Mailchimp List Subscribe Form vs WP Subscribe

Use the Mailchimp List Subscribe plugin to quickly add a Mailchimp signup form block, widget, or shortcode to your WordPress site. After installation, if you already have a Mailchimp account, you’ll log in with that account and then proceed to configure settings. If you don’t have an account, you can create one directly in the plugin. After entering in all your personal details, you’ll need to activate your account via an email that will be sent to you. Once done, you’ll proceed to configure settings. On the settings screen, you’ll select your Mailchimp list, choose merge fields and groups, and configure other options. Once done, you can now add the block, widget, or shortcode ([mailchimpsf_form]) to your site. Typically, installation and setup will take about 5-10 minutes, and absolutely everything can be done via the WordPress Setting GUI, with no file editing at all. WordPress.com compatibility is limited to Business tier users only. How to add a signup form if you have a WordPress.com site. Access Token Encryption Starting in version 1.6.0, authentication has changed to use OAuth. As part of this process, we retrieve an access token that can be used to make API requests. To provide a high-level of security, this access token is encrypted before being stored in the WordPress database. In order to ensure this access token can be decrypted when used, the plugin relies on certain security constants that should remain unchanged. With no additional configuration, we use the standard LOGGED_IN_KEY and LOGGED_IN_SALT constants that are normally set in your site’s wp-config.php file. Some sites make use of security plugins that rotate these constants on a periodic basis. When this happens, we won’t be able to decrypt the access token and you’ll need to reconnect your Mailchimp account to generate a new access token. To prevent such issues, it is recommended to define two additional constants in your site’s wp-config.php file: MAILCHIMP_SF_ENCRYPTION_KEY and MAILCHIMP_SF_ENCRYPTION_SALT. These constants should consist of a combination of characters, preferably at least 32 characters long. Once set, these values should not be changed. For strong values, you can copy some of the values from here and use them. You’ll end up with additional code like the following in your wp-config.php file: define( 'MAILCHIMP_SF_ENCRYPTION_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here' ); define( 'MAILCHIMP_SF_ENCRYPTION_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here' ); If these constants are added after you’ve already authenticated with Mailchimp, you will need to reconnect your account. To avoid this, you can copy the values from LOGGED_IN_KEY and LOGGED_IN_SALT (if they exist) to MAILCHIMP_SF_ENCRYPTION_KEY and MAILCHIMP_SF_ENCRYPTION_SALT respectively. Upgrading If you are upgrading to version 1.2.1 and you used the widget in your sidebar previously, all you need to do is drag the Mailchimp Widget back into the sidebar, visit the Mailchimp settings page (which will have maintained your prior settings), click the “Update List” button, and you’re done!

If you aren’t building an email list, you’re missing out on the most powerful and consistent way to drive repeat visitors and customers to your website or blog. With an email list, you become less and less dependent on external sources of traffic, and gain more ability to interact with your blog’s audience. We at MyThemeShop understand your need, and have developed a unique, cleanly coded, premium subscription plugin. We are now distributing it for FREE to give back to the WordPress community. We have been given so much by the WordPress community, it’s time to give back. WP Subscribe is the only plugin you need to get the perfect subscription forms on your website. With optimized code, it loads before you can even blink your eye. If you’re a website owner, you can make a lot more money than regular blogs, which is why so many marketers focus on creating email lists. With the WP Subscribe plugin, you can do it in a simple yet effective way. Install the plugin, configure the widget and convert visitors into loyal email subscribers. Live demos: See the WP Subscribe Plugin in action on our demo page: http://demo.mythemeshop.com/sociallyviral/ Why choose WP Subscribe from MyThemeShop: It’s the only free all-in-one plugin which offers Aweber, Mailchimp and FeedBurner. Choose between Mailchimp, Aweber or FeedBurner. Options to change text showing in subscription box. Fully responsive. Can be easily customized using custom CSS. Can be used more than once in different sidebars. Super lightweight. Compatible with caching and SEO plugins. Eye-catching design. Position it anywhere where a widget is configured in your theme. Support All support for this plugin is provided through our forums. If you have not registered yet, you can do so here for FREE https://mythemeshop.com/#signup If after checking our Free WordPress video tutorials here: https://mythemeshop.com/wordpress-101/ & https://community.mythemeshop.com/tutorials/category/2-free-video-tutorials/ you are still stuck, please feel free to open a new thread, and a member of our support team will be happy to help. Support link: https://community.mythemeshop.com/forum/11-free-plugin-support/ Help to make it better MyThemeShop is a premium WordPress theme provider, and we develop premium plugins in our free time and distribute them for free to give back to the community. Though we take a lot of care while developing anything, we might have missed something useful or important. Please help us make it better by submitting your bug/suggestions/feedback on GitHub. GitHub link: https://github.com/MyThemeShop/WP-Subscribe/ Feedback If you like this plugin, then please leave us a good rating and review. Consider following us on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook