Tendenci Blog

May 2010 Tendenci + more training opportunities!

We love sharing our knowledge with you!  The more you know, the better your Web site will work for you!

Take a look at some of our upcoming training sessions this month - many of which are online giving you the flexibility to learn from your desk:

• Intro to Memberships Module (online Webinar)
  When:  Thursday, May 13th  1 - 3pm
• Intro to Search Engine Marketing (online Webinar)
  When:  Tuesday, May 18th  1:30 - 2:30pm
• How to create a Facebook ad that works (online Webinar)
  When:  Wednesday, May 19th  1:30 - 2:30pm
• Tendenci Newsletter training (online Webinar)
  When:  Thursday, May 20th  1:30 - 3:30pm
• Introduction to Social Media (online Webinar)
  When:  Tuesday, May 25th  1:30 - 3pm
• Content Management using Tendenci (online Webinar)
  When:  Thursday, May 27th  1:30 - 3:30pm

We look forward to sharing with you and answering your questions!  Have a specific training you'd like to see on our calendar?  Leave us a note on www.getsatisfaction.com/schipul.

Improved Tendenci and Constant Contact integration!

Staying in touch with your Web site visitors and members is pretty darn important, no matter industry you are in.

Thanks to a recent update, your Tendenci Web site is making it even easier for you to connect your visitors to your Constant Contact mailing list.

While the original Constant Contact integration gave you little choice on what Constant Contact mailing list to send your Web site contacts to, now you can pick from any of your Constant Contact lists.

Sound like a plan?    Get in touch with our Support team to get this rolling!  You can email us at support AT schipul DOT com or give us a call at (281) 497.6567, ext. 411.

Share your Tendenci ideas and needs on Get Satisfaction!

 
The Tendenci team is now using Get Satisfaction to give you another way to keep in touch, share your ideas and software desires and find some extra help for your Web site.

While this doesn't replace our Support services, this is yet another great resource for you to review other Tendenci users' questions, tips and advice - as well as get connected with our Support team.

Have feedback, a Tendenci wishlist or looking for some collaboration with other Tendenci users?  Check it out!

We post regularly 'Give us Your Feedback' topics on new and improved features and functionality, so be sure to check back regularly and give us your two cents!

Updated calendar events view (live on your site now)!

One of our most frequently used Tendenci features is online event registration.  After all, that is the power of the Internet - growing connections and relationships in both the digital and the 'real' world.

But events are not simple creatures; you have speakers, venues, presentation details, maps, pricing levels and many more levels of complexity.

So next time your visitors are registering for an event on a Tendenci Web site, they will breathe a sigh of relief.  We've made some significant changes in the way your event information is viewed to give your brain a rest and to ensure that you don't miss a thing.

The format for adding and editing your calendar events remains the same, but you'll like the new end result!

Event page tabs
Your Tendenci calendar event's information is now broken down into separate tabs, making it easier than ever for your attendees to find the information they need.  The print view, however, will bring all of your event information into one page. Automatically created Google Map
Getting there is half the fun!  Your 'Location' tab not only provides your venue address, phone number and Web site address - but pops up an automatically generated map to provide an extra visual for attendees on the go.

Stronger 'Register' call to action
No more digging around for that 'Register Now' button, your registration's call to action is noticeable and easy to find.

Tendenci newsletter editor live - check out our help files!

 

Our updated Tendenci newsletter editor is up and running today!  Check out some of the cool features in this great new version on our newsletter editor announcement post here.

Want to switch back to the old editor until you get used to it?  No problem, check out our help file here.  Worried about your spelling prowess?  Never fear, check out this help file on how to activate spell check in the new newsletter editor!  

Let us know what you think about the new editor, it is currently only live in the newsletter editor - so check it out next time you send out another snazzy email to your Community!

Newsletter editor update coming soon!

The Tendenci crew is pushing out a shiny new newsletter editor / WYSIWYG ('what you see is what you get') tool for you to more quickly and easily add content to your newsletters.  Keep an eye out for it later this week!

Here are a few features to look forward to:

New and intuitive user interface - Based on common desktop editing tools, the editor will be familiar to you from other software that you use regularly, but cleaner and easier to use than our old editor.

More powerful image uploader and manager - The new editor makes uploading and managing your images a snap.  You'll really like this new interface!

Collapsible toolbar - Keep your editing area as minimal as you'd like it to be by expanding and contracting your editing toolbar at will!

Update your Web site's date formats!

Options are good and now your Tendenci site even lets you pick how to show your dates! 

In a fresh update from our Programmers, the new Tendenci date format editor in your site settings area allows you to decide how your visitors read your dates. 

So whether you prefer January 1, 2010 or 1-Jan-2010, you're covered!

Some example date formats:

 

Check out this Help file for information on how to update your Tendenci site's date formats!

DNS server outage yesterday 12/1 affected Tendenci emails

Yesterday (Tuesday, December 1st) our network provider experienced a DNS (domain name server) outage that caused multiple email failures from some Tendenci Web sites.

What does this mean?  If your Tendenci-driven site sent out any emails yesterday, there is a chance that they didn't make it to your final recipients.  Emailed content includes:

• Newsletters
• Contact form submissions
• Membership renewals
• Registration confirmation
• Payment confirmation (from Tendenci, the merchant account confirmations were not affected)

We are still trying to evaluate how many Web sites were affected and at what times, but in the meantime please do be aware that communications from your Tendenci site may not have gotten through.

The Schipul Support team is available to you FREE OF CHARGE for issues surrounding yesterday's email issues.  

Please call us at (281) 497.6567 ext 411 and let us help you with any issues you may have or questions you'd like addressed.  We are here to help and hugely value your business and support.

Awesome Tendenci Takeaway from SchipulCon09!!

Our first annual Schipul Web Marketing Company was a huge success and we want to thank all of our awesome clients for making it a possibility. The Tendenci Track was a blast!!

Couldn't make it out to SchipulCon this year? Never fear! We have some great resources you can check out.

1. Follow (and contribute to!) the SchipulCon-Versation
2. Check out our speaker slides on our SchipulCon Presentation Page
3. Peruse the SchipulCon pictures on our Facebook Page
4. Get a photo play-by-play on Flickr (Thanks to Eye-Fi!)

If you are new to Tendenci, you must check out the Tendenci 101 presentation! JJ Lassberg is AMAZING!

Tendenci 101 & Beyond

View more presentations from Schipul - The Web Marketing Company.

Confused about Newsletters? We;ve got you covered! Check out our presentation on Newsletter Do's and Don'ts. Kim Lange and Jason McElweenie rocked it!!

Do’s and Don’ts of Online Newsletter Marketing

View more presentations from Schipul - The Web Marketing Company.

As always, let us know if you have questions. Our support team is here to help!!