Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Where things are in the new user interface

Most elements are in the same place in the new interface as the old interface. The most significant changes in the new interface are the eye pleasing aesthetics and improved workflow. A few functions have been moved though, so I'd like to highlight those here.

Upload Images is now Assets

You used to have to navigate to the Messages section to upload images which would be used in your email campaigns. Now all images, documents, and other files are managed from the "Assets" main section, and all of these assets are available to insert into your Messages via any of the available HTML editors, TinyMCE or EditLive.

Old Interface



New Interface




Simplified navigation of Messages

There used to be multiple dropdowns, one for templates, one for FTPd files, and one for your main email campaigns. The Messages main screen has been simplified. It starts showing all of your existing messages, which can be filtered using the Search box. And if you wish to start a new message, you can start from scratch, or from a template.

Old Interface



New Interface








Database Connections are under Lists

All database connection functionality is under Lists. We've consolidated JangoMail-hosted Email Lists with external database connections into the Lists main section. Under Lists you will find two tabs, Lists and Databases.

There used to be a separate "Connect to My Databases" section. That section has now been merged with Lists. So whether you're using a JangoMail-hosted List to store your email data, or connecting to an external database, you do all of this under the Lists section.

Old Interface



New Interface