Customizing SMF > Modifications and Packages
Automatic Newsletter for SMF2
Bixby:
This is a great idea for a Mod. Thanks. A couple of questions/suggestions:
(1) Is there a way to preview the Newsletter that will be going out? As an Admin, I would like the ability to preview and perhaps control a bit of the content / format.
(2) Is there a way to see who has subscribed and who has opted out. We are working on a member engagement strategy with our forums and knowing / controlling the subscription list would be quite beneficial.
Thanks again for the mod. I am very appreciative of the efforts of the SMF community with features and functionality.
Bixby
igirisjin:
--- Quote ---(1) Is there a way to preview the Newsletter that will be going out?
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By testing ...
One thing I noticed, or didnt see. When I subscribed to the list as admin I wasnt showing up in the subscribed list in the admin section?
Perhaps a test preview button is a good idea - on a page or emailed to an input email address or to admin.
mikeymx5:
I think that I have to agree I would love to have a test button.
HoverClub:
--- Quote from: Bixby on April 05, 2012, 11:17:58 AM ---...
(1) Is there a way to preview the Newsletter that will be going out? As an Admin, I would like the ability to preview and perhaps control a bit of the content / format.
(2) Is there a way to see who has subscribed and who has opted out. We are working on a member engagement strategy with our forums and knowing / controlling the subscription list would be quite beneficial.
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A preview wouldn't show exactly what a member would get as the content depends on latest posts/events/etc. - as each member subscribes at a different time they all get different versions. Just subscribe, wait seven days and see :). The formatting is taken from the standard SMF2 curve theme and includes the current forum header image and the descriptive text is in Modifications.english.php.
A subscribed viewer list might be a useful addition but the concept of this mod is that it's end-user controlled. The viewer decides whether they want or don't want the newsletter.
--- Quote from: igirisjin on April 05, 2012, 03:23:22 PM ---One thing I noticed, or didn't see. When I subscribed to the list as admin I wasnt showing up in the subscribed list in the admin section?
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There is no subscriber list in the admin section for this mod.
igirisjin:
So the only way to tell how many people are subscribed if to dig in the sql file ... having no subscriber list is not good for people on shared hosting plans with email limits. At least if it uses default smf mailing it will throttle it so it doesnt exceed hourly limits. It doesnt help though if more important site mail is held up due to long queue - topic announcements with is default lower priority.
Would still be nice to see how many are subscribled.
2.
Having an admin test preview helps check that permissions are ok rather than wait for a live posting in a week ... and find out something was sent that shouldnt have been. As each board might be different and post timing different, it is not easy to check its working as required without a preview... until its too late when sent out live.
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