Simplenews in combination with OG
held69 - March 30, 2009 - 08:19
| Project: | Simplenews |
| Version: | 6.x-1.0-rc6 |
| Component: | User interface |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active |
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Description
Hi all,
can this module be used with OG, in a way that every groupadmin can set up and administer a newsletter(s) for use within his group only?
#1
I have tried out this module in combination with og, and noticed that each groupadmin needs the simple news administer interface to create a newsletter.
This way each groupadmin can not only administer the newsletter of his own group, but of all the available groups sitewide.
Is there a workaround to just let this groupadmin adminster only his own group newsletter?
#2
sub
#3
Sub.
#4
Subscribe.
#5
You could maybe write a glue module with a hook_menu_alter that puts in a different access callback to the menu items, and in that check which group the newsletter belongs to?
#6
You'r all invited to supply a patch with a proper integration of simplenews with OG.
#7
I might get started working on a patch for this... this would be an absolute killer feature, imo.
#8
totally agree....
#9
@geerlingguy: Please let me know if I can assist with pointing you to parts of the module or give architectural advise. I will surely review the patch.
@held69: How can you contribute?
#10
I'm not a coder but ofcourse willing to test thoroughly at the frontend......
#11
You can do more than you think: write (minimum) specifications, design user interfaces, write documentation
#12
My minimum specs so far (what I need for my project, at least):
- OG Group administrator can add as many newsletters as he/she wants (per group)
- Group administrator (or those with permission) may create and send newsletters for the group
- Option to allow anyone, or simply those in the current group, to subscribe to newsletters inside groups individually
- Universal newsletters able to be managed/created by only those with the proper permission (site-wide news)
- Newsletter issue posts only within the group for which it is written
Nice things to have, but not yet necessary:
- Per-group templates (a la Simplenews Template module)
- Speed, speed and more speed, and possibly more cron job optimization (scheduling of newsletter sending, perhaps integrated with Scheduler module and/or Date module).
Right now I'm working on more detailed specs, and will be reading up on OG programming/structure.
#13
Is Simplenews Subscription Manager (#461436: Bring over functionality of Simplenews Subscription Manager) a thing to use / combine with Simplenews for OG?
#14
Hi,
Well, while some code could be shared, using OG for dedicated newsletters is not enough if you just want to let people subscribe with the email only, and not having to create a user.