Entry Mailing
| Version | Released | Type | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2.1 | 2009-12-18 | Extensions | Commercial (?) |
The Entry Mailing extension builds a bridge between ExpressionEngine’s Publish- and the Communicate-Tab.
It allows you to easily send notifications of new weblog entries to custom recipient lists, member groups and / or mailing lists (managed by ExpressionEngine’s Mailing List Module).
This is done by setting up “templates” for the Communicate-Page. The extension not only allows you to predefine all settings in advance but also to use weblog fields inside your message-texts. Since version 1.1 you can even use a regular ExpressionEngine template to build your message giving you the full power of EEs template engine.The actual mailing is processed 100% by ExpressionEngine’s native mail handling routine.
This offers a wide range of uses like:
- simple notifications
- mailing partial or complete weblog entries
- using a dedicated weblog to compose your newsletter, having it mailed to your mailing list and use the weblog to output the newsletter archive on your site
- ...
To understand what it does and how it works you might want to watch the screencast on the documentation pages.
Commercial means you need to purchase a license in order to obtain and use the addon.
Comments
2009-12-23 22:29
Yes, thanks for the quick fix. It works great. This works really well with the flexibility for total template control.
2009-12-18 00:29
Sorry, I mentioned earlier that it was working and throwing and error. It is not working after all. Feel free to contact me via email if you prefer. Thanks, Rob.
2009-12-18 00:15
I think it’s working but I notice it is giving an error on the communications page when loading with entry data using the extension:
Notice: Undefined variable: base in /path_to/system/extensions/ext.entry_mailing.php on line 1488
2009-12-17 23:35
Terrific! I watched the video but it didn’t cover that part. Just submitted an order for it. Thanks for the quick response.
2009-12-17 23:20
Yes, you can do this. It is outlined
here.
You can pretty much pull anything in there by using a regular template.
Just make sure to use dynamic=“off” for all weblog:entries-tags that don’t deal with the entry that is used to initiate the mailing.
2009-12-17 21:00
I’d like to see a template be able to output the content entirely and then that be input into the communication tab (meaning multiple entries and weblogs could be included in one email).
From what I can tell the focus here is on a single entry within a template. I’d love to see the template be the decision maker on how what’s being sent (single entry or multiple entry template).
Is possible with this module?
2009-05-06 21:34
It will surely not be in the initial release. The absence off hooks and the need to consider batch mode mailing makes such things rather tricky.
2009-05-06 12:24
Oliver,
I imagine it could depend per mailing being send.
But gathering several entries to be included, or certain fields for just that purpose, in one template would be most common approach.
I was braining of creating a sort op weekly overview to send out. I’m fiddling around now with something where the selected items mod + multiple newsletter ext are used. But I do see more potential in you’re approach demonstrated.
2009-05-06 08:11
Right now there is no functionality included that allows the mailing of multiple entries in one go.
Would you want to do separate mailings for the entries or would you want to create a kind of digest where you do one mailing with content from several entries?
