The email lists tool allows an administrator to manage the various email marketings lists provided to your customers for signup. It also provides the linkage between a 3rd party email provider's lists and the plugin that is needed to communicate with it.
To find a mailing list or lists that share a common attribute value, a search block has been provided. If you wish to create a new one, click the "Add New" button above the search block.
These attributes are as follows:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| List Name | All or part of the email list name |
| Active Only | Filters your result to only show currently active users |
| Rows | Limits the results to the indicated number. |
The details screen allows you to manage the email list information, including the name, description, provider and list Id.
These attributes are as follows:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| List Name | A friendly name for the email marketing list |
| External List ID | A unique id for identifing the list to other systems. If using the marketAgility Basic processor, this can be any number of your choosing. If you are using a 3rd party email provider, this should be the unique identifier of the list in their system. |
| Description | A customer friendly description of the mailing list, to aid them in deciding if this is the correct list to subscribe to. |
| Email Processor | The plugin that will service subscribe and unbsubscribe requests. By default, this is set to marketAgility Basic. If you do not see your third party provider listed, make sure you have registered the email provider in the Service Provider tool. |
| Active Status | Indicates whether the email-ists is active or inactive. If the email list is inactive, it will not appear on the website |
| Migration Status | Indicates whether the current state of this method is visible only on staging, will be migrated to production, or is currently on production. |
| Scheduled Migration Date | For items that are ready to migrate, this is the date that the changes should be migrated to production. For items that are on production, this date indicates when the change was actually migrated. |
The change history tab shows all of the changes that were made to this content item and by whom. It is useful for diagnosing unexpected changes to your content.