Simple Updates lets you easily share important information about your campaign’s progress, express gratitude to your supporters, provide transparency about how funds are being utilized, and keep everyone informed about developments related to your cause.
These updates appear directly on your campaign page, ensuring that both existing donors and potential contributors can stay informed about your mission’s impact.
This guide shows you how to use Simple Updates in your Charitable campaigns.
Prérequis
- Charitable Pro plugin installed and activated on your WordPress site
- Simple Updates is included in all Charitable Pro plans. You need to be on the Basic plan or higher.
In This Guide
Step 1: Adding the Simple Updates Block
First, open Charitable in your WordPress dashboard and create a campaign »
Inside the campaign builder, you’ll see a preview of your campaign on the right, along with a menu of blocks on the left.
Choose the Updates block and drag and drop it into your campaign where you would like it to appear.
Hit the Save button at the top right corner of the screen.
Step 2: Adding Your Message
From the menu on the left, open the Settings tab. You’ll see a list of sub-tabs, including General Settings, Donation Options, and Geolocation.
Open the Simple Updates tab. Here, there’s a text box where you can enter your message.
Simple Updates provides a rich text editor that allows you to format your messages with:
- Bold text for emphasis
- Italic text for stylistic emphasis
- Underlined text for highlighting
- Bullet points for organizing information
- URL links to direct supporters to relevant resources or additional information
This formatting flexibility ensures your updates are visually appealing and easy to read, helping you communicate effectively with your donors and supporters.
When you’re done, hit the Save button at the top.
Now visit your live campaign and you’ll see the update appear there.
Afficher les mises à jour avec un shortcode
You can also add the Updates to any content area using the [campaign_updates] shortcode. In this example, we have added a shortcode block to the campaign:
When you click on the block, the Layout Options tab will open for the shortcode block. You can add a headline, the shortcode, and any CSS Class if you’d like.
You can also add a campaign ID to the shortcode as a parameter, which allows you to display a specific campaign’s updates. This is useful when displaying the updates on a separate page or post. For example:
You can also add campaign specific IDs to your simple updates if you’re adding it anywhere else on your site:
[campaign_updates campaign_id=16]
You can find the ID of your campaign by looking at the URL of the page where you edit it.
https://demosite.com/wp-admin/?page=charitable-campaign-builder&campaign_id=16.
The campaign ID is also available in the Charitable » Campaigns tab. Hover your cursor over the campaign name and the ID will appear.
Intégrer avec une fonction PHP
Si vous êtes à l'aise avec un peu de PHP, vous pouvez intégrer les mises à jour avec une simple fonction PHP.
$campaign_id = 11; charitable_simple_updates_template_campaign_updates( 11 );
This function will display the updates — you do not need to use echo or print to render them.
FAQs on Simple Updates
Ai-je besoin d'installer des plugins supplémentaires pour accepter les dons ?
No! Charitable’s Simple Updates work right out of the box. No additional plugins required.
Can I add updates to the campaign after it’s published?
Yes! You can edit campaign updates at any time. Changes are saved when you click the Save button.
I made changes to the settings, but they’re not showing up. What should I do?
Cliquez toujours sur « Enregistrer les modifications » après avoir effectué des modifications. Si les modifications n’apparaissent toujours pas, essayez de vider le cache de votre site Web si vous utilisez un plugin de mise en cache.
Puis-je personnaliser l’apparence de mes formulaires de don ?
Yes. You can customize colors, form templates (standard or minimal), and field display options. For more advanced customization, check the documentation for custom CSS and code snippets.
Quelle est la différence entre Charitable Lite et Pro ?
Charitable Lite est gratuit mais inclut des frais de transaction de 3 %. Les plans Pro éliminent ces frais et incluent des fonctionnalités avancées telles que les dons récurrents, la gestion des donateurs, la collecte de fonds pair-à-pair, et plus de passerelles de paiement.
Où puis-je obtenir de l'aide en cas de problème ?
- Utilisateurs gratuits : Utilisez les forums de support de WordPress.org
- Utilisateurs Pro : Contactez directement le support pour une assistance prioritaire
- Documentation : Consultez la bibliothèque complète de documentation
- Communauté : Rejoignez la newsletter et suivez les canaux sociaux pour des astuces et des mises à jour
Existe-t-il des tutoriels vidéo ?
Oui ! Abonnez-vous à la chaîne YouTube Charitable pour des tutoriels étape par étape et des histoires de réussite.
Are in need of support? Have a question? If you are a lite/free user of Charitable, you can reach out to our team on the WordPress.org support forums and our team will respond in a timely fashion. If you have an active license, feel free to reach out us directly for priority support.
