Subscribe2
This is another blog notification tool which allows you to send your subscribers an email whenever the blog is updated. There are some key differences from the email notification plugin though.
Some of the key points include:
- Fully plug and play with WordPress (no installation)
- Configurable email message templates for subscription, unsubscription, and email notifications
- Can import/export/delete subscribers
- Can exclude categories from sending email notifications
- Can choose to send a link only, excerpt, or full entry
- Requires double opt in and provides unsubscription links
- Can send an email to subscribers without needing to make a post
There are a few drawbacks with this plugin as well, although the extent of each would depend on your needs:
- Cannot limit emails on a post by post basis
- Emails appear from the individual rather than the blog’s name
- Has a stand alone subscription page and requires a little extra effort in order to add the subscription box anywhere else on the site
This mailing list script would be best if you didn’t need more post by post control. The good news is this mailing list software can be used with future dated entries because it won’t send notification of the blog update.



Thanks Teli for the review and link. I’ll be trying this plugin today.
-Terry
# July 12th, 2006
In related news - I recently released a plugin for Wordpress that allows you to easily drop phplist subscriber forms into existing wordpress pages. More information at WordPress PHPList Plugin
It’s more of a lightweight version of WP-PHPLIST. It doesn’t allow you to manage PHPList through wordpress. It’s main goal is to simplfy integration for the end-user subscriber forms.
# September 14th, 2006
Thank you, this was mighty helpful; just the kind of info I was seeking. Kudos.
# January 22nd, 2007
I was looking somethng like this but seems no one met my needs. Anyway, thanks for the list.
# August 8th, 2007
Thank you so much for this. I need a mailing list plugin for a Wordpress-powered CMS-type site (http://www.gmuMUN.org) and this list has helped me find exactly what I needed…espeically since I’d never heard of any but Subscribe2 before!
Great resource, thanks again.
# October 5th, 2007
Thanks for the list of available Plugins. So What’s your conclusion? For example, what do you use in this blog?
# January 6th, 2008