I don’t know about anyone else, but it seems to me there is a lack of support for newletter integration in Joomla!/CB sites. That might sound harsh, because there are plug-ins out there like YaNC and others, but they don’t allow for the creation of “discussion” groups. I need something that will allow all subscribers to email the list. Mailman and Dada Mail (with a plug-in) are the only two programs I know of that are like this and I can’t find anything that will integrate them into Joomla!/CB built sites.
I like the subscribemailman plugin, but currently, it only supports one Mailman list, and only works in the background upon administrator approval of new users. I have extended this to include two Mailman lists, but I’m still waiting for the author to allow the “release” of it to the community. That said, I still don’t think this goes far enough. Here is what I think would be of great benefit:
A plug-in for CB that supports third party newsletter programs like Dada Mail and/or Mailman. I’m not sure it would be possible to create one plug-in for both.
The plug-in would work like this:
- Newsletter sign up fields would be placed in the registration page for new users
- This would allow them to see at a glance what email/newsletter groups are available to sign up for
- Upon registration, the plug-in will take the newsletter options and format the subscriptions for the specified program (Mailman or Dada Mail), subscribing them to the lists chosen during registration
- In the User Profile Page it would be nice to add the ability to manage individual subscriptions (subscribe/unsubscribe) with a link to the actual program interface to change other options like digest options or email addresses
- Back end management only needs to be able to set up the integration to the list, and be able to place the sign up options into the registration page. This can include specifying the number of lists, what program is being used (Mailman or Dada Mail), or any other various admin tasks that might be useful.
Is this possible? Remember, I’m not a coder, so doing something like this for me would take a lifetime. I suppose it wouldn’t be necessary if there was a newsletter plug-in that allowed for discussion mail list groups and the ability to format custom HTML message templates (like Dada Mail), but I’ve been looking and I can’t find anything like that.
Any ideas on this, or is this just too much work for the amount of attention it would receive from the community?
~Kindest Regards
Shadmego
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