Category: CiviCRM

CiviCRM is a fantastic tool right “out of the box” but there are also some important features not available in the core. Therefore we have CiviCRM Extensions, which are add-ons that give CiviCRM extended functionality. These extensions cover all kinds of features such as Webform integration, alerts, discounts, volunteer management, extended reporting and more. Almost all extensions work on Drupal and WordPress, and also Joomla. The official directory maintains a centralized list of all “official” extensions and that’s here: Extensions Directory. But you don’t normally need to visit there because extensions can be installed from within your own CiviCRM site. Installing Extensions The basic procedure is quite easy. When your… Read More

We are often asked if CiviCRM can be installed in a subdomain and the answer is yes. For details how, just see our post called Nextcloud in a Subdomain. Everything there applies to CiviCRM as well. 🙂

Jump straight to video version of this post In this post, we are going to clarify what CiviCRM is in very simple terms that anyone can understand. Overview CiviCRM is a free “CMS” (Constituent Management System) which means it’s a software package that allows you to manage a database of people, such as your donors, recipients, volunteers, parents, teachers, care-givers etc. You can view them, edit their details, email them, record activities and donations and more. They then can make contributions online, sign up online for events, sign up for memberships and more. Basic Contacts Features Each person in CiviCRM is called a Contact. Getting your contact list into CiviCRM… Read More

The installation procedure for CiviCRM differs for each CMS. In this post, we will outline how to install in Drupal.

Outgoing email in CiviCRM on our servers works perfectly and it works “out of the box” with no configuration required. We also support bounce processing and other inbound email processing, but we will cover those in another blog post. Today’s post is about sending emails from your CiviCRM to your constituents. Sending bulk mail involves two issues, from a technical standpoint. One is sending them out and the other is making sure the recipient receives them. The second issue is usually easier, so let’s talk about that first. Every mail provider has its own policy with regard to incoming email. In general, to avoid the rate limits applied by some… Read More

Stuck with your CiviCRM? Looking for online documentation or a place to ask your questions? There are a few such places. The first two are the CiviCRM User and Administrator Guide which is an online book. You can read it online, and use the search features, or you can download your own copy. The second place is the CiviCRM Documentation wiki, which is an online wiki with a lot of the same information, but in a different format. Since it’s a wiki, you can also get involved and help edit it if you find something that needs fixing. Those are the main documentation locations. For Q&A with real people, the… Read More

Importing Contact data is one of the most common initial activities required for a new CiviCRM site (if you’re still wondering what CiviCRM is, however, see our page). The process usually is either fairly easy, or quite complicated. In this post, we will review the basic ideas and if you’re lucky enough to have the “fairly easy” kind of import, then this will be sufficient. If you get stuck, then you will need to find more in-depth resources. There are two steps to importing data. First is to export the data from wherever it is and then the second is to import it into CiviCRM. Export This is a step… Read More

This is the most common question we get about CiviCRM. For CiviHosting clients, our answer is very simple:   We will make a cron job for you! But if prefer to do this yourself (or if we are not your host), we definitely recommend you do and below we will show you two ways how to do it. We recommend using the CLI method, but sometimes it fails to work for reasons not always clear. In such a case, you should try second method, the URL method. Some of the details below are only relevant for CiviHosting clients — if you use a different host, just adjust those for your… Read More