The time has come for a new phpList manual to be written, and we are delighted to announce that we will be working with FlossManuals to write it. More than a manual This partnership between FlossManuals and phpList is about more than writing a single manual, however: we are working together to create a re-usable,… [+]
Monthly Archives: July 2014
New Manual: Initial Chapter Outline Decided
During a fast-paced, productive meeting of the Documentation Team on Monday 14th of July, an initial chapter outline for the new phpList manual was decided. The team have agreed to spend the first chapters of the manual describing very basic tasks, including logging-in, sending a simple campaign and seeing how many people opened the message…. [+]
Documentation Style Guide
This is a style guide for phpList documentation. It will help us (the documentation team) keep some key elements of our writing consistent – which will make it more readable. Summary For consistency and legibility: phpList is always capitalised with a small php, a capital L and small ist: phpList. Any words you quote from… [+]
How to use twitter cards to get more newsletter signups in phpList
Twitter cards have been around for a while, and while exiting improvements in click rates are reported, uptake is still patchy. This blog shows you how to set up a twitter card for your newsletter sign up page, so that when you tweet asking people to join your list, you can do it in style…. [+]
Meeting write up: Documentation team set to work on new manual.
On Friday afternoon we had our first meeting about the proposed new phpList manual. It was a little chaotic, but pretty much awesome! People mostly got to know the new tools and made sure they had accounts on the various websites that are needed for participation. Additionally, we hammed out our first thoughts as to… [+]
How to use the phpList community project managment tool
Our community project management tool, initially for use by the Documentation Team as they write a new manual, is a WordPress plugin with features such as Milestones, Task Lists and a Calendar. This plugin will help us to collaborate on large projects. To access it you need to have an account on community.phpList.com If you… [+]
How to enable Google Authorship rich snippets on your phpList community blog
In a bid to be more “bling” on Google, we have enabled Google authorship on our community blog. Here’s a quick rundown what that means and how to use it. What is Google authorship? This is Google authorship in action: You can see the name of the post author (me!) in the search engine results… [+]
Free phpList Helps Open Funding
phpList helps Free Culture Crowd Funding site communicate with the community. In January, GnuPG became the first to take us up on our offer of free phpList hosted for Free Software projects. Another fascinating project enjoying this perk is Open Funding. Anna, the phpList community Manager, is on a mission to find out who they… [+]
How phpList helps you follow Canada’s new CASL spam law
Canada’s new anti-spam law [1] will enter into force today (July 1st, 2014). With heavy penalties for breaking the new law, using software you can trust to help you avoid spamming is vital. Here is how phpList helps you to follow the rules. When the new law is in force, it will prohibit the “sending… [+]