Cameo now handles more automated replies to mailshots, including out-of-office messages. Read More…
WordPress “remember me”
The combination of a new Cameo form type and a new plugin for WordPress offers a way for your public website to:
• allow current members to identify themselves to your WordPress website from the Cameo database
• remember them
• designate and limit access to member-only pages
• auto-fill some details in Cameo forms from their Cameo membership record Read More…
Show custom fields box in the WordPress page editor
Some Cameo plugins for WordPress websites use custom fields to tell the plugin about some aspect of the page. A box to control custom fields should be visible below the main editing area on WordPress’ page editor. If you don’t see this, you need to turn it on. This article shows the steps to do that in WordPress 5. Read More…
Installing Cameo’s WordPress plugins into your website
Cameo offers a number of plugins for WordPress plugins that let your WordPress website connect to Cameo. This article shows you how to install them into your website. Read More…
PDF templates
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…