This thread is a tentative to compare the miscellaneous newsletter systems available for MODx Evolution.
The unknowns [?] should be replaced by [x] for available feature or [0] for unavailable feature. Theorically, everything is possible by hacking the source code. However this comparison is to show which features are directly available or can easily be made available with small tricks, but without complicated coding.
Thank you for your participation.
A) TXNewsletter 0.9.0
[ x ] Works with MODx Evolution
[ x ] Solution fully hosted locally (A priori yes.)
[ x ] Can archive newsletters in database (It seems a priori possible.)
[ x ] Would allow accessing archived emails via WebloginPE
[ ? ] Can read the email addresses of recipients
from existing database table
[ ? ] Allow to send attachments
[ ? ] HTML formatting of emails
[ x ] Templating of emails (Should a priori be easy.)
[ x ] Newsletters by groups of interest.
[ 0 ] Ability to send messages by packets
[ ? ] Send test newsletters before you send to the subscribers.
B) Easy Newsletter 0.3.0
[ x ] Works with MODx Evolution
[ x ] Solution fully hosted locally (A priori yes.)
[ x ] Can archive newsletters in database (It seems a priori possible.)
[ x ] Would allow accessing archived emails via WebloginPE
[ ? ] Can read the email addresses of recipients
from existing database table
[ ? ] Allow to send attachments
[1/2] HTML formatting of emails.
(Known bug: b/i/u do not work in Newsletter editor.)
[ ? ] Templating of emails (Should a priori be easy.)
[ ? ] Newsletters by groups of interest. (A priori no)
[ ? ] Ability to send messages by packets
[ x ] Send test newsletters before you send to the subscribers.
C) Dada Mail
(Seem being a CGI script, at least in past versions ; so maybe not usable on shared hostings.)
[ x ] Works with MODx Evolution (module by S. Ottwell)
[ ? ] Solution fully hosted locally (Not sure)
[ x ] Can archive newsletters in database (It seems a priori possible.)
[ ? ] Would allow accessing archived emails via WebloginPE
[ ? ] Can read the email addresses of recipients
from existing database table
[ ? ] Allow to send attachments
[ x ] HTML formatting of emails.
[ ? ] Templating of emails
[ ? ] Newsletters by groups of interest.
[ ? ] Ability to send messages by packets
[ ? ] Send test newsletters before you send to the subscribers.
D) eForm (Not truly a newsletter system)
[ x ] Works with MODx Evolution
[ x ] Solution fully hosted locally
[ x ] Can archive newsletters in database (It seems a priori possible.)
[ x ] Would allow accessing archived emails via WebloginPE
[ ? ] Can read the email addresses of recipients
from existing database table
[ ? ] Allow to send attachments
[ ? ] HTML formatting of emails (Maybe via TinyMCE. Easy to inferface?)
[ ? ] Templating of emails
[ ? ] Newsletters by groups of interest. (Maybe not so easy with eForm.)
[ 0 ] Ability to send messages by packets
[ 0 ] Send test newsletters before you send to the subscribers.
Useful references:
- Discussion about newletter systems for MODx Evo: https://forums.modx.com/thread/77663/best-newsletter-module-plugin
- Announcement of module for Dada Mail by sottwell: https://forums.modx.com/thread/16889/dada-mail?page=2
- Dada Mail website: http://dadamailproject.com/
