Create and send your first Newsletter

This documentation will explain you, step by step, how to create and send your first Newsletter.

We will:

• Create a Newsletter
• Add tags to your Newsletter
• Add a Joomla article to your Newsletter
• Attach your Newsletter to one list
• Test your Newsletter
• Send your Newsletter
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • A user is subscribed to two lists, will he receive two copies of the same Newsletter?

Create a newsletter

• Log in on the back-end and click on the menu Components -> AcyMailing -> Newsletters
  
  



• Click on the button New to create a new Newsletter
  
  



• You can now see the Newsletter edition.
• Your first default published template has been automatically loaded (you can create templates or change the default one in the template section).
  But you can also switch your template on the fly.
  
  



• Click on the button template and select another template by clicking on its area.
  
  



• Your other template should immediately appear inside your wysiwyg editor and the popup will close automatically.
  
  



 

• Write a subject and the content of your e-mail the way you want.
  You can include pictures, text, links...

Add tags to your Newsletter

• One of the best feature in AcyMailing is its ability to include personal information in the Newsletter so each user will receive HIS Newsletter and not a generic one.
• Click on the button Tags

• A popup will open and you will see a list of information you can use in your Newsletter
• You can insert personal information which will be replaced during the send process like the name of the user for example, or a personal link to enable your users to unsubscribe from your Newsletter...
• Click on the menu Subscriber to be able to access the subscriber information and insert your personal tag

• Click on the field Name.

• You should see immediately the tag {subtag:name} inserted in your Newsletter, where your cursor was.

Add a Joomla article to your Newsletter

• Click again on the button Tags
  

  

• Click on the menu Joomla Content
• Select one or several articles
• Click on the button Insert the tag and the tag will be inserted in your Newsletter, where your cursor was.
• This tag will be then replaced on the preview screen or during the send process but you can also replace it if you click on the button Replace Tags

• AcyMailing is integrated with several other components so the same way, you will be able to insert Joomla Content, Events, Products, Coupon Discounts or even a Joomla Module! (depending on your AcyMailing version)
• If you insert a tag in your Newsletter which is not a personal tag (Content, Events, Products...), this tag will be also replaced during the send process and on the preview page.
  But if you want to modify it, you can click on the button Replace Tags which will replace the tag by the real content so you will be able to modify the inserted content the way you want before sending your Newsletter.

Attach your Newsletter to one list

Let's now consider you finished writing your Newsletter and you want to send it.

AcyMailing handles multiple lists of users and the same Newsletter can be sent to several lists at the same time (AcyMailing will handle the duplicates). So first, you have to select the receivers of your Newsletter.

• On the right side of the Newsletter edition, you can see a Lists tab.
  In this tab you will see all your lists, and you can select if you want the subscribers of each list to receive your Newsletter or not.
  In this example, only the subscribers of the list New versions & Security updates will receive the Newsletter.
  You can safely select several lists since none of your users will receive twice the same Newsletter even if they are subscribed to several lists.

Test your Newsletter

Your Newsletter is ready to be sent... let's test it!

• Click on the button Preview / Send to save your Newsletter and access the preview page.

• You can send a test to yourself (default value), to an entire Joomla group (Manager, Administrator or Super Administrator) or to any other e-mail address.

Send your Newsletter

• Once you successfully tested your Newsletter, you can handle the real send process by clicking on the button Send

• A popup will open asking you a confirmation to send your Newsletter

• Then click on the Send button to confirm the sending process!