Overview

Description

Automated Newsletter
The most powerful newsletter & digest system for Invision Community 5

A powerful, fully block-based automated newsletter system for Invision Community 5 that lets administrators create structured, scheduled digests using native IPS email formatting.

Supports both official admin newsletters and customizable member-created digests, all delivered through IPS’s built-in email system without altering core templates. Simply create your newsletter by drag & dropping blocks inside the live preview. Even supporting 2-column design.

Core Features

• Automated recurring newsletters - daily, weekly, monthly, or custom intervals

• 31 content block types pulling live data from major IPS applications

• Visual drag-and-drop newsletter builder (admin & member)

• Send-day scheduling - restrict sends to specific weekdays

• Smart skip-empty - automatically skips sending when no new content exists

• Two-column email layouts with side-by-side block support

• Dark mode email preview inside the customizer

• Configurable batch size per newsletter for server-friendly sending

31 Content Block Types

Pull live content dynamically from across your community:

Core IPS Applications

• Forums + Specific forums selection

• Blogs

• Downloads

• Gallery

• Calendar

• Commerce / Products

• CMS / Pages Articles

Extended Content Support

• Auctions

• Contests

• Classifieds

• Marketplace

• Links

• Questions (Q&A)

• Awards

• Daily Prompts

• Status Updates

• Trending Content

• Featured Content

• Upcoming Events

• Top Contributors

• Recent Reviews

• Active Clubs

• Trackable Items (followed content)

Utility Blocks

• Custom Text

• Welcome Message

• Call-to-Action Button

• Sponsor / Advertiser Block

• Image Block (with upload support)

• Community Statistics Dashboard

Need compatibility with another 3rd-party app? I’m happy to add it. Feel free to post a feature request. Note: Depending on your installed 3rd party apps, your amount may be limited.

Member Personal Digests

Give your members control over what they receive.

Members can:

• Create their own personalized newsletters

• Use the drag-and-drop block customizer (front end)

• Select content types

• Configure limits and sorting

• Choose frequency and send-days

• Create up to 10 personal digests

Protected blocks ensure essential content always appears. These are automatically added when a member creates a new newsletter and cannot be disabled.

Each digest is fully independent with its own schedule.

Admin Newsletter Management

Powerful, intuitive control panel inside ACP:

Dashboard Overview

• Total newsletters

• Active newsletters

• Subscriber counts

• Send history

Per Newsletter Controls

• Visual block customizer

• Target by:

  • All members

  • Specific groups

  • Individual members

• Force-subscribe option (mandatory newsletters)

• One-click test email

• Preview before send

• Send now

• Duplicate newsletter with all blocks

• Import subscribers from targeting rules or IPS Bulk Email opt-ins

Logging

• Complete send log

• HTML content snapshots

• Error tracking

Perfect For

• Large communities

• News & content-driven forums

• Commerce-based sites

• Membership communities

• Private communities

• Growing IPS sites that want structured communication