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That's it.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Why use it?<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keep writers motivated<\/strong> \u2013 contributors and guest authors know the moment their work is published.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Review posts faster<\/strong> \u2013 editors hear about new submissions straight away instead of checking the Posts screen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Look professional<\/strong> \u2013 every email uses your site name, your sender address and your own wording.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightweight<\/strong> \u2013 one small plugin, no external service, no account, no tracking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Email the post author when a post is published (including scheduled posts when they go live).<\/li>\n<li>Email one or more addresses when a post is submitted for review.<\/li>\n<li>Write each email in the WordPress editor (HTML supported).<\/li>\n<li>Click-to-insert placeholders: [author_name], [first_name], [last_name], [user_email], [post_title], [post_date], [published_post_link_html], [post_edit_link_html], [post_preview_link_html], [site_name], [site_url_html] and more.<\/li>\n<li>\"Save &amp; send test email to me\" button that shows the exact mail error if your server can't send email.<\/li>\n<li>Option to skip the email when you publish your own post.<\/li>\n<li>Each post is announced only once, so later updates don't send the email again.<\/li>\n<li>Works with any SMTP plugin, such as WP Mail SMTP, FluentSMTP or Post SMTP.<\/li>\n<li>Translation ready.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Need more? 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Only Contributors (and roles without the publish capability) submit posts for review.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"emails%20are%20not%20arriving.%20what%20can%20i%20do%3F\"><h3>Emails are not arriving. What can I do?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Click \"Save &amp; send test email to me\". If the test fails, the plugin shows the error from your server. Most hosts don't deliver WordPress email reliably, so install an SMTP plugin such as WP Mail SMTP or FluentSMTP and connect it to your email provider. Also check your spam folder.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"will%20the%20author%20get%20an%20email%20every%20time%20i%20update%20a%20published%20post%3F\"><h3>Will the author get an email every time I update a published post?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Each post is announced once, when it is first published. The Pro version has an optional \"Updated\" email, limited to one per post every 10 minutes.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20custom%20post%20types%20or%20woocommerce%20products%3F\"><h3>Does it work with custom post types or WooCommerce products?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The free version works with blog posts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.i13websolution.com\/product\/wordpress-publish-post-email-notification-pro-plugin\/\">Pro<\/a> supports pages, WooCommerce products and every custom post type, each with its own emails.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20email%20all%20my%20subscribers%20when%20i%20publish%20a%20new%20post%3F\"><h3>Can I email all my subscribers when I publish a new post?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.i13websolution.com\/product\/wordpress-publish-post-email-notification-pro-plugin\/\">Pro<\/a>. Tick the Subscriber role and every subscriber gets their own email, sent in the background at a safe speed with an unsubscribe link.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20the%20block%20editor%20%28gutenberg%29%20and%20the%20classic%20editor%3F\"><h3>Does it work with the block editor (Gutenberg) and the classic editor?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Emails are sent when the post status changes, whichever editor you use.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"i%20updated%20from%20version%201.0.x.%20do%20i%20need%20to%20set%20it%20up%20again%3F\"><h3>I updated from version 1.0.x. 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