Lew Ayotte

<p>The Pigeon Pack plugin is completely free! This plugin aims to solve one problem, putting the power of email marketing, newsletters, and campaigns in the hands of YOU. Now you do not need to pay for a third party like MailChimp or Constant Contact to reach out to your customers. You have full control and power over your own lists and you can bring them anywhere at any time. The Pigeon Pack plugin is GPL and free to use on any WordPress website.</p>
<p>Features of this plugin include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Single Email Campaigns</li>
<li>WordPress Post Campaigns (single or digest)</li>
<li>Email a specific role or create a list</li>
<li>Easy to use shortcodes and widgets for users to sign up for your emails from your website</li>
<li>Create custom fields for your lists</li>
<li>Double Opt-in available for lists</li>
<li>Easily extendable with filters and action hooks</li>
</ul>
<p>You can follow the development of this plugin at <a href="https://github.com/PigeonPack/PigeonPack" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>!</p>
<p>Premium Pigeon Pack Add-ons (COMING SOON):</p>
<ul>
<li>Analytics – Learn more about what your subscribers are doing!</li>
<li>Autoresponders (Events) – Send a series of messages to new subscribers.</li>
<li>RSS Campaigns – Import the RSS feed from another site to send to your subscribers.</li>
<li>Import Scripts – Import subscribers from other lists using CSV, MailChimp, Salesforce, Highrise, Constant Contact and more!</li>
<li>Bounce Detector – Use the power of the Pigeon Pack servers to detect when a subscriber’s email is bounced to help reduce the chances of your server being flagged as SPAM.</li>
<li>Responsive Email Template – No more plain-jane emails!</li>
<li>Notifications – Receive notifications whenever someone subscribers or unsubscribers from your list.</li>
<li>Amazon SES – Built-in functionality to work directly with the Amazon Simple Email Server service.</li>
</ul>
<p>Please visit the Pigeon Pack website for access to <a href="http://pigeonpack.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">support and premium membership add-ons</a>!</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>Pigeon Pack<br />
Copyright (C) 2013 leenk.me, LLC.</p>
<p>This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>
<p>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.</p>
<p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program.  If not, see <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/</a>.</p>


Pigeon Pack

Free and easy email marketing, newsletters, and campaigns; built into your WordPress dashboard!

Link Software LLC

<p>Write and send Mailchimp campaigns directly from WordPress in the familiar interface your team already knows.</p>
<h3>Send Mailchimp Campaigns Without Leaving WordPress</h3>
<p>ChimpBridge connects WordPress to your Mailchimp account so your team can write, preview, and send newsletters without touching Mailchimp.com. If they already know WordPress, they’re ready to go.</p>
<h3>Built for Teams That Work in WordPress</h3>
<p>Mailchimp’s native interface isn’t built for content teams. ChimpBridge brings campaign creation into WordPress, where your writers are already working. Draft, revise, and collaborate the same way you do with blog posts. Send when you’re ready.</p>
<h3>Collaborate Without Giving Everyone Mailchimp Access</h3>
<p>Give multiple contributors the ability to write and review campaigns without handing out Mailchimp.com credentials. ChimpBridge lets each person do their job without exposing your full Mailchimp account.</p>
<h3>Keep Your Email Marketing Consistent</h3>
<p>The harder it is to send a newsletter, the less often it gets done. By moving the writing process into WordPress, ChimpBridge removes the friction that slows teams down and keeps your email marketing on schedule.</p>
<h3>ChimpBridge Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Connect to your Mailchimp account in seconds</li>
<li>Create campaigns in the WordPress editor without ever visiting Mailchimp.com</li>
<li>Preview campaigns before sending to your full audience</li>
<li>Send test emails to any address before you commit</li>
<li>Insert common Mailchimp merge tags from a convenient sidebar</li>
</ul>
<h3>ChimpBridge Pro</h3>
<p><a href="https://chimpbridge.com/upgrade?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=plugin-repository&utm_content=chimpbridge-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">ChimpBridge Pro</a> unlocks additional features for teams that need more control:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Segments:</strong> Target specific segments of your Mailchimp audience</li>
<li><strong>Footer:</strong> Customize exactly what appears in the footer of your emails</li>
<li><strong>Templates:</strong> <a href="https://chimpbridge.com/support/how-to-add-a-custom-email-template-to-chimpbridge-pro/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=plugin-repository&utm_content=chimpbridge-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Wrap campaigns in a custom email template</a></li>
<li><strong>Archive:</strong> <a href="https://chimpbridge.com/support/how-to-create-a-wordpress-newsletter-archive-with-chimpbridge-pro/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=plugin-repository&utm_content=chimpbridge-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Publish a viewable archive of past campaigns on your site</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://chimpbridge.com/upgrade?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=plugin-repository&utm_content=chimpbridge-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about ChimpBridge Pro</a>.</p>
<h3>Feedback</h3>
<p>If ChimpBridge has simplified your email workflow, a five-star review goes a long way. For support or questions, <a href="https://chimpbridge.com/support?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=plugin-repository&utm_content=feedback" rel="nofollow ugc">reach out to us</a> and we’ll get back to you.</p>
<h3>More Resources</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://chimpbridge.com/features?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=plugin-repository&utm_content=visit" rel="nofollow ugc">Features</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chimpbridge.com/upgrade?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=plugin-repository&utm_content=visit" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chimpbridge.com/blog?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=plugin-repository&utm_content=visit" rel="nofollow ugc">Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chimpbridge.com/support?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=plugin-repository&utm_content=visit" rel="nofollow ugc">Support</a></li>
</ul>


ChimpBridge – Create and Send Mailchimp Campaigns

I found that this plugin was the easiest way to send emails from within my WordPress website.

Works great!

Write and send Mailchimp campaigns directly from WordPress in the familiar interface your team already knows.

Pigeon Pack vs ChimpBridge – Create and Send Mailchimp Campaigns