{% extends "outreach/admin/base.html" %} {% load i18n %} {% block bodyclass %}{{ block.super }} help-page{% endblock %} {% block page_title %}{% trans "How to use Outreach" %}{% endblock %} {% block page_subtitle %}
{% trans "Everything you need to add prospects and send a message." %}
{% endblock %} {% block content %}{% blocktrans with name=site_name %}A prospect is a person or an organisation you may write to. They can be {{ name }} members or people who have not enrolled yet.{% endblocktrans %}
{% trans "Use Add prospect for one person, or Import CSV for many. Every row needs an email address. These columns are read, and the alternative headers work too:" %}
| {% trans "Column" %} | {% trans "Other accepted headers" %} |
|---|---|
{{ column.name }} | {% for alias in column.aliases %}{{ alias }}{% if not forloop.last %} {% endif %}{% empty %}-{% endfor %} |
{% trans "Addresses already in Outreach are skipped. One invalid row cancels the whole file, so nothing is half imported, and the error names the row." %}
{% trans "The search box looks in names, organisations and emails. The chips above the list filter by type, status and member. Filters combine, and they also decide what Select all takes." %}
{% trans "Variables are replaced for each recipient, in the subject and in the message. Write them between double braces." %}
| {% trans "Variable" %} | {% trans "Example" %} | {% trans "Description" %} |
|---|---|---|
{% templatetag openvariable %} {{ variable.key }} {% templatetag closevariable %} | {{ variable.example }} | {{ variable.label }} |
{% blocktrans with placeholder="{{ unsubscribe_url }}" %}{{ placeholder }} is the link recipients use to unsubscribe. It is added automatically at the bottom of every newsletter, and you can also use it as the target of a link in a newsletter. A notice has no unsubscribe link.{% endblocktrans %}
{% blocktrans with example="{{ first_name | there }}" %}Add a fallback after a pipe: {{ example }} writes “there” when the first name is empty. A name that is not in the table stops the preview, so nothing odd is ever sent.{% endblocktrans %}
{% trans "Tags compute a value for each recipient when the message is sent, in the subject and in the message. Write them between brace and percent signs." %}
| {% trans "Tag" %} | {% trans "Example" %} | {% trans "Description" %} |
|---|---|---|
{% templatetag openblock %} {{ tag.name }} {% templatetag closeblock %} | {{ tag.example }} | {{ tag.label }} |
{% trans "A tag can take arguments. Text in quotes is used as written, for example a date format:" %} {% templatetag openblock %} today "j F Y" {% templatetag closeblock %}
{% trans "A name without quotes is a variable, or a tag called without arguments: its value is given to the tag." %} {% trans "A tag whose name is not in the table stops the preview, so nothing odd is ever sent. The date and the greeting use the server's time zone." %}
{% trans "A button is a link shown as a button. It takes a label and one link, and only works in the message, not in the subject:" %} {% templatetag openblock %} button "Read more" "https://example.org" {% templatetag closeblock %}
{% trans "The link can be a variable or a tag instead of fixed text. It must start with http, https or mailto. A recipient whose link is empty or invalid is not sent the message and is counted as failed." %}
{% trans "The compose page lists who is skipped and why before you send." %}
{% trans "Every newsletter ends with an unsubscribe link. The recipient confirms with one click on a page of their own, and no account is needed." %}
{% trans "Unsubscribing is final. The address is never mailed again, even if the prospect is deleted and imported again." %}
{% trans "Each send is recorded under Mailings with its subject, the message as written, who sent it and the counts. Open a prospect to see which mailings reached them." %}
{% trans "A template is a saved subject and message you can reuse. Everyone who may send mail sees the same list." %}
{% trans "To use one, open the compose page, choose it in the Template menu and press Use template. Your current text is replaced. To keep what you wrote, save it first with Save as template." %}
{% trans "To change a template, open Templates in the menu. Editing a template never changes mailings that were already sent, because each mailing keeps the message as it was sent." %}
| {% trans "Permission" %} | {% trans "Lets staff" %} |
|---|---|
| {% trans "View templates" %} | {% trans "See the list and pick a template when composing." %} |
| {% trans "Add templates" %} | {% trans "Create a template, or save a message as one." %} |
| {% trans "Change templates" %} | {% trans "Edit a template, or replace one when saving." %} |
| {% trans "Delete templates" %} | {% trans "Delete a template." %} |
| {% trans "Permission" %} | {% trans "Lets staff" %} |
|---|---|
| {% trans "View prospects" %} | {% trans "Open Outreach and read prospects." %} |
| {% trans "View mailings" %} | {% trans "Read the Mailings log." %} |
| {% trans "Add prospects" %} | {% trans "Add one prospect and import files." %} |
| {% trans "Change prospects" %} | {% trans "Edit, send mail, unsubscribe and link accounts." %} |
| {% trans "Delete prospects" %} | {% trans "Delete prospects. The unsubscribe record stays." %} |
{{ setting }}.{% endblocktrans %}