Is there a variable to use if sending to a User Roles but they are not on a list
Hi Guys,
I have a situation where I mail out membership updates to my customers. These users are not on a list but instead are users inside wordpress with a specific role of "Members".
If you create a newsletter to send to them...there is not shortcode variable to use since they are not on a list. Is there any kind of shortcode or variable you can use to grab the firstname from wordpress?
I'd love to be able to to this.
I have a situation where I mail out membership updates to my customers. These users are not on a list but instead are users inside wordpress with a specific role of "Members".
If you create a newsletter to send to them...there is not shortcode variable to use since they are not on a list. Is there any kind of shortcode or variable you can use to grab the firstname from wordpress?
I'd love to be able to to this.
Comments
Yes, you can put the WordPress first name and any other user meta values in a newsletter as needed.
In order to do that, create custom fields under Newsletters > Custom Fields for your subscribers. Then go to Newsletters > Configuration > System > Auto Import WordPress Users and map the custom fields to WordPress meta values. (You don't have to turn the auto import on, just map the fields).
As a result, say your custom field is "First Name" and it's shortcode is
[newsletters_field name="firstname"]which yo use in the newsletter, use that same shortcode and the mapped custom field will be picked up and it will output the first name of the WordPress user.When you send to user roles, they are not inserted as subscribers at all, you are sending directly to the users themselves. Give it a try.