Need ability to CANCEL sending a campaign while it is under way

[BloodyIron]

I'm using the docker version of Keila, v0.17.1, and a campaign I just made is not sending at all. However the same sender was able to send me samples of the campaign, so this isn't a sender configuration.

I do not have a way to cancel this campaign being sent out, and I will probably have to clone this campaign just to get this sending. But I really need a way to cancel the campaign that is trying to send now.

There is literally nothing in the logs that gives me insights as to whether it's even trying to send, and I don't see any errors either.

This is generally a feature request for the cancel button for campaigns being sent out.

[wmnnd]

I think it makes sense to have a cancel button - but I'm not sure what the behavior should be after sending has been cancelled. Should it be possible to keep editing the campaign and re-send it? What if some emails have already gone out? Happy to hear suggestions on this!

[BloodyIron]

I think it makes sense to have a cancel button - but I'm not sure what the behavior should be after sending has been cancelled. Should it be possible to keep editing the campaign and re-send it? What if some emails have already gone out? Happy to hear suggestions on this!

I'm not sure I have all the answers but some initial thoughts:

1. Option to delete campaign fully
2. Option to edit campaign and resend to (full list, remaining list)
3. Be able to still get metrics/tracking/insights for messages already sent (somehow?) even if campaign is deleted?

Yeah I see this being a tricky one to figure out, heh.

[energywave]

I second that. A cancel button is vital! Think about a campaign with a huge public. You send and then you find out a big mistake in the text. It can happen even if you double/triple check (we developers know that, right? :) )

1. Option to delete campaign fully

I second that

2. Option to edit campaign and resend to (full list, remaining list)

I can think that cancel by allowing to send to remaining list could be problematic as (maybe I'm wrong) I don't see a table to track to what recipients the campaign is been sent. So I can imagine that the process is completely in memory, while sending.
I think that a "resend to all" option could be much easier and, for sure, much more useful than not having such an option!

3. Be able to still get metrics/tracking/insights for messages already sent (somehow?) even if campaign is deleted?

That could be a bonus. Needing an hybrid state "sent but still editable". Could be useful but can leave this in the roadmap, in my opinion. Better to start from an easy point than to overthink and wait until never to add a feature :)