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WordPress

Posted by justinw
justinw
14,517 Points

Automatically Email Subscribers When Post is Posted

Is there a way to have Wordpress or through a plugin, send out an email to all subscribed users when a post is posted in wordpress?

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Yes I think so, I think Zac Gordon has a course called BuddyPress, it might teach you there.

5 Answers

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points
Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

Not out of the box. You can use one of these plugins.

http://jetpack.me/support/subscriptions/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/email-subscribers/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/subscribe2/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/email-posts-to-subscribers/

justinw
justinw
14,517 Points
justinw
justinw
14,517 Points

None of these really work. Is there a way to identify what plugins a wordpress site uses?

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

Yes. http://www.wpthemedetector.com/

justinw
justinw
14,517 Points
justinw
justinw
14,517 Points

ghost code I've noticed it doesn't identify the plugins. The one I'm looking for is this site: https://therumhowlerblog.wordpress.com/

They use a plugin that automatically emails out all subscribers when a post is posted. It functions a lot better than the ones listed above.

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

Then it is not too popular. Why don't you ask them?

Also what functions differently? What makes it a lot better to you?

justinw
justinw
14,517 Points
justinw
justinw
14,517 Points

What I've been looking for is a plugin that will automatically send posts out to all subscribers along with the controls of adjusting the email when it's sent.

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

Either use a mentioned plugin, find a plugin, or build your own. I am really shocked none of those work but have so many downloads.

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Collins Agbonghama
Collins Agbonghama
Courses Plus Student 66 Points

MailOptin also works very well too. See https://mailoptin.io/article/new-post-notification-mailchimp-email-list/