Right then, which Newsletter plugin shall we use? I receive lots of Newsletters created by MailChimp, Aweber, ConstantContact and CampaignMonitor, but none generated by native WordPress plugins. On my Drupal sites I’ve successfully combined the Simplenews module with the node embed module, and some hand coded template files to issue newsletters where the content comes directly from the site. That’s my objective for WordPress-pompey… so how do I do it? And if I am able to achieve it what are the pros and cons of this versus using a dedicated mailing solution? I mean, I’ve got a developers licence for GravityForms so wouldn’t it make sense to use the add-ons for MailChimp, AWeber or CampaignMonitor?
| Plugin name and description | Plugin links: WP,homepage,bw notes | Version, total downloads, last update, tested |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter Add a real newsletter service to your blog. In seconds. For free. | newsletter home ... | 2.5.2.6 336794 2011-11-16 3.3.2 |
| MailPress The WordPress mailing platform | mailpress home ... | 5.2.1 211579 2012-01-13 3.3.2 |
| ALO EasyMail Newsletter To send newsletters. Features: collect subcribers on registration or with an ajax widget, mailing lists, cron batch sending, multilanguage. | alo-easymail home ... | 2.4.8 138928 2012-04-27 3.3.2 |
Notes:
I installed MailPress(...) a while ago on a local install. I was rather bothered that it didn’t have an automatic update solution; would it lead to a fatal fob if I weren’t careful? I never found out what it could do.
I’m going to try Newsletter(...) on www.wp-pompey.org.uk
Question: Should I find out more about MailChimp before I find out what I can do with a WordPress only solution?
There was a plugin called fes-wordpress-newsleter (where FES stands for Fast Email Sender), but it appears to have dissappeared from WordPress.org
Further reading:
http://tomuse.com/wordpress-newsletter-plugin/
http://www.constantcontact.com
http://www.gravityforms.com/add-ons/
http://buildyourblog.net/email/comparison-wordpress-email-newsletter-subscription-plugins