mem_postmaster - Postmaster Revamp

colak · 2010-08-09 16:47:10

Another question which is most probably going to remain unanswered. Trying to harvest user agents (platforms) as we plan some of our calls to be platform specific.

The code below just doesn’t work. Any ideas why not?

<txp:zem_contact_secret name="zemSubscriberCustom2" value='<txp:zem_contact_serverinfo name="HTTP_USER_AGENT" />' />

Also can anybody offer any advise for the questions i had a few months ago?

Last edited by colak (2010-08-09 16:48:49)

ruud · 2010-08-09 16:54:04

zem_contact_serverinfo doesn’t return any content. It just stores information in an array used by ZCR to create the content of the email. Try this instead:

<txp:zem_contact_secret name="zemSubscriberCustom2" value='<txp:php>echo serverSet('HTTP_USER_AGENT');</txp:php>' />

colak · 2010-08-10 03:38:49

Hi Ruud,

thanks for the snippet but somehow it doesn’t work. Will be having a meeting with the people who suggested this to us and will argue against it as the harvest will be a false for a number of reasons.

any advise for this?

Manfre · 2010-08-11 02:56:37

colak wrote:

is there a way by which I can have people subscribe to 2 lists?

That is the “default” one for all subscribers (preferably happening automatically)
and another one from a pull-down menu.

zemSubscriberLists can be lists separated by commas. Use javascript to add the drop down value to a hidden value that also contains your default list name.

mrdale · 2010-08-27 17:25:20

New version?

I’m thinking of releasing a newer version of Postmaster into the wild.

New features

Mega powerful search. Search on all postmaster fields (including custom1-10) with simple text searches and even grep patterns

Leave a list’s subject line blank and it will use the article’s subject line.

An option to automatically disable tinyMCE for the excerpt when “postmaster” is clicked. (this helps if you like to use the excerpt for a “text-only” version.

Performance with large subscriberDBs (2000+) is now much much quicker

Resubscription to new lists for existing users with updated club memberships (right now those sign ups are ignored.

The Pitch

I’ve already paid for this stuff out of pocket, and would love to recoup some of the costs. I’m thinkin’ of doing a soft ransom. ie I’ll release it anyway when these features are done probably late next week.

highly optional: fancy donate button

Any interest?

steffen · 2010-10-26 22:35:45

mrdale wrote:

Leave a list’s subject line blank and it will use the article’s subject line.

I would need that feature. How is it going your development. Is it finished? How do you think about releasing it?

mrdale · 2010-10-27 15:00:13

steffen wrote:

mrdale wrote:

Leave a list’s subject line blank and it will use the article’s subject line.

I would need that feature. How is it going your development. Is it finished? How do you think about releasing it?

Hrm… well, it looks like there hasn’t really been much interest in the new features, which kinda means I’m loathe to have manfre and myself support them. If there is more interest I may consider releasing the updated plugin.

colak · 2010-10-27 17:10:06

mrdale wrote:

I’m thinking of releasing a newer version of Postmaster into the wild.

Hi Dale

Will the new version of the plugin provide support for the pending release of txp 4.3.0 and its migration to php5.x.?

Last edited by colak (2010-10-27 17:11:11)

steffen · 2010-10-27 17:42:31

mrdale wrote:

Hrm… well, it looks like there hasn’t really been much interest in the new features, which kinda means I’m loathe to have manfre and myself support them. If there is more interest I may consider releasing the updated plugin.

sad. :/ maybe i write something later to it.

another question: my newsletter form works fine. all tags do work. except the <txp:expires /> tag. the expire date is not displayed in the e-mail. is this my fault or a textpattern-issue?

mrdale · 2010-10-27 18:05:58

colak wrote:

mrdale wrote:

I’m thinking of releasing a newer version of Postmaster into the wild.

Hi Dale

Will the new version of the plugin provide support for the pending release of txp 4.3.0 and its migration to php5.x.?

I would think so. I’m using it with bleeding edge SVNs and it hasn’t hiccupped.

steffen · 2010-11-03 15:28:51

some things i found out, they are maybe all obvious but not in the plugin-discription. i post them for the forum search or so:

1. you can use textpattern-tags in the subject line. like <txp:title />, <txp:custom_field name="date" /> etc
2. the <txp:posted /> tag contains the datee the email is sent, not the date the article was published. so the <txp:expires /> tag does not work properly also.
3. you can expand the maximum limit of characters in the subject line in the database for extensive use of textpattern-tags.

another question:

how does the unsubscribe link work?
in the sql database has every subscriber a special unsubscribeID. how can i use that?

Last edited by steffen (2010-11-03 15:29:39)

mrdale · 2010-11-03 16:22:30

steffen wrote:

how does the unsubscribe link work?

Here’s how

steffen · 2010-11-03 16:31:45

thanks, but i want to have such a link in the e-mail.

like when i get an e-mail about new posts in this thread: “You can unsubscribe by going to http://forum.textpattern.com/misc.php?unsubscribe=41256”. without a zem_contact_reborn-form

colak · 2010-11-03 18:24:35

steffen wrote:

thanks, but i want to have such a link in the e-mail. like when i get an e-mail about new posts in this thread: “You can unsubscribe by going to http://forum.textpattern.com/misc.php?unsubscribe=41256”. without a zem_contact_reborn-form

Unlike this forum, site subscribers are not as computer savvy. Also the forum unsubscribe link is just topic subscriptions not forum ones. Aren’t you worried that you’ll be getting people clicking the link by mistake?

mrdale · 2010-11-03 21:42:44

Oh I see

try this >

Textpattern CMS

Textpattern CMS support forum

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