Multiple instances of birthday plugin

Tom16

Hi,

I read somewhere that I can install multiple instances of the birthday plugin. How do I do that?
I need > 50...
Can I use a date field from a database that is not in the bithday plugin list?

Tom

jvstratum

Hi,

It's possible to create different birthday mails. Like one day before and another one four days before the birthday.

Go to Acymailing->Configuration->Plugins and click on the birthday plugin. Next click on Configuration. Set the new valkues and click on save. The second one will be added.

Please remember to create your birthday newsletter first and do not send it.

If you would like to work with different dates, that's also possible. Just create custom fields for them and in the configuration of the birthday plugin do not only select Acymailing as the source, but also the field you would like to use. If you leave it empty Acymailing will use the default birthday field.

Tom16

Hi,

Thanks for your prompt reply. The first part is clear.
I need to use a date field that is not in one of the components given..
I have a non-joomla database with the date field.
Any ideas on that?

Tom

jvstratum

Hi,

Export e-mail and date and then import it in Acymailing and select your custom field that should hold the date.

Otherwise you could use the Acymailing's API to create a script that reads from your external database and then adds your mail to the queue.

Tom16

Ok, thanks very much!!

Tom

jvstratum

You're welcome, enjoy your Acymailing!