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I have a client who (all of a sudden) needs a series of timed emails sent to their mailing list. It appears that the Cron Email plugin might do the job, but I’m confused by, well, just about everything about it. First of all, on Devot-ee, there appear to be two plugins: ExpressionEngine Cron and Cron Send Email. The Add-on Homepage/Developer Site links on the plugin pages link to different pages on the EE site: ExpressionEngine Cron (version 1.0.4) and Cron Send Email (version 1.0). But clicking the EE2 link on each of those pages brings me to the same place: a GitHub page for pi.cron-email.php.

It seems as if two plugins are required, but only one is available. Can you explain this?

Also, I’m not clear how to use the plugin(s?) once I get it/them. Here’s the situation: the client wants to send an email to everyone on their list at some time, then follow up with related but different messages at periods of three, seven, etc. days. How do I implement this?

EDIT: Based on this thread, I found the cron file here. (Note: The thread was about the same “missing” file. It was posted in November. You might want to fix the link.)

Anyhow, I’m still trying to figure out how to use this. The bottom line is, can I do what I mentioned in the paragraph above starting with “also”?

Finally, where do the cron and cron_email folders go: under plugins or under third_party ... or doesn’t it matter?

Hello walpow,

Thank you for posting your question.

Thank you for bring the two plugins pointing to the same page to my attention. I will let the team know. That is a bit confusing.

To answer your question, it sounds to be like the plugin will work for you. Basically it’s going to send an email every X amount of time (every hour, every 3rd Monday, etc.) to an email address you specify. If your not familiar with cron, you will want to use a cheat sheet like this one. Once you use it a few times, it will start to make sense. 😊

You are correct, please install into the third_party folder and yes it does matter where you install the plugin. Here is some good information on that.

I hope this helps. Is there anything else I can do for you?

Thank you,

Thanks, Shane. That ought to get me going.

Hello walpow,

Thank you for letting me know!

I am glad I could help.

Cheers,