django-newsletter 0.2.1

Django app for managing multiple mass-mailing lists with both plaintext as well as HTML templates (and TinyMCE editor for HTML messages), images and a smart queueing system all right from the admin interface.

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django-newsletter
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What is it?
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Django app for managing multiple mass-mailing lists with both plaintext as
well as HTML templates (and TinyMCE editor for HTML messages), images and a
smart queueing system all right from the admin interface.

Status
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We are currently using this package in several production environments, but it
should still be considered a work in progress.

Requirements
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Please refere to `requirements.txt <http://github.com/dokterbob/django-newsletter/blob/master/requirements.txt>`_ for an updated list of required packes.

Installation
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#) Install the package using ``pip install -e git://github.com/dokterbob/django-newsletter.git#egg=django_newsletter``
#) ``ln -s <my_project>/<media_dir> <newsletter_install_dir>/media``
#) Add ``newsletter`` to ``INSTALLED_APPS`` in ``settings.py``
#) Make sure dependency ``tinymce`` is in ``INSTALLED_APPS`` and configure
``TINYMCE_JS_URL`` to point to wherever ``tiny_mce.js`` is located.
(Typically ``/media/tinymce/tiny_mce/tiny_mce.js``)
#) Run unit tests just to be sure it is working: ``./manage.py test newsletter``.
#) If it is not, let me know. Create an issue on GitHub or send me a message.

Usage
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#) Load up default newsletter template fixtures: ``./manage.py loaddata default_templates``
#) Start the development server: ``./manage.py runserver``
#) Navigate to ``/admin/`` and: behold!
#) Put a submission in the queue.
#) Submit your message with ``./manage.py runjob submit``
#) For a proper understanding, please take a look at the model graph.

.. image:: http://github.com/dokterbob/django-newsletter/raw/master/graph_models.png

Unit tests
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Fairly extensive tests are available for internal frameworks, web
(un)subscription and mail sending. One feature currently untested is actually
sending mail to very large numbers of recipients (1000+), but feel free to try
around.

TODO
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* Add a separate submission queue view in the admin instead of the modded edit
view, which is confusing to the user.
* Finish front end for article ordering from admin.
* Write tests for: template syntax checking, ordering of articles in a
message.
* Extend subscription models to allow for mail deliverability feedback.

License
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This application is released
under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.