Kit (formerly ConvertKit) – vs Newsletters

Kit makes it easy to create, send and manage your email marketing campaigns; grow your email subscribers lists; send targeted email newsletters; sell more products and build your membership site – all by easily embedding email marketing / email subscriber forms anywhere on your WordPress web site, either using pre-designed forms from Kit or building your own with the Form Builder block. New to Kit? Creating an account is 100% free for your first 10,000 subscribers, making Kit an email marketing solution for everyone – whether you’re new to email newsletter marketing or a seasoned professional email newsletter marketer. Email Newsletter and Email Marketing Features Design email newsletter subscription forms in Kit, automatically appending them to any WordPress post or page, or displaying forms within your WordPress content using the supplied Gutenberg block, shortcode options and the Form Builder block. Perfect for building your email subscribers lists and growing your newsletter audience. Build landing pages in Kit, and display landing pages on a WordPress page to capture additional email subscribers for your newsletter List past email newsletters on your WordPress site to engage your newsletter subscribers Email Subscription Forms and Newsletter Forms Design forms in Kit, choosing from a variety of designs, customisable to your branding for your email newsletter strategy. Email newsletter sign up forms can be configured to: Send free content, such as a PDF newsletter Display when the user is about to leave the page Subscribe to an email newsletter, with powerful tagging and segmentation options for your newsletter subscribers Embedding Kit email subscription forms on your WordPress web site with the Kit Plugin is quick and simple: Choose a default form to be displayed below each individual Post Type (Pages, Posts and other public Post Types, such as WooCommerce Products) to grow your email subscribers Choose a specific email marketing form to be displayed below a specific Page, Post or custom post type Turn off form embedding at both site wide and/or individual Page/Post level to control your email newsletter strategy For greater control, Kit’s email marketing subscription forms can be displayed in specific sections of your WordPress site’s content, sidebars and footers by: Using the Kit Forms block in Gutenberg Using the [convertkit] shortcode in the Classic Editor Using the Form Builder block in Gutenberg, to build fully custom subscription forms directly in WordPress – perfect for following your theme’s styles Start collecting email subscribers today, building your newsletter audience and taking your email marketing to the next level. Form Builder Block Kit’s Form Builder block, for the WordPress block editor, gives complete control to design and customize your own subscription and email marketing forms – directly in WordPress. With the Form Builder block, you can: Add fields such as first name, email address, and custom fields Apply tags and sequences to subscribers for powerful segmentation Enable reCAPTCHA protection (if configured in your Kit account) Style forms using block editor controls, with full support for your block theme’s CSS and styling This makes the Form Builder block ideal for: Subscription forms to grow your email subscribers list Contact forms that connect directly to Kit Custom forms tailored to your email marketing strategy Build forms exactly how you want them, without touching a line of code, and start collecting the right email subscribers from day one. Membership Sites and Membership Content Protection Create powerful membership sites with Kit’s Membership Content feature. Require email subscribers to either purchase a Kit Product, or subscribe for free, to access your membership content – whether that’s a course, ebook, digital download, album, presets, coaching and more. This membership functionality transforms your WordPress site into a comprehensive membership platform. Subscribers access their membership by entering their email address, receiving a one time passcode by email and clicking the link in the email. That’s it – no complex membership plugins or payment gateways to configure for your membership site. There’s no limit to the number of Kit Products you can create for your membership site, and each can be assigned to one or more WordPress Pages and Posts, instantly turning them into membership-only content for your paid subscribers. Build a thriving membership community with ease. Whether you’re creating a paid membership site, or offering free membership access, Kit’s membership features provide the flexibility to monetize your content through membership subscriptions while growing your email subscribers list simultaneously. Pair membership content with a custom signup experience built using the Form Builder block, so visitors can join your membership site directly from the same page that pitches it – no separate landing page required. Send Email Newsletters and Email Marketing Campaigns Use Kit’s email marketing feature to build and send email newsletters to your subscribers and leads, with options to send email newsletters to segments of your newsletter subscriber list. Embed existing email newsletters on your WordPress web site, ensuring visitors never miss your email newsletter content, by: Using the Kit Broadcasts block in Gutenberg Using the [convertkit_broadcasts] shortcode in the Classic Editor Landing Pages for Email Newsletter Growth Design landing pages in Kit’s intuitive editor, choosing from a variety of landing page designs, customisable to your branding and ideal for building your email subscribers list or selling a product. Additional landing pages can then be embedded on your WordPress web site. Simply create or edit a WordPress Page, choose the Kit landing page from the Kit meta box settings to display, and you’re all set to begin growing your email subscribers list more effectively with targeted landing pages. Sell Products and Membership Access Embed buttons (or link text) to sell your Kit Products and Tip Jars in seconds – whether that’s digital goods, paid email newsletters, membership access, membership-only content, music, coaching and more. Perfect for membership sites and monetization. List Email Newsletters Continue your email marketing strategy by automatically publishing your past email newsletters to WordPress Posts, defining a WordPress author, category and cut-off date within the Plugin’s settings to keep your newsletter subscribers informed. Prefer to just list existing broadcasts, each linked to your Kit profile? Use the Broadcasts block or shortcode to embed your existing newsletters in any WordPress Page, Post or Custom Post Type, providing more touchpoints for your email newsletter content. Plugin Integrations With the Kit for WordPress Plugin, you also get integrations with: Elementor: Form and Broadcast widgets natively integrated with Elementor, to embed Kit forms and broadcast lists for your email newsletter strategy Contact Form 7: Automatically add email subscribers to Kit when they submit a Contact Form 7 form WishList Member: Automatically subscribe, unsubscribe and tag users based on their membership level – perfect for membership site management Our other WordPress Plugins provide further integrations between WordPress and Kit: Kit for WooCommerce: Subscribe, tag and assign sequences to customers at checkout, and send order data to Kit Kit for Gravity Forms: Automatically add email subscribers to Kit when they submit a Gravity Form, with tagging options What is Kit? Kit is the go-to email marketing hub for creators that helps you grow and monetize your audience with ease. Grow your audience: Increase subscribers with beautiful landing pages, sign up forms, and link pages that make your work stand out. Automate your email marketing: Create lasting connections and promote like a pro with our intuitive email editor, powerful sales funnels and subscriber list segmentation using tags. Sell your digital products: Market and sell your digital products and subscriptions with Kit to drive higher conversions and save big on fees. Documentation Full Plugin documentation can be found here. Configuration Configure the plugin by navigating to Settings > Kit in the WordPress Administration Menu, and clicking the Connect button Once connected, define the default forms to display on Pages, Posts and/or Custom Post Types (Optional) choose a specific Form to display when editing a Page, Post or Custom Post Type in the Page/Post/Custom Post Type’s Kit settings (Optional) use the Kit Form Shortcode or Block to insert Forms into your Page, Post or Custom Post Type content to enhance your email newsletter reach

A full-featured WordPress newsletter plugin created by Tribulant for WordPress which fulfills all subscribers, emails, marketing and newsletter related needs for both personal and business environments. It has robust, efficient and unique features! This is an all-in-one newsletter tool for your WordPress site can be configured to behave as desired and it will provide the best experience for your email subscribers at the same time. The software works the way you do so you can focus on creating newsletters and giving your website the necessary exposure! Features Some of the features in the WordPress Newsletter plugin include (see PRO Version section below to view the limitations of this LITE version): Mailing Lists Bounce Email Management Newsletter Queue & Scheduling Newsletter Templates Drag & Drop Newsletter & Template Builder Complete Email History Unlimited Sidebar Widgets Post/Page Opt-In Embedding Subscription Forms Builder Offsite Subscription Forms Publish Newsletter as a Post Send Post as a Newsletter Add Email Attachments SMTP Authentication Ajax Powered Features Import/Export Subscribers Paid Subscriptions (PayPal & 2Checkout) Integrates with our Banner Rotator plugin WordPress Multisite Compatible Email Tracking IP Logging of Subscribers Google reCAPTCHA v2 Google reCAPTCHA v3 hCaptcha Cloudflare Turnstile Really Simple CAPTCHA Newsletter Themes POP/IMAP Bounce Handling Latest Posts Subscriptions Single/Multiple Posts into Emails Bitly click tracking Autoresponders Newsletters by conditions Multilingual (qTranslate & WPML) Custom Post Types Custom Fields Link/click tracking DKIM Signature WordPress Dashboard Widget and much more… See the newsletter subscribe forms builder in action: Demo and Support See the online demonstration and view the online documentation for tips, tricks, guides, and more. Extensions There are many free and paid extension plugins for the WordPress Newsletter plugin. All extensions work with both Newsletters LITE and Newsletters PRO, no problem. Some extensions include: WooCommerce Subscribers Contact Form 7 Subscribers Google Analytics Tracking Embedded Images Total MS Control Gravity Forms Subscribers Formidable Subscribers Digital Access Pass Subscribers Total Control s2Member Subscribers WP eMember Subscribers Visit the Newsletters extensions page Email/Newsletter Templates Included with the newsletter plugin are several premade email/newsletter templates. Shop our newsletter templates for more variety and high quality, premium, responsive newsletter templates. Languages All language files and the instructions to use them are in POEditor. Anyone can join the project to add languages and contribute translations for strings. Thank you for these wonderful people who contributed in translating the plugin: Afrikaans (af_ZA) by Antonie Potgieter German (de_DE) by Peter Schonmann Greek (el_GR) by Harris Karanikolas | AiO Systems Information Spanish (es_ES) by Juan Llamosas French (fr_FR) by Kim Gjerstad Hungarian (hu_HU) by iD Sign | Gergely Almasi Italian (it_IT) by Matteo Galli | Playcode, Johnny Lithuanian (lt_LT) by Tomas Dutch (nl_NL) by Ronald de Caluwe | WebZenz Brazilian Portuguese (pt_BR) by Vitor Argos Portuguese (pt_PT) by wordpress.mowster.net Romanian (ro_RO) by Richard Vencu Swedish (sv_SE) by Tomas Lindhoff Turkish (tr_TR) by Sersah Namoglu Offsite HTML Code var wpmlAjax = "' . $this -> url() . '/' . $this -> plugin_name . '-ajax.php"; url() . '/js/wp-mailinglist.js"> ' API Example 'subscriber_add', 'api_key' => '37C1D6053E817212348E507D29CCCE49', 'api_data' => array( 'email' => "[email protected]", 'list_id' => array(1,2,3), ) ); $data_string = wp_json_encode($data); $ch = curl_init($url); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data_string); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array( 'Content-Type: application/json', 'Content-Length: ' . strlen($data_string)) ); $result = json_decode(curl_exec($ch)); curl_close($ch); ?> PRO Version The Newsletters LITE version has nearly all of the features that the PRO version has but it has some limitations: One mailing list. 500 max subscribers. Send up to 1000 emails per month. Mail Type: Local Server and SMTP. No API integration with our mail service providers. The “Drag & Drop Newsletter & Template Builder” cannot be used. Limited to Really Simple CAPTCHA and Google reCAPTCHA v2. The rest (reCAPTCHA v3, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile) cannot be used. No new custom dynamic fields can be added but you can edit current ones. No Resend button for emails and for the Send Manage Subscription Email link. These limits should be sufficient for a personal blogger or a small business. To remove these limits, you can upgrade to the PRO version and submit your serial key inside the plugin. Or, download, install, and activate the PRO version from our website under Downloads, and then add your serial key. This is the preferred method. After installing the PRO version, you can safely deactivate and delete the LITE version without losing your data. In addition to the limits being removed, you will receive priority support from Tribulant. Visit the Newsletters PRO page 3rd-Party Services Our plugin makes use of some 3rd-party services or APIs to provide you with the latest technology and functionality. Here is a list of the services: Postmark Spam Check API (https://spamcheck.postmarkapp.com/) – Fetch the spam score of an email/newsletter IPEcho (https://ipecho.net/) – Get the current mail exchange IP address IPLocate (https://www.iplocate.io/) – To get the country of a user by IP address HostIP.info (https://www.hostip.info/) – To get the country of a user by IP address geoPlugin (https://www.geoplugin.com/) – To get the country of a user by IP address