email to all users

Hi,

There are many ways to mass email your users, some hosts offer mass mailing and some deny it, the best option is to use a service like MailChimp or SendGrid which (via a plugin of your choosing from the repo) syncs with your users and you can then mass mail through their site.

You can also create lists within these services which would be the best option to mail paying / non-paying members.

If you mass email from your own server you risk the possibility of being marked as spam which would stop your other emails getting through and may even cause your host to suspend services depending on their terms of service.

Thanks,

Kieran.

Hi,

Sorry about that, I shouldn’t have used an abbreviation. ‘Repo’ is the shortened word for repository, I was referring the the WordPress plugin repository which you can access via WP Admin by going to Plugins > Add New or browsing it on the WordPress site here https://wordpress.org/plugins/.

Sorry for the confusion,

Kieran.

Hi,

You could try MailChimp User Sync https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-sync/ or MailChimp for WordPress by the same author https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/.

Kieran.

Hi,

That is notice / warning that is given by WordPress to alert you that the author (or any user) has not stated whether it is working with or compatible with your current version. The plugin was last updated 4 months ago so it looks okay, but you can test locally or on a staging site (if your host supports this) if you have concerns. I personally recommend all WordPress site owners have a local or staging version of their site.

Thanks,

Kieran.

Hi,

A subdomain is a great solution if your host doesn’t offer staging sites. You should test within the subdomain to see if everything works okay for you.

A local site is where you develop your site on your computer before pushing changes to a live server, it works exactly like using staging or a subdomain but you will need software. You can use free software called XAMPP to install a local environment https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html and test any and all changes.

Thanks,

Kieran.

Hi,

The subdomain will emulate your hosting environment exactly as it hosted on the same server. The benefit of using a localhost is in not using server resources that cost money like storage, bandwidth and CPU. To run your site locally you would have to make a copy via FTP of your subdomain, make a backup of your database in phpMyAdmin and change the URL in options table for the site once imported. You can read about that here https://managewp.com/how-to-create-a-local-copy-of-a-live-wordpress-site.

Thanks,

Kieran.