InstallationAfter downloading this plugin, extract the directory "wp-ajax-newsletter". Go to the Wordpress back-office and activate the plugin. This will create the needed tables in the database. Newsletter Subcription FormTo add the subscription form in your template, insert the following code where you want the form to appear: <?php if (class_exists('ajaxNewsletter')): ?>
<!-- place your HTML code here -->
<?php ajaxNewsletter::newsletterForm(); ?>
<!-- place your HTML code here -->
<?php endif; ?>Note: The <!-- place your HTML code here --> instruction is optional. You can use it to add a title or a container. An example for the default Wordpress template is: <?php if (class_exists('ajaxNewsletter')): ?>
<li><h2>Newsletter</h2>
<div style="padding:5px 3px;">
<?php ajaxNewsletter::newsletterForm(); ?>
</div>
</li>
<?php endif; ?>Styling the FormYou can use the following CSS classes to style the form in the front-office: #ajaxNewsletter, .newsletterContainer {
/* newsletter container */
}
#newsletterFormDiv {
/* newsletter form elements*/
}
.newsletterTextInput {
/* email text input */
}
#newsletterLoading {
/* the loading message while the subscription is being handled */
}
.success {
/* the success message container */
}
.error {
/* the error message container */
}For example, to get a similar result as shown in the demonstration video, add the following code to your template CSS file: .newsletterTextInput{ width:120px; }
.newsletterContainer{ width:100%; }
.success {
background: #CFEBF7;
border: 1px solid #2580B2;
}
.error {
background: #FFEFF7;
border: 1px solid #c69;
}
.error, .success {
margin: 3px 0px;
padding: 2px;
}ConfigurationTo configure this plugin access "Newsletter" under the "Options" tab. The following tags can be used in the template for the newsletter: | {TITLE} | The post title | | {URL} | The post URL | | {DATE} | The date when the post was published (uses Wordpress defined format) | | {TIME} | The time when the post was published (uses Wordpress defined format) | | {AUTHOR} | The post author | | {EXCERPT} | The post excerpt. If none is available, it will be generated based on the content. | | {CONTENT} | The post content. |
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Hi! I have some questions: isn't it possible to use html in the header? Moreover, my posts are written using an Italian keyboard, so the newsletter has the excerpts with wrong accents. Can you suggest me any solution? Thank you. Your plugin is great! Filippo
This is best newsletter plugin I've found for WordPress? and the Ajax at sign-up makes it the most classy. My only regret is the absence of the posts permalink. Perhaps in a future version? Thanks again, Andy
hi i always see this error when want new member join An error occured. Please try again later
I cannot update new settings on the Options page... I dunno why don't update MySQL settings...
After all - I could, just after i push the "Update" button 5 times :P!
Yeah I'm having the same problem with the update's not working correctly. I have to hit the update button several times for it to stick.
This is a great simple newsletter plug-in that I've been looking for so an update for this would be huge! Thanks!
Yeah I'm having the same problem with the update's not working correctly. I have to hit the update button several times for it to stick.
This is a great simple newsletter plug-in that I've been looking for so an update for this would be huge! Thanks!
is it possible to put the form in a widget? how can i do this?
is it possible to put the form in a widget? how can i do this?
is it possible to put the form in a widget?
I don't know what it means to go to the wordpress back-office and activate it.
1. to put the code into a widget, you go to activate another plugin - you can find it easily - that permit you to run php code into widgets. 2. "to go to the wordpress back-office and activate it" means: go to the place were you write posts, choose the voice "plugins", and activate it. but probably if you don't know what the backoffice is you would'nt be able to run the plugin.
Cheers.
and it is possible to use my templates to send the post???? and uses images??? thanks
Is there a way to to a redirect after a user enters his email address? That would be helpful for tracking conversion campaigns.
It took me some time to install the plugin because I don't know PHP and I don't know the internals of Wordpress. To easily install this plugin, first install the plugin/widget ExecPHP (from http://ottodestruct.com/blog/2006/04/09/fun-with-widgets/) then paste the PHP code mentionned above into the ExecPHP code...
Good luck
I see that Update does actually work, but the page doesn't display the updated information! Perhaps the data is being pre-loaded before the update is actually being performed? In any case, simply clicking in the address bar and hitting return (i.e., reloading the form) shows the proper info.
I've been trying long and can't get it to work!... It's installed, but no changes are saved (even when trying multiple times and when reloading the page, etc...). My version of WP is 2.3.1, French. Could it be the problem? Or a DB or FW problem? How can I debug?
Thanks for any help
I even tried to use IE :-( to see if the problem was related to FF, but none of them works... My WP is hosted on a computer I can manage (I have access to the DB, file system, etc...).
OK I solved the problem... It's the French version of the newsletter that does not work... Installing the EN version (even on a FR WP) works... Thanks. I'll notify http://www.wordpress-fr.net (where I found the Fr version of this plugin)
I am unable to send out the newsletter manually. The "number of posts" field is deactivated, so I can't change the "0" to any given number. What shall I do?
i have this fatal error:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: activatesubscriber() in /home/logos/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wp-ajax-newsletter/confirmation.php on line 39
/////// confirmation.php ///////7
Line 39: ajaxNewsletter::activateSubscriber($id);
any sugest?
I think the plugin is what I am looking for but I get this error message....any ideas?
WordPress? database error: 'v6buick_wrdp4.wp_snews_members' doesn't exist? SELECT state FROM wp_snews_members WHERE email = 'v6buick@bestgrapeseedextract.com'
WordPress? database error: 'v6buick_wrdp4.wp_snews_members' doesn't exist? SELECT COUNT() FROM wp_snews_members WHERE user = 1;
Great plugin. Thanks.
I'm waiting for a new release, especially for newer wordpress version (2.3.1 and 2.3.2). Thanks again.
I am unable to send out the newsletter manually. The "number of posts" field is deactivated, so I can't change the "0" to any given number. What shall I do?
I have the same problem...what should i do? cant send the newsletter atomatically and cant send manually....problem with mysql or what??
I installed the plugin in the sidebar of my Wordpress 2.3.2. The 'subscribe' box appears OK with my e-mail address but when I click on 'subscribe' the 'subscribe' botton drops down and a faint, barely readable message appears saying "MOVED PERMANENTLY". Probably to do with the fact that I'm running 2.3.2 and the documentation says 2.0x or 2.1.
What can I do to fix this?
The "non-update" thingie is very annoying. Also, "Periodicity" does NOT stay where I set it to. It always goes back to "Manual" - but I want it set to: "Every 5 Posts".
Are there fixes for these issues?
when the send button is greyed out you need to make a fresh post, then the send and number of posts will be available again. At least this worked for me -Mike
Has anyone been able to modify this plugin so it can send HTML newsletters rather than plain text?
I have installed and activate the plugin but no mail are sent. When I subscribe, the confirmation mail is not sent. Thank you in advance
Yesterday I updated WP-Ajax-Newsletter (v1.0), because I noticed that my weekly newsletters were not send since december '07. Oops, can happen. But today I noticed that the newsletter was send more than 20 times! In the options menu the frequency was set to one newsletter a week! What's causing this avalanche of newsletters?
I installed the plugin and activated it, but no form appears. I have the code in a text box, is that the problem? I put some text right after it checks for the class and the text appears, but no form.
Update: That does appear to be the problem; you have to put the code directly into the sidebar file. But I noticed also that I cannot change the number in the box for "send only the last nnn posts". This choice does not appear at all in IE6 but does in Firefox and Safari; you just can't change it. And IE shows different text under Send Newsletter than the other browsers.
It doesnt work !!! Warning: newsletterconfig(backoffice.php) function.newsletterconfig?: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /mnt/137/sdb/f/2/mathieu.lambert1/wp-content/plugins/wp-ajax-newsletter.php on line 200
Warning: newsletterconfig() function.include?: Failed opening 'backoffice.php' for inclusion (include_path='/mnt/137/sdb/f/2/mathieu.lambert1/include:.:/usr/php4/lib/php') in /mnt/137/sdb/f/2/mathieu.lambert1/wp-content/plugins/wp-ajax-newsletter.php on line 200
mmm... Mathieu, it seems you put the plugin's files directly in the plugins dir. You should put the folder wp-ajax-newsletter in the plugins dir, so that wp-ajax-newsletter.php file path is wp-content/plugins/wp-ajax-newsletter/wp-ajax-newsletter.php
Great plugin. But I have the same problem as AdrianusV on Apr 5, and get lots and lots of copies of the newsletter.
Could it be, with a community blog, that every time someone logs in to his/her back office, another copy of the newsletter is sent to everyone on the list?
How do i put a space between each post?
At the moment there is no space between the URL and the next headine
i am using wp 2.5.1 i installed wp-ajax-newsletter (lets call it wpnl) and i dont receive confirmation mails. i saw that wpnl is using @mail (php pbuiltin mail) function to send mails. i dont know how to configure this so i installed wp-mail-smtp plugin which allows wp to send mail directly to a smtp server. this is working for others plugins and wp core functions as registering users...
this plugin uses @wp_mail function instead of @mail so i tried to patch wpan code by changing the call to @mail by @wp_mail in the sendEmail function. (it uses the same params) but it doesnt seem to work.
are you planning on releasing new version for wp 2.5.1? can you give a look at that fonctionallity (allowing to send mails directly to a smtp server - ie do not use bilt in mail php function) thanx a lot
I keep getting a newsletter every time the homepage is refreshed! How do I stop that?
After installing the plugin can not subscribe to any user, because the bug is still "Invalid email address: undefined", but making the correct address. Can You fix it?
how can i reset the count of the post ? i have new subscriber and i want to re-send the newsletter but i can't
This plugin looks very good. But the page is not xhtml valid :(
I'll be glad to translate your script in italian language, in change to receive a link to one of my sites from your site page, for example from http://www.ebabysitter.info it could be?
Is it possible to manage the subscribers manually? I need to add manually some email addresses, but I don't know if it's possible. Someone can help me? Thanks
fantastic plugin!!! thank you. one issue i'm having... some of my subscribers are actually receiving two email notifications (including myself). but it doesn't seem like everyone is. any recommendations of what the problem might be and how i could resolve it? thank you.
Hats up to the Author...
At last i got the plugin that I want.
Thanks a lot..
Chinmay Chiranjeeb http://www.chiranjeeb.com
Hi can i add post title in email subject ??
I have the same problem as someone else, when I try to subscribe from my homepage, where I used the code you provided, I always get INVALID EMAIL ADDRESS: UNDEFINED I'm using WP 2.8.3. This is the function that controls new subscriptions:
function subscribe($email){ $returnVal = array(); /* switch to this If if you wish to support emails@localhost as a valid email address*/ //if(!eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})*$", $email)){ if(!eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,4})$", $email)){ $returnVal['result']=false; $returnVal['message']="Invalid email address."; return $returnVal; }Any suggestions?? Please I cant use this plugin if this doesnt get solved :(
Hi the news are sent with problem in accentuation. I try change UTF-8 or ISO-8859-1. But don´t work. Can you help me?
Thanks
Gustavo Brazil
Hi! I'm having a problem. When I try to send a news, this message shows This web page is not available. I did a test and subscribed a new e-mail and this e-mail does not reveive the news, but other e-mail that is in top of list receives. What can I do?
I've the same problem as dukessa.regs... I use WP 2.8.3 also.. this issue is due to the "@" transformed into à "%40" which is the char-value of "@". this problem appears with Firefox or IE in same way. I verified encoding otion : utf-8 for the text editor and the blog... I use an identical french translation version. I don't understand why many people can use actually this plugin with WP. I suppose it concern the environment (variables, or system.. ?) Thank's for your help Sincerely YD
it chooses email addresses. for one particular email, the system always returns An error occured. Please try again later. Does it send something like a test mail to validate an email address? the one that gets an error is a valid email address though.
thanks, Wendy http://www.myoptimind.com