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**Normally you don't want to cross-post them to Facebook/Twitter at this time. We will write a news item that automatically will be posted to Facebook/Twitter. | **Normally you don't want to cross-post them to Facebook/Twitter at this time. We will write a news item that automatically will be posted to Facebook/Twitter. | ||
*Find an '''image''' for each story and upload it in WordPress. | *Find an '''image''' for each story and upload it in WordPress. | ||
| − | **Use WordPress to make | + | **The image for use in the article should be made about '''x pixels wide'''. |
| + | **Use WordPress to make a thumbnail that is '''180 pixels wide'''. A specific height is not so critical. | ||
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== Send the newsletter == | == Send the newsletter == | ||
| − | *Generate the actual e-mail content ("mail content") by running the "Generate newsletter" script. | + | *Publish each of the posts in WordPress |
| − | * | + | *Generate the actual e-mail content ("mail content") by running the "Generate newsletter" script. |
| + | *Go lookup the mail content and verify that it looks as desired. | ||
*Use the mass mailing system to select the query, the mailing content, and then send the newsletter. | *Use the mass mailing system to select the query, the mailing content, and then send the newsletter. | ||
Revision as of 18:29, 17 November 2011
Send a newsletter
Prepare content
- Write each story into a separate posts in WordPress and save them as drafts.
- Tag them with the Article category.
- Write an excerpt in the Excerpt section. This will be the text written in the actual e-mail newsletter.
- Normally you don't want to cross-post them to Facebook/Twitter at this time. We will write a news item that automatically will be posted to Facebook/Twitter.
- Find an image for each story and upload it in WordPress.
- The image for use in the article should be made about x pixels wide.
- Use WordPress to make a thumbnail that is 180 pixels wide. A specific height is not so critical.
Send the newsletter
- Publish each of the posts in WordPress
- Generate the actual e-mail content ("mail content") by running the "Generate newsletter" script.
- Go lookup the mail content and verify that it looks as desired.
- Use the mass mailing system to select the query, the mailing content, and then send the newsletter.
