If you are using Tags in Mailster you may like to use them in your links as well. Since links must be encoded the content of your tags must be encoded as well.
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Dynamic Custom Post Types
Mailster has a powerful tag engine built in where you can dynamically populate your newsletter campaigns. Dynamic Custom Post Types work similarly to regular post types but are not stored in your database but generate content on demand.
Random Dynamic Posts
If you are familiar with dynamic posts in Mailster you will quickly understand the usage of random posts.
Adding Posts to your Campaign
One of the core features of Mailster is the deep integration with WordPress. To get your posts and articles into your campaign you have two ways to add them. Next to regular posts, you can also include pages or any custom post type in the same fashion.
Keep certain tags in your campaigns
By default, Mailster will remove all unused tags in the final version of your campaign. To prevent that you can whitelist certain tags with some custom code.
Changing the static Auto Tag Output
Next to dynamic content, you can also find your static content in the auto feature of Mailster. To change the output you have to add some custom code to your themes functions.php.
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
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] […]
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.
Add a list of your latest post in your campaign
People are always interested in new stuff. If not give them an opportunity to visit your blog by offering links to older articles
Use fullname instead of first- and lastname
When you write personalized newsletters you are probably familiar with the {firstname} and {lastname} tag. If you use both you should replace them with {fullname}
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.” […]