sending responsive emails with rules
DESCRIPTION
With the move to responsive websites, a challenge that you may find yourself facing after setting up your responsive Drupal website, is what to do about the email you send to your members. A really great feature of the Rules module is the ability to send an email when a rule is triggered - more specifically when creating new content. This session will present an easy way to create and send out responsive emails.TRANSCRIPT
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Sending Responsive Emails with Rules
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Who are we?
Onaje Johnston PhD
Information Technology Specialist
@
National Agriculture Library
USDA
Leanne Duca
Web Design & Interactive Media Faculty
@
School of Design
Art Institute of Washington
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Topics
- Why responsive email?
Configuring Drupal to send mail
- Setting up rules to send email
- Creating a content type
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Background
According to a Marketing Land report published in 2013, 50% of emails were opened on mobile devices.
Projected to continue increasing.
It is important to create emails that will be easy to read on smaller screens. Responsive email
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Modules
Required modules Mime Mail
Mail System
Rules
Entity API
Entity tokens
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Configure mail:
mail system
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Configure mail:
mime mail
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014People: roles
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Rules
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Rules: send email
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Rules: send email ::
Token Replacement
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Rules: registered user
role assign
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Responsive Email
template Create your own response html email template
Use a free responsive email template Sources:
Go Responsive with 7 Free Email Templates from Stamplia
32 Responsive Email Templates for Your Small Business
Antworth (used in example)
Test how email looks Litmus.com – see how email appears in 30+ email clients
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Creating email content
Create email content type
Fields: Title
Body
Body field will have
Responsive HTML email template
In-line css (css style sheet in HTML)
Image files for email stored on the sever
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Example
responsive email
members receive email
CAPITAL CAMP &GOVERNMENT DAYS 2014Interactive demo
URL: devmirror.info/study-email
Register on site
Receive responsive email
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Questions?