Using the email editor

The email editor is quite simple, yet powerful as well. The idea is that the email editor should be easy to use and that somebody with no HTML/CSS skills can still get thing done, but it should also not get in the way for people that have strong Magento skills and want to create strong customised emails. Remember, this is a project under development, so if you have any suggestions or ideas let me know or create a pull request.

The editor takes use of the CKeditor and the Ace editor. However both can be disabled if you want.

WYSIWYG

The editor will render your html as good as it can. Only the fields marked as editable by template can be edited by you. All common format options are available to you. The style drop down has pre specified styles that are defined by the template.

Adding variable data

Click on the little Magento toolbar icon, it will list all common variables that are made available to you by the recipient provider. I will try to add more useful variables and as always, if you have any suggestion let me know.

Removing elements

The template can define certain elements as “removable”. If an element is removable then a little remove tag will show up on the right allowing you to remove the element. Go ahead and try it out, elements that are removed can always get re-added by simply clicking on the corresponding “plus” icon.

Duplicable elements

Like the removable elements, duplicable elements can be duplicated by clicking the little plus underneath them. Try it out, you can also resort or remove your segments.