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phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager

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phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager

Overview of this book

Tired of an e-mail BCC list that scrolls off the page, or fiddly and hard-to-manage bulk mailing systems? You need phpList – a high-powered, robust, feature-packed mailing system that will get out of your way and get the job done! You want to know more about phpList? phpList is a popular open source e-mail campaign manager, sporting a powerful web frontend, rich message editor, and an advanced feature set. phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager will guide you from basic installation and setup through management, reporting, and automation of phpList, the world's most popular open source e-mail campaign manager. It also covers advanced customization and configuration of phpList. We start with a basic configuration, and finish with a full-featured e-mail management engine. You will work your way up from basic installation to advanced topics such as bounce automation, user and click-through tracking, and integration with third-party tools such as WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, and Blogger. Advanced topics such as securing your installation against spammers, attacks, and vulnerabilities are covered, as well as additional advanced and experimental features offered by phpList. This book is an invaluable guide for any e-mail publisher who wants a robust and powerful engine to manage their small-to-huge e-mail distribution empire.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Using message templates


So far, we've used placeholders and attributes to customize individual messages. phpList also allows us to create message templates, so that all the repetitive parts of a message (styling, footer, and so on) can remain consistent and "out of the way".

Creating a message template

To create or manage message templates, click on the templates link on the right-hand navigation panel:

You are taken to the phplist-templates in the system page. All the templates you've defined will be listed here. Click on add new template to create a new template:

Either upload a pre-existing HTML file to use as a template or compose one using the WYSIWYG editor. Remember to insert the placeholder [CONTENT] where you want the dynamic content to be inserted when the message is sent:

Below the message compose window, above the Save Changes button, are options controlling the checking of external links and URLs:

If you reference local images in your template, phpList will prompt you to upload...