Cameo now supports PDF templates.These are like existing letter templates, but they produce PDF files instead of paginated HTML.
The PDF file doesn’t need to just end up in pending letters: it can be saved to several different places, and used as an email attachment. Read More…
Cameo 10: proposed changes to lists
For Cameo 10, I am thinking about making some changes to how lists and templates work to address some problems, particularly with opting out. I envisage: • Separating opt-outs from lists, so that people opt-out from a small number of purposes for which templates are sent. •Allowing all lists to be subscribed to manually, in addition to anyone they automatically select. Read More…
Cameo version 10: what to expect
version 10 will introduce completely new features in the next few months: bookkeeping, merchandise sales, improvements to lists, PDF attachments, and internally, modernised JavaScript. Read More…
The membership life-cycle
Managing the life-cycle of memberships, and the workflow involved, is one of the core functions of Cameo. This article looks at how these work. Read More…
New bank statement import formats: qif and ofx
You can now import bank statements, in accounting tasks → import statements, in two additional formats: QIF and OFX, in addition to the existing CSV format. Read More…
Easier email re-sending
You can now re-send email in communications → sent emails as well as member info → past communications. Also, you can now re-send email in member info → past communications without opening up the email to get at the button at the end. Read More…
A new way of asking for help
When you click the help button at the top of the Cameo page, a new window opens containing the help about each of the sections, as before. But in addition, there is a new box at the top, How do I … ? Otherwise known as a FAQ. Read More…
Selecting images in templates
For the recipient to see an image in an email sent from Cameo, it must be on a public web site. For WordPress sites, that means putting the images in the media library. When including an image in an email in Cameo, ideally you should be able to select the one you want from a set of thumbnail previews. This means Cameo has to be able to talk to your public website to find out what images are on offer. This article shows how to set that up. Read More…
Supplying credentials for image selection
Some WordPress (and other) sites disable their public API. Cameo uses that to display a set of images to choose from when inserting an image using the template editor. WordPress can still provide access to its image list using an “application password”.
Cameo now provides a box to enter this password so protected sites can still offer their images to Cameo. Read More…
Statistics comparisons
The statistics section on the library menu now offers:
• Counts of members joined in last three, six and nine months
• Comparison with previously saved statistics
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