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Building Websites with e107

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Building Websites with e107

Overview of this book

e107 is a PHP-based content management system that uses the popular open source MySQL database system for content storage. e107 is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License and is completely free, totally customizable and in constant development. It is an ideal tool for developing small to large dynamic community websites, intra company portals, corporate portals, weblogs and much more. It has a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users.If you want to create a powerful, fully-featured website in no time, this book is for you. This book will help you explore e107, putting you in the picture of what it offers, and how to go about building a site with the system. The book covers all the core features of e107, and it is thorough and incremental tutorial approach it gives you the understanding to experiment with advanced features and customization.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Building Websites with e107
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewer
Preface

The Newsletter Plugin


Newsletters are a great way to communicate information about you and your business or topics of interest. From a marketing standpoint, newsletters provide you with a rich database of individuals and/or companies that have expressed an interest to the topic of your newsletter.

Installation

To use this fantastic feature you need not look any further than your core plugins. Log in as administrator and select Plugins | Plugin Manager from the administrator toolbar or select the Plugin Manager icon from the administrative interface. Next locate the Newsletter plugin and click on the Install button. When the plugin is installed, click on the Configure link and your screen will look as shown below. On the right side of your screen you will see the Newsletter Options menu.

Configuration

We will select the Create Newsletter option from the Newsletter Options menu to create a newsletter. This will bring you to the Create Newsletter screen. Actually this screen can be a little...