PhpList template

After sitting at my computer for about 48 hours straight I finally have what I’m pretty sure is a working phplist template. phplist template
I’ve learned a lot of things during this time one of which is that it is surprisingly difficult to create a HTML email template. This is mainly due to the fact that all the different popular email readers render HTML emails slightly differently. Some have a lot of trouble with CSS. Some by default don’t display images until the reader changes a setting. I’ve tried to take as many of these challenges into consideration as possible to make the above template.

Please note, this will only work if you have the “multiple content” phplist plugin installed.

Also note that I have not really tested this on many email programs and would love feedback on how it goes. I use Gmail so I know it looks ok there using Firefox.

One more thing, for this to work correctly you need to remove the automatic footer that phplist inserts and insert it into the template manually. Otherwise for some reason it gets a bit messed up.

The template uses no images but you can add your own of course.

To use it, download the file and go to your installation of phplist. Go to “templates” and “Add new template”. Save it and then got to “send message”. Make sure to test first.

Don’t forget to also provide a text only version of your newsletter to your readers.

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March 16, 2008 Visited 951 times, 37 so far today | Filed Under Free Templates 

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13 Responses to “PhpList template”

  1. Raven on April 3rd, 2008

    I could kiss you, this is wonderful. Thank you for sharing! RD

  2. suz on April 3rd, 2008

    No probs :-) Like I said I haven’t tested too much so please let me know if anything needs fixing.

  3. Raven on April 3rd, 2008

    I will let you know. A Southern jerk is a yahoo ;-)
    Thank you again! RD

  4. Tristan Boyd on April 11th, 2008

    This template looks good. I found it while I was building my own and found some of your ideas very useful. Thanks.

    I have build one using a different coding style. It is all tables, which I have found is much easier to make compatible with a wider variety of email programs. I have made both versions of my template available for download here: Email template designs

    I hope they are useful to someone.

  5. Dhevi on April 13th, 2008

    HI,
    I am using phplist. I want to add new template. but the add new template link is not working for my web site. means that template page is getting displayed as blank. how to solve this issue? Help me whoever know. it’s very urgent requirement for me.

    Thanks in advance

  6. suz on April 16th, 2008

    Sorry I can’t be much help I think you are better off asking in the PhpList help forum on their web site.

  7. suz on April 16th, 2008

    @Tristan, Thanks for making those, I would love to see some screen shots if you have some.

  8. Tristan Boyd on April 18th, 2008

    OK, thumbnails with links to online versions. Email template designs with thumbnails :-)

  9. suz on April 18th, 2008

    Thanks Tristan! They look great. I will be doing a roundup post of phplist templates in the future and will include yours in the list.

  10. Jason on May 13th, 2008

    Thanks for the template. I’m now using it for my newsletter based on virtualization. Cheers.

    http://www.SystemsArchiTECH.com

  11. Rajesh on October 17th, 2008

    Thanks for such a great template. I will use it next week and post the comments…

  12. Rajesh on October 17th, 2008

    Thanks for such a great template. I will use it next week and post the comments…
    Garments Supplier, Cotton Fabric, Fabric Manufacturer in India

  13. Pär Westerlind on October 24th, 2008

    ::::::::How remove the automatic footer::::::::::
    Hi!
    Thanks for the contribution!!!!
    I just cant figure out how remove the automatic footer of in phplist?????
    Please can you help me?

    Thanks in advance!
    PW

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