phpList DraftMultiplier

A powerful phpList plugin designed to rapidly duplicate a campaign draft for multiple senders while personalizing the subject line and footer.

Features

• Select Base Draft: Choose any existing campaign from your drafts.
• Granular Selection: Use checkboxes to select exactly which recipients from your custom database table should receive a duplicated draft.
• Bulk Actions: "Select All" or "Deselect All" functionality for quick management.
• Automatic Personalization: * The recipient's Name is prepended to the subject line.
  • A unique, individual Footer is automatically appended to the end of the message body.
• Non-Destructive: Creates fresh drafts without modifying your original base campaign.

Installation

1. In your phpList admin area, navigate to System -> Manage Plugins.
2. Copy and paste the following URL into the "Install a new plugin" field: https://github.com/bucto/phplist-plugin-draftmultiplier/archive/master.zip
3. Click Install.
4. Ensure the plugin is enabled in the list.

How to Use

1. Preparing Recipient Data

Before multiplying, you need to add recipients to the plugin's database:

1. Navigate to System -> Draft Multiplier: Manage Recipients.
2. Use the form to add a Name (will be prepended to the subject), an Email (for reference), and an Individual Footer.
3. You can Edit or Delete existing entries in the list below the form.

2. Creating Personalized Copies

Once your recipients are set up:

1. Create a standard Campaign Draft in phpList as your template.
2. Navigate to System -> Draft Multiplier: Create Copies.
3. Select Base Draft: Choose your template from the dropdown menu.
4. Select Recipients: Use the checkboxes to pick the people you want a copy for. Use "Select All" for bulk actions.
5. Process: Click Create Marked Drafts.
6. Result: Check Campaigns -> List of Drafts. You will find new drafts named [Name] - [Original Subject] with the individual footer appended to the message.

Menu Structure

• Draft Multiplier: Create Copies: The main tool for generating campaigns.
• Draft Multiplier: Manage Recipients: The management area for your personalization data.

Author

• bucto - Initial development