Hiya,

Just thought I'd flag that simplenews.module doesn't work with the latest version of Drupal:

1. Fresh install of the latest version of Drupal (4.6.3)
2. Fresh install of simplenews.module (4.6)

It's possible to enable the simplenews.module under the /admin/modules page, but, it's nowhere to be found after enabling. I was unable to follow the final step of going to administer -> settings ->simplenews.

if you type in admin/settings/simplenews in to the browser...you get a page with the heading Settings...but nothing below it..

Just thought I'd flag it for other users...

Dub

p.s. I notice that simplenews.module uses the same email library addon as mail.module, so maybe it would be better to combine efforts into improving 1 module.

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DriesK’s picture

DriesK commented
Priority: Critical » Normal

I just downloaded drupal 4.6.3 and simplenews 4.6, and everything works perfectly, so I can't reproduce your problem.

However, it is perfectly normal that you don't find a simplenews entry in the settings menu, because it isn't there. You can find everything that is related to the simplenews module in the 'newsletters' (admin/simplenews) menu. In that menu, there is also a tab 'settings', which is where simplenews settings are stored.

So use admin/simplenews instead of admin/settings/simplenews. If that works, please close this issue.

Concerning the mail engine: simplenews (and mail.module, and other mail-related modules) will be using Drupal's new mail API shortly.

Dublin Drupaller’s picture

Dublin Drupaller commented

I just did the following and it doesn't work:

1. Fresh install of the latest version of Drupal (4.6.3)
2. Fresh install of simplenews.module (4.6)

From install.txt...the final step I couldn't do:

- Configure simplenews by navigating to administer -> newsletters -> settings

I thought that was a typo and have tried everything..all that appears on the ADMINISTER -->> NEWSLETTERS page is a list of categories and a filter button.

If I'm guessing correctly, the ADMINISTER -->> NEWSLETTER page doesn't allow you to configure simplenews...it just gives you a list of sent emails based on categories..is that right?

While I'm at it..quick question: where do you set the test email address? Assume that's on a settings page somewhere.

Cannot send test newsletter: no valid test e-mail address specified.

Dub

DriesK’s picture

DriesK commented

If I'm guessing correctly, the ADMINISTER -->> NEWSLETTER page doesn't allow you to configure simplenews...it just gives you a list of sent emails based on categories..is that right?

Ehm, no :-)
As I wrote in my previous comment, there should be tabs (5 of them) in admin/simplenews: sent items, drafts, newsletters, subscriptions, settings. If you don't see those tabs, you're probably having a theme problem (I noticed that some themes don't render tabs, and simplenews certainly isn't the only module that uses them). Try bluemarine or something, and you should see them.

The direct paths to these tabs are:
admin/simplenews
admin/simplenews/outbox
admin/simplenews/types
admin/simplenews/users
admin/simplenews/settings

While I'm at it..quick question: where do you set the test email address? Assume that's on a settings page somewhere.

In the last tab: the settings tab.

Dublin Drupaller’s picture

Dublin Drupaller commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

my mistake Dries. Thanks for pointing out that theme issue.

For anyone else who was having the same problem....change your theme!

I was using the cleanslate theme that comes with the phptemplate version of box_grey.

Apologies Dries..I should have checked the module with an alternative theme. Working perfectly now.

Dub