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Integrated News Articles and Newsletters
Feedback ID: 6 Status: Closed
Product: News Articles Implemented? No
Created On: 7/22/2005 Created By: Jeff Kurzner
Details: The ability to create newsletters to targeted roles and Use Tokens from the News Articles while still allowing for users that have removed their subscriptions roles to not be emailed.

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  Votes For 100%       Votes Against 0%       (31 votes)

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By Robert Huber @ 7/22/2005
Outstandind idea. Every time I send out a newsletter, I'm copying and pasting content/links from news items. The news is what the newsletter are all about afterall. This would be a dream solution.

By Bertrand Duluc @ 7/23/2005
You have my vote!

By Jason Koskimaki @ 8/13/2005
If this is done, do you think you can create it using a separate newsletter\email module?

This feature could be in a separate NewsArticlesNewsletter module which also would make calls on a new SimpleNewsletter module API to send out this targeted information.

The SimpleNewsletter could have a scheduleEmail function used by the NewsArticleNewsletter where you can pass in content, datetime to send (including now), user roles to send to, etc.... and it would automatically schedule, queue\send the emails and produce reports retrievable via an interface.

The SimpleNewsletter can be very simple initially and just handle the email queuing and scheduling or only whatever is needed to satisfy this requirement. But is more features are requested and added to this, then the NewsArticleNewsletter module would also benefit.

Just my opinion on the implementation for this....

By dan oconnell @ 8/17/2005
I'm sorry that I didn't see this thread before requesting a newsletter module here:
http://www.smcculloch.net/Feedback/tabid/265/ctl/ViewFeedback/mid/648/FeedbackID/105/Default.aspx

By Jonathan Palmer @ 8/23/2005
I hope I am correct in assuming "targeted roles" means that I will be able to choose which roles can see any specific artcile I create!

By Jeff Kurzner @ 9/7/2005
Yes, that plus in sending newsletters you can select which roles will receive the mailing of the text. It would be even better if there was role specific content in the newsletter that displayed based upon roles authorized like in Magic Gadget.

By Jeff Kurzner @ 12/14/2005
Scott,

Is there any potential timetable on this option?

By Nick Clements @ 1/3/2006
Do you mean that when you publish/save an article you can optionally choose to send it as an email newsletter to your users? I think Proeders publish module does something like this - very good idea.

By Jeff Kurzner @ 1/3/2006
Yeah, something like that. But I'd also like the ability to send the article at any time to a group(s) of users. Much like the built in module in terms of ease of use, but I'd like more. For example, it would be nice to have the option to send summary information with a link to the full article and to keep track of clicks, etc. Also to allow users to unsubscribe and subscribe from aretciles. For example an article could be tagged as a subscription article which would automatically be emailed to the subscribers, etc.

By Nick Clements @ 1/4/2006
With you there - sounds perfect. Added benefit is that since it's a normal module you can allow staff/etc to send newsletters without having to grant admin rights (which they need for the core newsletter module)

By RAZ @ 1/16/2006
Got my vote fo this
Great idea to have the emailing option open, so if I have customers that find the article great they can send to another party, just by clicking a icon, "send a friend" and insert the e-mail

By Jerry Honis @ 1/16/2006
Fantastic idea

By Richard Binnington @ 3/23/2006
I agree. This is a great idea. kind of like the latest articles, but sent out as a newsletter

By Scott McCulloch @ 7/28/2006
I'm moving this feedback to:-

http://www.ventrian.com/Support/FeedbackCenter/tabid/265/fbType/View/FeedbackID/105/Default.aspx