Every WP SiteKit Managed Website comes with the email newsletter tool, MailPoet. It is set up with a template to match your company brand and ready for you to create and send your business email newsletters. Here are the instructions for you to publish a newsletter with MailPoet.
- Log in to your WordPress website
- Go to WP Admin > MailPoet
- Click the “Add New” button
- Under Newsletter click the “Create” button
- Click “Your saved templates”
- Select the email template we custom designed for you
- Type the email Subject
- Type the Preview Text (optional)
- Click on the intro paragraph text to edit it and type or paste your content
- If you want to add a blog post the drag and drop the “Posts” module from the right and drop it on to your newsletter below the intro paragraph
- In the Post Selection box type the first few words of in the title of the post you want to include.
- When you see the Post displayed below, click the checkbox next to it to see a preview displayed.
- (Optional) If you don’t like the layout, click the “Display options” link to see more layout display options.
- Click the Insert Selected button to insert the Post into your newsletter
- Add an ending paragraph by dragging the Text Module from the right and dropping it near the bottom of your newsletter where you want to paragraph. Click on the text to edit it.
- Add a Call-to-action Button to the bottom of your newsletter by dragging the Button Module from the right and dropping it at the end of the newsletter
- Click the button and change it’s Label and Link.
- When you finished editing your newsletter, click the “Next” button
- On the Final Step under Lists choose Website Subscribers
- Click the “Schedule it” check box and choose a date and time to send your newsletter
- Click the “Schedule” button
1. Log in to WordPress
Log in to your WordPress website.
2. Open MailPoet
Go to WP Admin > MailPoet
3. Click “Add New”
Click the “Add New” button
4. Create a Newsletter
Under Newsletter click the “Create” button
5. Choose “Your saved templates” Tab
Click click on the “Your saved templates” to see only the saved templates.
6. Select Your Template
As a client of WP SiteKit we should have created a custom branded template for you. Let us know if you need any changes to it.
Select the email template we custom designed for you by clicking the select button.
7. Type the email Subject
Type the subject line of your email newsletter.
8. Type the Preview Text (optional)
The preview text is the shown to the reader under the subject line under their email reading program. It’s optional.
9. Edit Intro Paragraph Text
Click on the intro paragraph text to edit it and type or paste your content.
10. Add a Blog Post (optional)
If you want to add a blog post the drag and drop the “Posts” module from the right and drop it on to your newsletter below the intro paragraph.
11. Search for Your Post
In the Post Selection box type the first few words of in the title of the post you want to include.
12. Choose the Post You Want Inserted
When you see the Post displayed below, click the checkbox next to it to see a preview displayed.
13. Adjust Display (Optional)
(Optional) If you don’t like the layout, click the “Display options” link to see more layout display options.
14. Insert Selected Posts
Click the Insert Selected button to insert the Post into your newsletter.
15. Add a Paragraph of Text
Add an ending paragraph by dragging the Text Module from the right and dropping it near the bottom of your newsletter where you want to paragraph. Click on the text to edit it.
16. Add a Button
Add a Call-to-action Button to the bottom of your newsletter by dragging the Button Module from the right and dropping it at the end of the newsletter.
17. Edit the Button
Click the button and change its Label and Link.
18. Click the Next Button When You’re Finished
When you finished editing your newsletter, click the “Next” button.
19. Choose List: Website Subscribers
On the Final Step under Lists choose Website Subscribers.
20. Choose to Schedule It For Later or Send It Now
(Optional) Click the “Schedule it” check box and choose a date and time to send your newsletter.
21. Click the Schedule or Send Button
Click the Schedule or Send button to finish the process.