Creating a Mailing List

In this tutorial, you will build a mailing list system for your website. Visitors subscribe through a signup form, you compose professional HTML email campaigns in the backend, and the plugin handles sending, tracking, and unsubscribing automatically. You will also create a dynamic template that pulls your latest blog posts into a recurring newsletter.

# What You Will Build

• A subscriber list with a frontend signup form and email confirmation
• A campaign template for sending professional HTML emails
• Backend tools for composing, previewing, and launching campaigns
• A customized email template with your own branding and layout
• A dynamic campaign that automatically includes your latest blog posts

# Premium Plugins

Responsiv.Campaign is a premium plugin available from the October CMS Marketplace (opens new window). Premium plugins work exactly like free plugins: you install them the same way and use their components identically. The only difference is that premium plugins require a license to install.

# Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have:

• October CMS installed and running
• A theme with a default layout that includes Tailwind CSS and the AJAX framework
• The Creating a Blog tutorial completed (for the dynamic campaigns chapter)
• Mail configured in Settings > Mail Configuration (campaigns send real emails)

# Overview

1. Installing the Plugin: install Responsiv.Campaign, create a subscriber list, and generate the default campaign template
2. Signup Form: build a subscription form partial with email confirmation
3. Sending Campaigns: compose and launch your first email campaign
4. Customizing the Template: replace the default template with your own branding and layout
5. Dynamic Campaigns: create a blog digest template with repeating sends

# Next Steps

Continue to Installing the Plugin to set up the Campaign plugin and create your first subscriber list.