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How to start and complete onboarding Tracking your onboarding progress: a step-by-step guide Claiming your onboarding reward and using the coupon code What happens if you skip or end onboarding early

Email & contact metrics Understanding email performance metrics: Sent, Deliverability, Open rate, Click rate Why the number of sent emails doesn't match your contact list Working with recent lists

Creating an account on Sendigram Recovering your Sendigram account password Changing your Sendigram password Changing your account login (email address) Deleting your account

Plans differences Email Plan Guide Purchasing & renewing a package Auto top-up feature Switching between different plans Unused package credits Using a discount coupon Refunds

Understanding domain statuses: Verified, Processing, Unverified Managing sending domains Why DNS records matter for email deliverability Adding & verifying DNS records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MX) Adding GoDaddy domain Adding Cloudflare domain Adding Shopify domain Adding Squarespace domain Adding Bluehost, Network Solutions or Domain.com domain Understanding Your Domain Health Checking & resolving domain blacklist issues Managing sender email addresses Sender address requirements and best practices What to do if a sender address is in use by active campaigns Understanding shared vs. dedicated IP addresses Increasing sending limits with multiple domains Connecting or disconnecting a domain to/from an IP address Buying & managing dedicated IP addresses

User roles & statuses User status explained: active and deleted users How to add a new user: user invitations and registration Managing user permissions and access rights Default permissions for additional users Deleting users Transferring admin rights to another user What happens after admin rights are transferred? What happens when permissions are disabled for a user?

How to create a contact How to work with contact list Technical Requirements for Your Contact List Fields Adjusting contact list settings How to Create a Contact Group How to Work with a Contact Group How to Create a Segment How to work with a segment Creating & managing groups Managing contact attributes Adding and managing custom fields Adding and managing tags

How to create your first email campaign Campaign card overview: General, Contacts, Email template, Scheduler Naming and renaming campaigns Understanding campaign statuses: Waiting, In progress, Paused, Finished Saving progress and navigating between campaign blocks How to set up the sender email address and name Managing reply-to addresses in campaigns Selecting and managing IP addresses for sending How to select recipients: Contacts, Groups, Segments Excluding contacts and groups from a campaign Understanding contact limits and subscription packages What to do if you exceed your email sending limit Validating contacts before sending: Email Checker explained Choosing and editing email templates for campaigns Uploading custom HTML Writing effective subjects and preheaders Personalizing Your Subject Lines and Preheaders Adding and managing UTM parameters Understanding placeholders in custom HTML templates What happens to your templates when you edit them outside of campaigns and automations? Scheduling campaigns: send now or later Setting up delivery dates, times, and days of the week How to calculate and adjust sending volume over time Managing dedicated IP expiration and renewal Understanding autowarmup in Sendigram How to preview and test your campaign Managing and editing your test email group Using the campaign calendar: viewing, filtering, and creating campaigns Understanding campaign statuses: Active, Scheduled, Completed Viewing campaign details and quick actions from the calendar Navigating the campaign list: columns and filters Searching and filtering campaigns by name, date, and status Campaign card: overview, timeline, and audience How to pause, continue, or delete a campaign Understanding campaign statuses: Planned, Active, Paused, Finished Campaign performance & analytics Using heatmaps to analyze email engagement

General email performance Comparing campaign variants Ratings and trends Comparing your results with Industry benchmarks How multilevel sorting works Monitoring your email marketing performance

What is Sendigram Email Builder How to create a new template How to manage your templates list Template Tags

Automations Overview Creating a New Automation Understanding Automation Templates Managing Your Automations List Automation Builder: Overview and Navigation Setting Up Automation Details (Name, Description, Tags) Working with Triggers Working with Actions Managing Elements in the Workflow Canvas Running and Pausing Automations Automation Settings Panel Managing Emails and Templates Inside Automations Contact Management Inside Automations Sending limits for automations

WordPress: Getting Started

Welcome to Sendigram Mail, a WordPress plugin that connects your website directly to the Sendigram EMS platform for managing campaigns, contacts, and forms.

Currently in version 1.0.0, the plugin focuses on allowing you to seamlessly synchronize your WordPress users into Sendigram.

Requirements

Before installing the plugin, please ensure your hosting environment and WordPress setup meet the following minimum requirements:

WordPress version: 6.2 or higher.
PHP version: 7.4 or higher.
User capability: You must have administrator privileges (manage_options).
Sendigram account: You need a free or paid Sendigram account with an issued API key.
WP-Cron: A working WP-Cron is required for background synchronization, which is enabled by default on most hosts.

Installation Steps

Install the plugin by uploading the Sendigram Mail ZIP file or by finding it in the WordPress plugin catalog.
Activate the plugin under the Plugins menu.
Once activated, a new Sendigram Mail item featuring an envelope icon will appear in your left-hand admin menu.

When you activate the plugin, it will automatically check to ensure your system meets the PHP and WordPress requirements. If the requirements are not met, the activation will abort and display a clear error message. It also creates default settings in a way that ensures your existing data is never erased if you need to reactivate the plugin later.

Setting up the connection

To link your website to Sendigram, click on the Sendigram Mail menu item in your WordPress admin dashboard to open the two-step onboarding screen.

Step 1: Create your account

If you are new to the platform, click the Create account button to sign up for a free Sendigram account.
If you already have an account, simply click Log in.

Step 2: Connect with API key

Click the "Get your API key" link to retrieve your personal access token from your Sendigram dashboard.
Paste your key into the API key field. You can click the eye icon to show or hide the key while pasting.
Click the Connect button.

The plugin will securely validate your key using Sendigram's API. If the connection is successful, your status will change to Connected and the API key will be safely masked on your screen, showing only the last 4 characters. If the key is rejected or the service is unreachable, your settings will remain unchanged and you will see an error message.

Users Synchronization

Once you have successfully connected your API key, the Users Synchronization card will appear in your plugin dashboard. This feature is designed to export your WordPress users and turn them into Sendigram contacts.

Field Mapping: The synchronization process includes field mapping to ensure your user data lines up perfectly with your Sendigram contact fields.
Background Processing: The plugin schedules an hourly background reconciliation job using WordPress's built-in scheduler (WP-Cron) to keep your contacts up to date.
Import Logging: To track this background activity, the plugin creates a dedicated service table in your database (…_sendigram_mail_import_log) to store the import log.
Data Security: All data exchange is handled securely through Sendigram's REST API, with the WordPress plugin acting only as the initiator of the requests.

Uninstalling the integration

If you choose to temporarily disable the integration, you can do so from your WordPress Plugins menu. Please be aware that deactivating and later reactivating the Sendigram Mail plugin will never erase your default settings or synchronization data.

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