonesian?

Abis rapat, gue kirim draft laporan sama link foto.
Notes: abis (colloquial for setelah/habis), gue (I), sama (informal “and/with”), and English loanwords draft, link are common in speech.

If I attached the photos instead of sending a link, how do I say that?

Use the “attach” family:

Setelah rapat, saya mengirim draf laporan dan melampirkan foto-fotonya.
Setelah rapat, saya mengirim draf laporan beserta lampiran foto.
In emails: Terlampir means “attached”: Terlampir draf laporan dan foto.

Any more formal or polished ways to phrase the original sentence?

Yes, for formal emails/reports:

Sesudah rapat, saya telah mengirimkan draf laporan beserta pranala ke foto.
Seusai rapat, draf laporan berikut pranala foto telah saya kirimkan. Here telah and pranala elevate the register; berikut can mean “together with.”