ActionApps Reader Managment

Documentation and Demonstrations

by Jason Diceman (jason[at]commons.ca)
Last updated: Nov 17th 2003

[in progress - to be integrated into future AA developer resources]

Introduction

Reader Management is a special kind of slice that is designed to contain data about subscribed "readers" (aka public web site users). A Reader Management slice can be used to send automated email alerts of new AA items, personalize page views, send bulk target emails, and generally act as a contact database. Anonymous forms can be set-up to allow users to change their subscriptions and contact data in the Reader slice.

Demonstrations & Tutorial:

Sandbox Alerts
A simple subscription form, no password required.
Related tutorial: Creating a Simple Slice Alert

Integrating With Mailman
Different ways of integrating Mailman email mailing list manager with Reader Management.

Forgotten Password Solution
How a subscribed 'reader' can receieve a new password by email.

Logout Method
A description for how to create a logout function for .htaccess.

Coming Soon...

Personalized Pages
Auto-filling forms with a logged in user's data.

Self Administrated Contact Databases
A complex reader slice where users can login with htaccess and modify their own contact details and subscriptions.

Bulk Targeted Email
The process of sending a mass email to a specified sub-group of readers within a reader management slice.

Outstanding Issues

When are alerts sent, i.e. server time? Is this configurable?

Is it possible to do alerts of modified items (i.e. not new)?

Unsubscribing does not remove the contact from the actual database, it just turns off the alert.

ActionApps Reader Managment

Documentation and Demonstrations

Introduction

Demonstrations & Tutorial:

Outstanding Issues

Other Documentation: