Getting Started with Grow and Automailer

Automailer sends a weekly newsletter rounding up your recent posts and Recommended Content to your subscribers without any additional effort on your part. Since it's part of Grow, you'll need to have Grow set up and running on your site for Automailer to work. Let's get started!

• Enabling Grow from the Mediavine Dashboard
• Enabling Grow from the Grow for WordPress Plugin
• Adding Grow to Your Site via Grow Publisher Portal Scripts

Enabling Grow from the Mediavine Dashboard

1. Click the Grow Tab within your Mediavine dashboard to be greeted with this screen:
   
   Click Enable Grow Today!
   
   
2. Now that Grow's enabled, you'll need to migrate to Grow Publisher Portal. There are two options:
   
   
   • • Create Account
       If you haven't created a Grow Reader account to save posts on app.grow.me, you'll pick this option and create login credentials.
     • Log In
       If you do have a Grow Reader account, you'll enter those login credentials after clicking this button.
       
       
3. Grow will then take you through its migration flow. Follow the prompts to link your site.
   
   • • This article can walk you through the remainder of the migration flow.
       
       
4. Once you're in Grow Publisher Portal, head to the Subscribe Settings tab to create your first Subscribe form.
   • • You'll be asked to confirm your Automailer Settings as part of the Subscribe Form Wizard. You can complete these at this point or take care of them when you enable Automailer later.
       
       
5. Click Automailer in the Grow Publisher Portal siderail and enable Global Automailer Sending.
   You'll need to customize your Automailer Appearance and enter your Mailing Address to complete your Automailer set up.
   1. • This article can help you with setting up Automailer.

Enabling Grow from the Grow for WordPress Plugin

1. Download the Grow for WordPress plugin from the WordPress Repository, then activate the plugin on your site.
   
   
2. Select Grow from your WordPress Admin sidebar, then click Connect or Create an Account.
   
   
   • • You'll want to log into Grow using the email address that is connected to your Grow account.
     • If you do not already have a Grow account, click the Get Started link under the Log In button.
       
       
3. Grow will then take you through the process to link the Grow for WordPress plugin with Grow Publisher Portal.
   1. • This article walks you through that process.
        
        
4. Once you're in Grow Publisher Portal, head to the Subscribe Settings tab to create your first Subscribe form.
   • • You'll be asked to confirm your Automailer Settings as part of the Subscribe Form Wizard. You can complete these at this point or take care of them when you enable Automailer later.
       
       
5. Click Automailer in the Grow Publisher Portal siderail and enable Global Automailer Sending.
   You'll need to customize your Automailer Appearance and enter your Mailing Address to complete your Automailer set up.
   1. • This article can help you with setting up Automailer.

Adding Grow to Your Site via Grow Publisher Portal Scripts

1. Create Your Grow Account here, then log into Grow Publisher Portal.
   
   
2. Follow the prompts in the Add New Site wizard. You will be provided the scripts to add to your site.
   
   These articles can provide specific instructions for your platform:
   
   1. • How to Add Your Script - SquareSpace
      • How to Add Your Script - Blogger
        
        
3. After you've installed Grow's scripts, head to the Subscribe Settings tab to create your first Subscribe form.
   • • You'll be asked to confirm your Automailer Settings as part of the Subscribe Form Wizard. You can complete these at this point or take care of them when you enable Automailer later.
       
       
4. Click Automailer in the Grow Publisher Portal siderail and enable Global Automailer Sending.
   You'll need to customize your Automailer Appearance and enter your Mailing Address to complete your Automailer set up.
   1. • This article can help you with setting up Automailer.