Vulcan/packages/telescope-newsletter

Telescope Newsletter

This package schedules an automatic newsletter digest.

Install

1. mrt add telescope-newsletter.
2. Go to the Telescope settings page and add your MailChimp API key and List ID.

Dependencies

• meteor-mailchimp
• synced-cron
• handlebars-server
• meteor-npm

Settings

• Show Banner:
• MailChimp API Key:
• MailChimp List ID:
• Newsletter Frequency: Choose from every day, three times a week, and once a week. Note that changes to this setting require you to restart your app to take effect.
• Posts Per Newsletter: how many posts each newsletter should contain.

Note that for this package to work properly, you'll also need to fill in the Default Email setting.

How It Works

The package works with MailChimp, which means you'll need to fill in an API key and List ID in your Telescope app's settings panel.

Every x days, it builds a digest consisting of the top y items posted in the past x days that haven't yet been sent out in a newsletter.

It then creates a campaign in MailChimp and schedules it to be sent out one hour later, and sends you a confirmation email (to give you some time to check that everything looks good).

Test Routes

If you want to preview your email templates, you can do so at the following routes:

• Digest: http://localhost:3000/email/campaign
• Confirmation: http://localhost:3000/email/digest-confirmation

(Replace http://localhost:3000 with your app's URL)

Newsletter Sign-Up Banner

This package also includes a newsletter sign-up banner that uses the MailChimp API to add people to your list.