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Set up Newsletter

Setup for multiple newsletters in 2 easy steps!

Sample newsletter template

1. Include static template for newsletter pages

Newsletter Page (simplegrids) will create a standalone newsletter pagetype for a page and its children. It also adds the grid element Newsletter grid.

Newsletter Root - Static Templates

We recommend to include the direct_mail statics too, to simplify your newsletter process.

2. Include the Newsletter PageTS for TYPO3 Content elements

Important

In TYPO3 CMS Version 6.x, you have to include the PageTS Config in the page settings by the old way

PageTS Config TYPO3 CMS v6

Tip

In TYPO3 CMS Version 7.x, you can include the PageTS Config in the page settings by the new way

PageTS Config TYPO3 CMS v7

If you include our PageTS on newsletter pages, the html output of the used content elements is optimizes for Newsletter. It will also hide content elements with no relevanve for Newsletter and it adds extra Gridelements for Newsletter.

The following grid elements will be added

content wizard

newsletter grid

newsletter grid

That's it! Now you can start creating newsletter pages.

The following part will show you how to customize the newsletter templates

plugin configuration text newsletter

Text-Newsletter

?type=99 is the default pagetype number for direct_mail text newsletters.
output example text newsletter

Customizing

Easily change the newsletter template file in constant editor

template path in constant editor

Configuration of the newsletter grid

grid configuration

Template Variables

Variable Title Container-Variable Type
tx_gridelements_view_column_101 Header Image (optional) data. string
tx_gridelements_view_column_201 Content box data. string
tx_gridelements_view_column_301 Content below box (optional) data. string
flexform_backgroundColor Background Color (Default: #f0f0f0) data. string
flexform_includeTemplateStyle Use given styles from template data. boolean
flexform_ownStyle Add your own CSS. data. string
flexform_textcontent Text newsletter content data. string

tx_gridelements_view_column_101

Property

tx_gridelements_view_column_101

Data type

string

Description

Contains the content of the header-image-column. Example usage is: {data.tx_gridelements_view_column_101 -> f:format.raw()}

tx_gridelements_view_column_201

Property

tx_gridelements_view_column_201

Data type

string

Description

Contains the main content of the content-box-column. Example usage is: {data.tx_gridelements_view_column_201 -> f:format.raw()}

tx_gridelements_view_column_301

Property

tx_gridelements_view_column_301

Data type

string

Description

Contains the main content of the content-below-box-column. Example usage is: {data.tx_gridelements_view_column_301 -> f:format.raw()}

flexform_backgroundColor

Property

flexform_backgroundColor

Data type

string

Description

This variable contains the color code from each newsletter-grid flexform. Example usage is: {data.flexform_backgroundColor}. You can use the variable {bgcolor} as fallback color code: {f:if(condition:'{data.flexform_backgroundColor}',then:data.flexform_backgroundColor,else:bgcolor)}

bgcolor

Property

bgcolor

Data type

string

Description

This variable contains the color code, what is defined in the contant editor. Example usage: {bgcolor}

flexform_includeTemplateStyle

Property

flexform_includeTemplateStyle

Data type

boolean

Description

This variable can include/exclude the template defined CSS styles. Example usage is: {f:if(condition:'{data.flexform_includeTemplateStyle}',then:'body {margin: 0;padding: 0;}')}

flexform_ownStyle

Property

flexform_ownStyle

Data type

string

Description

Contains the CSS styles you have entered in newsletter-grid flexform. Example usage is: {f:if(condition:'{data.flexform_ownStyle}',then:data.flexform_ownStyle)}

flexform_textcontent

Property

flexform_textcontent

Data type

string

Description

Contains the text-content for text-newsletter. Example usage is: <f:if condition="{textcontent}"><f:then>{data.flexform_textcontent}</f:then><f:else><!DOCTYPE html newsletter goes here>...