README.md

hvopen-html-email-meetings

The html email template used to deliver meeting announcements via mailchimp.

Getting started

1. clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/hvopen/hvopen-html-email-meetings.git

2. Install the dependancies:

npm install

3. Run the project

npm run build

At this point, if everything went well, many things have happened:

• all of the email html in the ./src/pages directory are built with all css inlined and foundation inky components built into the proper table format for emailing
• a browser opened to localhost:3000 so you can preview the build emails
• a watch task is running in the terminal to react to changes to html and scss files
• a browsersync task is running in the same terminal that will auto reload the browsers open to the localhost:3000 to show you the changes you made on every save.

How to build the template

• run npm build
• look in the ./dist directory and find the ./dist/monthly-meeting.html

How to upload the built template:

• todo

Notes and Resources

Example mailchimp html with editable and hideable tags

• https://dague.net//testing/ccl-mailchimp.html

HV Open Branding

• https://hvopen.org/brand

Foundation for Emails

• https://foundation.zurb.com/emails/getting-started.html

Metadata example on hvopen site

• https://github.com/hvopen/hvopen-website/blob/master/_events/2018/2018-04-04-unity3d.md

Mailchimp documentation for Template Language

• https://templates.mailchimp.com/getting-started/template-language/