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Group assignment can happen during the import process and this does not interfere with our existing WordPress Users roles.
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Group assignment can happen during the import process; this does not interfere with existing WordPress Users roles.
 
#From the Members Area choose Export Members (to generate a csv of your members)
 
#From the Members Area choose Export Members (to generate a csv of your members)
 
#Create a separate CSV file with the membership, so all users in MPA2017 would be on the same csv file while another group would be in a different csv file
 
#Create a separate CSV file with the membership, so all users in MPA2017 would be on the same csv file while another group would be in a different csv file

Revision as of 10:43, 20 December 2017

See: the ENewsletter plugin home for more detailed instructions.


The below are specific to Evergreen:

Setup

Dashboard > eNewsletter > Settings ...

General

  • From
  • Branding - is not necessary if using the Evergreen email Template

Outgoing SMTP Email Settings

  • Email Sending Method: SMTP
  • From email: a valid @evergreen.edu email address
  • SMTP Outgoing Server: mail.evergreen.edu
  • SMTP Username (I think this should match the above email address but we can test)
  • SMTP Password: password for above username
  • SMTP Port: 587
  • Secure SMTP: TLS

Create Newsletter

  • choose theme
  • add content

Managing Member Groups

Batch process users into the appropriate groups

Group assignment can happen during the import process; this does not interfere with existing WordPress Users roles.

  1. From the Members Area choose Export Members (to generate a csv of your members)
  2. Create a separate CSV file with the membership, so all users in MPA2017 would be on the same csv file while another group would be in a different csv file
  3. Show the New Member / Import forms
  4. In the Import Members section choose the CSV file to import and then check the proper group assignment