If enabled, when a customer sets the Ok to Email preference to yes, they receive mass emails through the service configured here.
If the customer decides to opt out of receiving emails by clicking an Unsubscribe link in an email, this updates the customer's Ok to Email setting to No.
Email Marketing Services
iPost
Field
Description
XML-RPC Interface URL
URL for the iPost XML-RPC interface
Username
Username to use when connecting to the iPost XML-RPC interface
Password
Password to use when connecting to the iPost XML-RPC interface
Callback Key
Key to be used in the Callback from iPost. This should be a random
alpha-numeric string, but avoid punctuation characters as this will be
passed in the URL. This value is case-sensitive
iTL Field Name for First Name
Name of the iPost Database Field Name to use for the First Name
iTL Field Name for Last Name
Name of the iPost Database Field Name to use for the Last Name
iTL Field Name for Phone number
Name of the iPost Database Field Name to use for the Phone number
List Name
Name of the list emails will be assigned to
MailChimp
Field
Description
API Key
API Key to use when connecting to the MailChimp API. Be sure to include
the entire key, including the data center designator at the end. An
(very short) example key would be "abc1234be5678-us1" (no quotes)
List ID
The ID of the list that customers will be subscribed to. The List ID is
a random string of letters and numbers, available in the MailChimp web
interface
Callback Key
Key to be used in the Webhook callback from MailChimp. This should be a
random alpha-numeric string, but avoid punctuation characters as this
will be passed in the URL. This value is case-sensitive
List field name for First Name
The name of the MailChimp list field to use the First Name
List field name for Last Name
The name of the MailChimp list field to use the Last Name
List field name for Phone Number
The name of the MailChimp list field to use the Phone Number
Settings
Setting
Parameter Name
Description
Use Background Processing
RATEX.EmailMarketing.UseBackgroundProcess
Enable this to process email
marketing updates as a background process. Normally, this should not
adversely affect site performance, but on an extremely busy site, it may help
to disable this. If disabled, customers could experience delays when updating
or creating an account.
Enable Callback Debugging
RATEX.EmailMarketing.DebugCallback
Enable this to write debug
information about the email marketing callback request to the images folder.
Related Parameters
Parameter
Name
Description
RATEX.EmailMarketing.Enabled
Enable this if you want to
integrate with an email marketing service, and select the service in the
RATEX.EmailServices.ServiceName AppConfig.
RATEX.EmailMarketing.iPost.CallbackKey
Key to be used in the Callback
from iPost. This should be a random alpha-numeric string, but avoid
punctuation characters as this will be passed in the URL. This value is
case-sensitive.
RATEX.EmailMarketing.iPost.DataFields.FirstName
Name of the iPost Database Field
Name to use for the First Name.
RATEX.EmailMarketing.iPost.DataFields.LastName
Name of the iPost Database Field
Name to use for the Last Name.
RATEX.EmailMarketing.iPost.DataFields.Phone
Name of the iPost Database Field
Name to use for the Phone number.
RATEX.EmailMarketing.iPost.ListName
Name of the list emails will be
assigned to.
RATEX.EmailMarketing.iPost.Password
Password to use when connecting
to the iPost XML-RPC interface.
RATEX.EmailMarketing.iPost.Url
URL for the iPost XML-RPC
interface.
RATEX.EmailMarketing.iPost.Username
Username to use when connecting
to the iPost XML-RPC interface.
RATEX.EmailMarketing.MailChimp.ApiKey
API Key to use when connecting
to the MailChimp API. Be sure to include the entire key, including the data
center designator at the end. An (very short) example key would be
"abc1234be5678-us1" (no quotes)
RATEX.EmailMarketing.MailChimp.CallbackKey
Key to be used in the Webhook
callback from MailChimp. This should be a random alpha-numeric string, but
avoid punctuation characters as this will be passed in the URL. This value is
case-sensitive.
The name of the MailChimp list
field to use the Last Name.
RATEX.EmailMarketing.MailChimp.DataFields.Phone
The name of the MailChimp list
field to use the Phone Number.
RATEX.EmailMarketing.MailChimp.ListID
The ID of the list that
customers will be subscribed to. The List ID is a random string of letters
and numbers, available in the MailChimp web interface.
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