How to Successfully Upgrade Mautic 5 in a Docker Container Without Breaking Your Database
If you’re running Mautic inside a Docker container and trying to upgrade from Mautic 5 to a newer version (still 5.x or beyond), you might hit some nasty errors — like HTTP 500 or database column not found exceptions. This is exactly what one Mautic community member ran into, and it’s worth paying attention to […]
Streamlining WhatsApp Campaigns with Mautic: A New Plugin Changes the Game
If you’re running WhatsApp campaigns alongside your Mautic workflows, you know the hassle: bouncing between Mautic and external dashboards like Twilio, Msg91, or Wati just to manage your WhatsApp message templates and approvals. The disjointed workflow means more manual juggling, more chances to mess things up, and a bigger headache for your marketing or dev […]
Mautic Error 500 After Using Assets: What’s Going On and How to Handle It
If you’ve recently run into a nasty error 500 in Mautic right after using assets in your emails—especially when trying to open contact profiles—you’re not alone. A user on the Mautic community reported a frustrating bug where sending an email with an asset link, then clicking that link from the contact’s side, breaks the contact […]
How to Email Only Engaged Contacts in Mautic Based on Recent Opens
If you want to keep your newsletters sharp and relevant, it makes sense to send them only to people who actually open your emails. A topic just popped up in the Mautic community forum where someone asked exactly how to build a segment with contacts who have read at least one email in the last […]
Is it Safe to Use Bulk Email Sending with AWS SES in Mautic? Here’s What Marketers Should Know
If you’re running Mautic connected to AWS SES, you might be wondering whether to send emails in bulk directly or stick with queue-based sending through cron jobs. It’s a common question popping up in the Mautic community, and for good reason. Understanding what’s going on under the hood can save you headaches with deliverability, throttling, […]
Do Mautic Users Actually Use the Built-In Email Editor? Here’s What the Community Thinks
If you’ve been tinkering with Mautic’s email editor lately, you might have noticed it’s… less than perfect. A recent thread on the Mautic community forum dives straight into this with a brutally honest question: Do people really use the built-in editor for emails? The poster was running Mautic 7.1.1 with PHP 8.x and MariaDB, complaining […]
Why Your Mautic Emails Get Stuck in “Pending” and How to Fix It
If you’re running Mautic and suddenly find thousands of emails stuck in the dreaded “pending” status, you’re not alone. A recent conversation in the Mautic community highlights a common—and frustrating—issue: campaigns show emails queued up, but they never actually send. When trying to run the email trigger command, it just keeps counting without sending a […]
Updating to Mautic 3.x: Step-by-Step Guide
If you’re looking to upgrade to Mautic 3.x, there are a few key requirements and steps to follow. Mautic 3.x requires MySQL 5.7.14 or MariaDB 10.2 to function properly. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the upgrade process to ensure everything goes smoothly. Prerequisites Before starting, make sure your environment meets the following: •MySQL […]
Upgrading Mautic from 4.4.2 to 6.0.4 – Step-by-Step Guide
I recently completed a full upgrade of a Mautic installation from version 4.4.2 to 6.0.4. It wasn’t exactly a “click and done” process — there were version compatibility issues, custom plugin conflicts, file permission problems, and a couple of performance hiccups along the way. If you’re planning the same upgrade, here’s my step-by-step experience and […]
Supercharging Marketing Automation: How n8n and Mautic Together Open a World of Possibilities
When you’re running a serious marketing automation platform like Mautic, you quickly realize that out-of-the-box features are just the beginning. For us at Mailertizer, combining n8n, a powerful open-source workflow automation tool, with Mautic has completely transformed what’s possible. By connecting the two, we unlocked powerful new abilities: capturing webhooks, firing off real-time events, manipulating […]
