Using Custom Modules

Modules are segmented sections within your newsletter campaign. Every template is equipped with a range of modules that you can utilize in your emails. These modules can also be referred to as “blocks,” similar to those found in the block editor.

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Disabling the Inline Editor

The Inline Editor in Mailster was made to improve the workflow and speed up the process of creating campaigns and autoresponders. If you like to bring back the old editor you can use one simple code line.

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Validating Custom Fields

Mailster gives you the option to define custom fields where you can store additional information of your subscribers. Sometimes you need to verify these values with some custom code.

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How to redirect after form submission?

By default Mailster forms are ajax based and you get a nice confirmation message after your users have submitted the form. If you like to redirect them to a specific page you can find this option in the form settings.

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Using Mailster Forms (Deprectated)

Mailster includes sign-up forms you can use in many different ways. If you are running other websites- whether they are based on WordPress, a different CMS, or just plain HTML – you can embed external forms to collect leads on them. This article is about Legacy Forms – Check out the new, block-based forms if […]

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Saving new Template Files

Mailster Templates give you a great start to get your campaigns going. If the provided modules don’t fit your needs or you like to have custom starting content you should save your own custom template file.

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Adding a Terms of Service checkbox to your forms

Many countries have strict laws when it comes to email marketing which is a good thing. With Mailster you have a tool you can fulfill legal requirements from almost any country in the world. Some countries require you to add a confirmation checkbox where users have to agree that they sign up for your service.

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Moving subscribers to different lists

It’s easy to assign subscribers to the list with the UI of Mailster. Just select the subscribers you like to assign and select the option from the drop-down. To get more specific you need to add some custom code to your website.

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Adding a Date Picker to your forms

Custom Fields can store different values from your subscribers. If you like to create a Birthday campaign for instance you have to set up a date field. By default, there’s no date picker applied to that field as the look wouldn’t match your theme.

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Changing text snippets

Mailster has some internal texts which are used at various locations. By default, you can change them on the Text tab in the settings but if you like a more flexible approach you can simply change them by a hook via the mailster_text filter.

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Add custom dynamic tags to your newsletter

Sometimes you’re in the need to add some custom dynamic content to your newsletters. You may use it for coupon codes, custom status, or even the weather in a specific region. To achieve that you can start with this snippet

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Tags in Mailster

Tags are placeholders in your campaigns and are an essential part of Mailster. They always get replaced with their desired content when You can set them anywhere in your newsletter template with the format {tagname}. Custom field tags are individual for each subscriber. You can set alternative content {tagname|alternative content} which will be used if [tagname] […]

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How to alter the buttons in the text editor?

You can change the text in your email campaigns with a rich text editor. The reason you may miss some buttons in the editor is that emails are not often WYSIWYG. To prevent confusions some options are missing but you can easily add more if you need.

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Changing the dynamic Auto Tag Output

If you regularly include dynamic posts in your campaigns you are familiar with the auto feature of Mailster. To change the content of this feature you can add a simple function in your themes function.php file.

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How to add salutation to your subscribers?

Sometimes it’s needed to welcome your subscribers with friendlier words such as “Hello” or “Hi”. In some countries, it’s also common to have different salutations based on the user’s gender. If you like to welcome your new subscribers with either “Welcome Mrs. Jackson” or “Welcome Mr. Johnson” you need to get the “Mrs.” or “Mr.” […]

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How can subscribers update their subscription?

If you like to give your subscribers the opportunity to update their subscription data you can simple add a {profile} tag in your newsletter campaigns. If subscribers click the link they will get redirected to a subpage on your newsletter homepage. You have to define which form is used for the profile which allows you […]

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