About this plugin
TVS Block Newsletter is a lightweight, native WordPress newsletter and email marketing plugin. Design newsletters visually using the native Block Editor and send campaigns directly from your WordPress dashboard using your site’s default SMTP setup.
Key Features
- Multi-Template In-Post Forms: Choose from 5 beautiful pre-designed templates including Editorial Warm (In-Article Banner), Modern Minimal, TVS Brand Classic, Midnight Dark, and Compact Strip.
- 100% Full-Width & Fully Responsive: Stretches edge-to-edge across any article or container, and automatically stacks into mobile-friendly touch targets on smartphones and tablets.
- Visual Form Customizer: Customize card backgrounds, serif/sans-serif typography, button colors, borders, and rounded corners in both Gutenberg and plugin settings.
- Automatic In-Post Placement: Automatically inject your styled newsletter signup form into blog posts (after 2nd/3rd/5th paragraph or bottom of post).
- Native Block Editor: Design email campaigns visually using standard paragraph, heading, list, button, and image blocks.
- Quick-Send from Post Editor: Send published blog posts directly as email newsletters to subscribers with one click from the post editor sidebar.
- Database-Backed Queue: Prevents PHP execution timeouts and SMTP rate limits by sending emails in customizable background batches via WP-Cron.
- Comprehensive Subscriber Management: View, search, filter, inline-add, import (CSV), and export (CSV) subscriber lists effortlessly.
- Frontend Signup Block & Shortcode: Place newsletter signup forms anywhere using the custom Block Editor block or shortcodes with custom parameters.
- Inline Email-Safe Styling: Automatically converts block editor layouts into HTML tables and inline styles for 99%+ inbox rendering across Gmail, Apple Mail, and Outlook.
- 1-Click Unsubscribe: Personalized unsubscribe merge link automatically included in every email footer.
- Zero Third-Party Lock-in: Uses your site’s default wp_mail() and SMTP setup.
Shortcode Guide & Form Embedding
You can embed newsletter subscription forms anywhere on your site using Block Editor Blocks or Shortcodes.
Basic Shortcode
Paste [tvs_block_newsletter_signup] in any Page, Post, Sidebar, Footer Widget, or Popup plugin.
Template Parameter
Choose between templates directly in the shortcode:
* [tvs_block_newsletter_signup template="editorial"] (Warm sand card with serif heading & rust button)
* [tvs_block_newsletter_signup template="minimal"] (Clean white card with slate button)
* [tvs_block_newsletter_signup template="brand"] (Signature TVS brand styling)
* [tvs_block_newsletter_signup template="dark"] (Midnight dark theme with glowing button)
* [tvs_block_newsletter_signup template="compact"] (Streamlined pill banner)
Customized Shortcode Parameters
Customize heading titles, descriptions, button labels, and styles directly in the shortcode:
- template: Selects template ( "editorial", "minimal", "brand", "dark", "compact" ).
- title: Sets the heading text (default: "Subscribe to Our Newsletter" ).
- description: Sets the subtext (default: "Get the latest updates directly in your inbox." ).
- button_text: Sets the button label (default: "SUBSCRIBE NOW" ).
- full_width: Set to "true" or "false" (default: "true" ).
- form_layout: Set to "inline" or "stacked".
- heading_font: Set to "serif" or "sans-serif".
- bg_color: Custom card background hex color.
- button_bg: Custom button background color.
- border_radius: Custom card border radius in pixels.
Examples:
[tvs_block_newsletter_signup template="editorial" button_text="JOIN OUR VIP CLUB"]
[tvs_block_newsletter_signup template="minimal" title="Weekly Tech Digest" button_text="Sign Up Free"]<h3>How to Use</h3>
1. Designing & Sending a Newsletter
- Go to TVS Block Newsletter → Create Newsletter.
- Type your email subject in the Title box.
- Design your email body using standard blocks.
- In the right sidebar box ( Send Campaign Settings ), click 🚀 Queue & Send Newsletter.
2. Quick-Sending a Blog Post
- Edit any published blog post in WordPress.
- Look at the right Document Sidebar panel for 📧 TVS Newsletter Quick-Send.
- Click 🚀 Quick Send as Newsletter.
3. Importing & Exporting Subscribers
- Go to TVS Block Newsletter → Import & Export.
- Upload a CSV file to import email lists, or click Export CSV File to download a backup.