MailChimp Newsletter Sidebox

[raimond]

So what do folks think about fields to use for the mailing list? I am debating if it is worth modifying this mod to include collection of first (and maybe last) name also.

On the one hand, email opening and reading rates go up significantly when the recipients first name is included in the subject and body of the email.

On the other hand, people are more likely to fill out the subscribe form if there are fewer fields to fill out.

Opinions?

I chose certainly for additional fields, like firstname, lastname and salutation.
Because it is better to write an email starting with: Dear mister X

With the module I did this modification easily, but where to start at the account subscription.

Another little issue with the account subscription is tha I have now two submit buttons, firts the normal one and the second with

'.BOX_MAILCHIMP_SUBSCRIBE.'

looks like it doesn't translate.

[jabbawest]

I just wanted to thank you for the mod Scott.
I had noticed your contributions but never applied them until I decided to give Mail Chimp a go.

Keep up the good work!

[jabbawest]

I

Another little issue with the account subscription is tha I have now two submit buttons, firts the normal one and the second with

4. Changes to your Zen Cart configuration:
a) In Configuration->Customer Details, set Show Newsletter Checkbox to 1.
b) In Configuration->Email Options, set Display 'Newsletter Unsubscribe'
Link to false.
(To subscribe, people use the MailChimp sidebox; to unsubscribe, they
use the link at the bottom of the newsletter.)

Could that be the problem?

[Hank3rd]

I tried making the edits to the create_account file and the first thing that happens is that the State text disappears from the state field area and then the sign up does not complete when submit is clicked. I tried numerous ways and times.

Any ideas?

[Mustang394]

I'm getting the infamous mail chimp page not found, I checked and double check u and id they are correct any other ideas?

[Hank3rd]

I had to play around without the files, but I got it to work and do not know what it exactly was. I also have another mailchimp account that I run for someone and it was a newer account. With that one the settings were different. Look at the form code and it is there. I do not have a way to look at it now, sorry.

[Mustang394]

Thanks Hank,

Figured it had something to do with newer accounts, I do have a new mailchimp account. Looks like support for the mod has died to bad.

[Hank3rd]

includes\templates\template_default\sideboxes\tpl_mailchimp_sidebox.php


Make your LINE 11 in the above file look like this:

$content .= '<form action="http://list-manage.com/subscribe/post" target="_blank" method="post">';

The newer accounts follow this format:

$content .= '<form action="http://*listname*.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe

Go to the list/form code to see what you need.

[Mustang394]

The newer accounts follow this format:

$content .= '<form action="http://*listname*.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe

Go to the list/form code to see what you need.

That did it. Thanks

[Ooba_Scott]

Has anyone managed to mod the files so that you can fire other variables (like firstname, and lastname) at mailchimp from the sidebox and more importantly the contact form.....


any help on which files to mod would be much appreciated :)


In hope
Scott