I feel dumb in asking this...but I think things aren't working for me.

Is it supposed to send out copies of the posts that you flag with the newsletter taxonomy term to subscribers as you create the nodes? One at a time (as each node is created)?

I have a feeling this module is supposed to be used to just send out a 'Newsletter' content type once in a while....ie have the admin create an entire newsletter that gets sent out once in a while.

I plan on exploring the simplenews_digest module so I can just create nodes (say blogs) and flag those with the newsletter and then weekly a digest of new blog entries would go out (using the simplenews_digest module)....but I can't even get the base simplenews module to send out anything!

So I thought I'd ask blatantly how this module is supposed to behave just to see if I am using it correctly. I read the install instructions and the Handbook pages but none really say what is supposed to happen.

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sutharsan’s picture

sutharsan commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

The usual approach is to read the documentation, download the module in a test site a try is out.

mdowsett’s picture

mdowsett commented
Status: Closed (won't fix) » Active

I have read it and tried it....and can't get it to do anything. That's why I said I feel dumb.

aniediudo’s picture

aniediudo commented
Version: 6.x-1.0-rc5 » 6.x-1.0-rc6
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

Have the same requirements. Creating a news site that ought to create several News items (custom content type) which are automatically published on the site and appear in various blocks on the home page via Views 2. The challenge is to periodically (weekly) tag & send all untagged/unsent news items as a single newsletter issue. Seems mdowsett is having a similar challenge as I am. The documentation is very detailed but doesn't specifically address our intents. If there was a walkthrough or tutorial that showed us a solution or something similar, your efforts will be deeply appreciated. Thanks. I'm exploring the simplenews_digest module as well to see if it helps meet our requirements.