Gravity Forms + vs MC4WP: Mailchimp for — WordPress

Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types vs MC4WP

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Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types

4.4·46reviews·10,000+installs

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	Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types	MC4WP
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Description	3078 / 5000 chars62% used	2707 / 5000 chars54% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Dave from Gravity Wiz	Danny van Kooten
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Feature comparison between Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types and MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
Metric	Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types	MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
Rating	4.4 ★	★ 4.8 ★
Total reviews	46	★ 1.5k
Active installs	10,000+	1,000,000+
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Keyword	Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types	MC4WP
forms	#42	#100
custom form	#26	#158
form	#195	#111

5. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types

This plugin is an add-on for Gravity Forms. Make sure you visit GravityWiz.com for more free Gravity Forms resources. And if you’re looking to the largest collection of Gravity Forms plugins, check out Gravity Perks. Gravity Forms allows you to create posts from a form submission using special Post Fields. By default, the submitted form will be created as a standard WordPress post. This plugin allows you to change the post type of the generated post. No code required! This plugin also provides the ability to assign the generated post to a custom taxonomy. Need to update posts? Learn how to update posts with Gravity Forms. Features Map posts to a custom post type Map posts to a custom taxonomy (via Drop Down, Multi-select, Radio Button or Checkbox field) Map posts to multiple taxonomies Visual hierarchy support for hierarchical taxonomies (Drop Down field only) Populate a Drop Down with posts Assign parent post for generated post (Drop Down field only) Single Line Text field support for taxonomies (enter as a comma-delimited list: term a, term b, term c) Enhanced UI support for Single Line Text fields (see screenshots) How to map a form to a custom post type Add a Post Title field to your form and click on it to open the field settings. Below the “Description” field setting, you will find the “Post Type” setting. Select the desired post type from the drop down (default is “Posts”). How to link a field to a custom taxonomy Add the desired field to which the custom taxonomy should be mapped. Drop Down, Multi Select, Radio Buttons and Checkboxes fields are current supported. Open the field settings by clicking on the field and click on the “Advanced” tab. Check the “Populate with a Taxonomy” checkbox. Select the desired taxonomy from the drop down that appears. How to link the saved post to taxonomies using a single line text field Single Line Text fields are a great way to allow users to select existing taxonomy terms and to also add new terms. Add a Single Line Text field to your form. Open the field settings by clicking on the field and click on the “Advanced” tab. Check the “Save to Taxonomy” checkbox. Select the desired taxonomy from the drop down that appears. (optional) Check the “Enable Enhanced UI” checkbox to enable an awesome tag-input style UI (see screenshots). Note: If the user inputs exising term names, the generated post will be assigned these terms. If the user inputs term names that do not exist, these terms will be added to the selected taxonomy and the generated post will also be assigned these terms. How to set a parent post with the drop down field When populating a Drop Down field with a post type, you may wish to set the selected post as the parent post for the generated post. Add A Drop Down field to your form. Click on the field to open the field settings. Then click on the “Advanced” tab. Check the “Populate with Post Type” checkbox. Select the desired post type from the drop down that appears. Be sure to select the same post type for which the post is being generated.

Top keywords

post24×4.48%
field20×3.73%
down12×2.24%
drop12×2.24%
drop down12×2.24%
taxonomy10×1.87%
post type9×1.68%
type9×1.68%
posts8×1.49%
generated7×1.31%
select7×1.31%
custom6×1.12%

MC4WP

Allowing your visitors to subscribe to your newsletter should be easy. With this plugin, it finally is. This plugins helps you grow your email list in Mailchimp. You can use it to create good looking and accessible sign-up forms or integrate with any other existing form on your WordPress site, like your contact, comment or checkout form. Some (but not all) features Connect with your Mailchimp account in seconds. Sign-up forms which are good looking, user-friendly and mobile optimized. You have complete control over the form fields and can build your forms using native HTML. Seamless integration with the following plugins: WordPress Comment Form WordPress Registration Form Contact Form 7 WooCommerce Gravity Forms Ninja Forms 3 WPForms BuddyPress MemberPress Events Manager Easy Digital Downloads Give UltimateMember HTML Forms AffiliateWP Is the plugin you want to integrate with not listed above? You can probably still use our custom integration feature. Alternatively, the plugin comes with a PHP API to programmatically add a new subscriber to Mailchimp. Mailchimp for WordPress Premium: Send your WooCommerce orders to Mailchimp so you can see exactly what each subscriber purchased and how much revenue your email campaigns are generating. A multitude of available add-on plugins and integrations: Mailchimp for WordPress Premium Mailchimp Top Bar Boxzilla Pop-ups Well documented through our knowledge base. Developer friendly. For some inspiration, check out our repository of example code snippets. Ready for PHP 8.5, but backwards-compatible all the way down to PHP 7.4. What is Mailchimp? Mailchimp is a newsletter service that allows you to send out email campaigns to a list of email subscribers. It is free for lists with up to 500 email subscribers, which is why it is the newsletter-service of choice for thousands of small businesses across the globe. If you are not yet using Mailchimp, creating an account is 100% free and only takes you about 30 seconds. Support If you need some help in setting up the plugin, you have various options: Search through our knowledge base. Open a topic in the WordPress.org plugin support forums If you’re a premium user, send an email to the email address listed inside the plugin. Translations You can help translate this plugin into your language using your WordPress.org account. Development This plugin is being developed on GitHub. If you want to collaborate, please look at ibericode/mailchimp-for-wordpress. Customizing the plugin The plugin provides various filter and action hooks that allow you to modify or extend the default behavior. We’re also maintaining a collection of sample code snippets.

Top keywords

mailchimp10×2.35%
email7×

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Which has better reviews, Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types or MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress?

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 1,497 reviews) compared to Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types (4.4★ from 46 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types or MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress?

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 4.4★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types or MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress has the deeper published review base (1,497 vs 46), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (46 reviews). MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,497 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types and MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress?

Migration support varies by app and category. Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types and MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types vs MC4WP

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Which has better reviews, Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types or MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress?

Should I choose Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types or MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress?

Which is faster to set up, Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types or MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types and MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress?

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