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Autoresponder

Does anybody know of an auto responder that works with WordPress MU? Would like for people to automatically be enlisted into an autoresponder sequence when they become members? I can think of a work around but I would like it to be automated if possible.

As always, thank you for the help!

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 8:06:27
  • drmike
    • DEV MAN’s Mascot

    Do you mean a mail list instead? Easiest way would be to add in a plugin hooked to the signup procedure, use the wp_mail function with the users username and email, and send out an email to the mail list inbox with that information.

    Have to admit that I’d just edit the “Welcome to my site. Here’s your passwords. Go and change them.” email if you want to send out additional information.

  • ScottSanders
    • Design Lord, Child of Thor

    That’s what I was thinking for the workaround, a link in that email where they can sign up for a 7 day training/best practice series. Was hoping for something kind of like subscribe2 hooked up with an auto responder so that it will automatically enroll them into the training series with no interaction from myself.

    I have lots of ideas and I know I will have to have most of them made but was hoping some of the pros in here might be using something. Thank you for the input DrMike, you’ve been very helpful with all of my questions!

  • ScottSanders
    • Design Lord, Child of Thor

    I have Interpsire Email Marketer 5.0. I have no idea how to go about making them talk. I did on a wordpress site replace the sign-up form with a webform from the autoresponder and the autoresponder sent them to the sign-up page. But, that means they have to fill out two forms and doesn’t mean they will fill out the sign-up once they are there. That means they will get the autoresponder series even thought they haven’t signed up.

    I hope that makes sense.

    I just want to take human error/laziness out of it if possible. What would you recommend?

  • Hiranthi
    • Recruit

    Guess you want the other way around? (let them fill in the sign-up form from WP and then automatically fill in the webform).

    I’d try it with one of these filters/actions: add_filter ( 'wpmu_validate_blog_signup', function ); or add_action ( 'wpmu_new_blog', function, 10, 2 ); (not 100% sure that it’ll work though, haven’t tried something similar yet).