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NO SUPPORT?!
ccNewsletter is a free open source Joomla! extension, and because of that we offer no
support! We have a support forum in place at http://support.chillcreations.com where
users can help each other, and where you can find us occasionally searching for bugs and
maybe helping out. But this is not official support, as ccNewsletter is offered for free as a
"as is, where is" extension!
About ccNewsletter
If you want to know more about ccNewsletter check out our website or the listing on the
Joomla! Extensions Directory:
ccNewsletter on http://extensions.chillcreations.com
ccNewsletter on http://extensions.joomla.org
Extensions
We develop high quality Joomla! extensions and can do custom work for you to!
We have a lot of experience and work fast and secure. ccNewsletter is just one
of the components we have created in 2008/2009, send us an e-mail for some
more examples.
Installation
To install ccNewsletter, download the package from http://extensions.chillcreations.com and
unzip it.
1. Log into your Joomla! 1.5 website and go to Extensions > Install/Uninstall
2. Click on "Upload file & Install" and find com_ccNewsletter.zip, install it.
3. Again, click on "Upload file & Install" and find mod_ccNewsletter.zip, and install it.
4. You have now installed ccNewsletter component and module.
5. Before you can use ccNewsletter you must configure it.
Configuration
You must configure ccNewsletter before use, or it will not function correctly.
NOTE: Not all languages are fully translated! If a language is not fully translated
you can do this yourself. Read on to do so!
1. First of all, make sure the language you want to install is already installed as
language for your Joomla! website via Extensions > Language Manager.
2. Then, to find your language file, visit http://support.chillcreations.com.
3. Go to Forum > ccNewsletter > Languages and search for your language. If it not
there, no one has translated to your language yet. Consider doing this yourself and
contributing the translation. If you do find it, continue.
4. In the folder admin find your administrator language file using the short codes. See
the link to the short code list if you don't know the code for your language.
5. Upload the administrator language file to the following location: administrator/
languages/xx_XX where xx_XX stands for your languages short code.
6. In the folder site find your site language file using the short codes. See the link to
the short code list if you don't know the code for your language.
7. Upload the site language file to the following location: languages/xx_XX where
xx_XX stands for your languages short code.
8. The languages are now installed, if the other language is active in Extensions >
Language Manager, ccNewsletter will now be displayed in your language.
To change the CSS layout, change one of the files in this folder:
/modules/mod_ccnewsletter/assets
Integration with Virtuemart 1.1
If you are using ccNewsletter 1.0.2+ and Virtuemart 1.1.2+ you can integrate the two
components so a user can see a ccNewsletter registration box on the following locations:
• in the registration form
• in the account maintenance
SU Synchronization
There is also a "SU Synchronization" button in ccNewsletter when Virtuemart is
installed, this is another function! You don't need this function if you are using the
Virtuemart integration!
The SU Synchronization button will sync all clients that have ordered something in
Virtuemart with ccNewsletter, this is only a good feuture to use when you have
selected "No account creation" in Virtuemart and are not useing the real "Virtuemart
integration".
As far as we know ccNewsletter is the only Joomla! 1.5 Newsletter that has this option and
is Joomla! 1.5 Native. The integration is supported by the ccNewsletter and the Virtuemart
teams, and there are no hacks used whatsoever. So you are free to upgrade any one of the
components at any moment you see fit.
1. Only follow these steps after installing ccNewsletter 1.0.2 and Virtuemart 1.1.2
2. First off all, go to Extensions > ccNewsletter
3. Click on the Parameters button in the toolbar
4. All the way down select "Yes" at Virtuemart integration
5. Then lets go to Virtuemart via Extensions > Virtuemart
6. Select Admin > User Fields
7. We need to create a new user field for the Newsletter subscription
8. Click New
9. Select Newsletter subscription (ccNewsletter) in Field type
10. Fill in ccnewsletter in Field name
11. Fill in the other information as you would like to see it.
12. The page might look like this:
15. You will also need to make a delimiter to get the box shown in a nice way. Make
another user field with this configuration:
16. Also reorder this to position: 26, one above the ccNewsletter registration box.
17. You are done! Test it now by checking the registration form in the front end!