MailChimp Newsletter Sidebox

If you're looking for a way to improve the quality of your newsletter, take a look at MailChimp (www.mailchimp.com). They offer html templates, double opt-in, archive management, multiple lists and loads more features for a very affordable price. They only charge per email (not a monthly fee like Constant Contact), so it's quite affordable for the small merchant who only sends newsletters once in a while.

Code to integrate the "subscribe" form for MailChimp as a sidebox is provided here:

http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=425

Even if you're not yet ready to start a newsletter, it's worth visiting their site to check out some of the resources and guides they offer to anyone considering email marketing.

Good luck,
That Software Guy

If you are using this contribution, you may also wish to use the Newsletter Discount contribution, which has an option to determine whether the customer is a MailChimp newsletter subscriber. See the support thread at:

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showth...664#post534664

Scott

Hi!

I am installing the MailChimp contribution and it says in the instructions:

Your signup URL will look like this:
http://list-manage.com/subscribe.phtml?id=1234567890

Mine looks like:

http://list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a...&id=a97ddaa914

So can I just paste that into includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/mailchimp_sidebox_defines.php as is or will it break the form?

I did try but got: An error occured; please try later.

So I thought I'd ask just in case!

Thanks
Ernie

You want both parms. I have updated my documentation on the web and will update the README file next time I release the contribution.

Hi!

OK, thanks - I am still getting the error message though.

In your example it says my sign up link should look like:

http://list-manage.com/subscribe.phtml?.....

but mine doesn't it begins:

http://list-manage.com/subscribe?.....

(but the form in the sidebox naturally references /subscribe.phtml)

Do I need to change something in tpl_mailchimp_sidebox.php as well?

Thanks
Ernie

I have updated the doc.

You are right, the form should reference subscribe not subscribe.phtml. This is the new API.

But you shouldn't be getting errors; I'm still using the old style signup on my site. You should talk to MailChimp if you're getting errors.

Does this mod work with v1.3.8a?

Where can I find the updated documentation?

Yes it works with 1.3.8 a.
The documentation is on my home page. The URL is provided in the README file in this contribution.

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Originally Posted by swguy

I have updated the doc.

You are right, the form should reference subscribe not subscribe.phtml. This is the new API.

But you shouldn't be getting errors; I'm still using the old style signup on my site. You should talk to MailChimp if you're getting errors.

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does not work for me either. perhaps new accounts on mailchimp are not able/allowed to use the old API?

from the mailchimp form example looks like we need both params in form:

Code:

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<form action="http://list-manage.com/subscribe/post" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="u" value="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx">
<input type="hidden" name="id" value="yyyyyyyyyy">

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or:

http://list-manage.com/subscribe?u=x...&id=yyyyyyyyyy

I spent some time checking their website and like the mailchimp system. It seems like to really be useful this should integrate a little better with the zencart newsletters however. As it is, it appears that customers will have to sign up twice, once for the cart account, and once for the newsletter. Have you looked at how hard it would be to integrate that process, perhaps through the use of the mailchimp API?

Full integration is something that's on my list.

Re: Your previous question: I'm updating it to fully conform to the latest API spec; will release this week.

MailChimp Newsletter Sidebox version 1.2 is now available in the downloads area. It fully implements the latest version of the MailChimp API and removes some of the ambiguities from the documentation that were introduced by changes to the API.

I would love to get this working on my site. I have followed the instructions for installing it, but I keep getting error messages when I try to add an email address. I get a page that says monkeys must have stolen the page.

One thing I noticed: Where the tpl_mailchimp_sidebox.php says:

Code:

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

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My code generated from mailchimp doesn't say /post. It says

Code:

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http://mistkits.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=

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instead.
I tried changing the includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/mailchimp_sidebox_defines.php to reflect this, but then got a different error message. This one just says an error occurred.

Also, do I have to edit the CSS to get everything centered in the sidebox? It doesn't look so good right now.

I have disabled the sidebox so customers will not use it.

Response by PM.

I will be doing a more complete MailChimp integration in the next month or so which will enable your customers to sign up for your MailChimp newsletter at login time. Stay tuned.

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Originally Posted by swguy

I will be doing a more complete MailChimp integration in the next month or so which will enable your customers to sign up for your MailChimp newsletter at login time. Stay tuned.

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sounds excellent. I will be happy to help with testing etc. :clap:

Mr. Wilson,

Thank you for putting work into this excellent plugin and your continual work on integration with the User Registration portion of Zen Cart. I think that's great. Will this integration allow access to fields other than just the email address?

There are ways I'd like to segment my mailings that would relate to some of those fields (such as birthday) and I've read in other places that readers are more likely to open your mail if you personalize it with their name -- so that they know they opted-in. Will the new version of your plugin (is that the right term? I'm mainly a Wordpresser...) support additional fields?

Thanks!

Alex

Adding fields is precisely the kind of customization I do for clients on a commercial basis.

I am very interested in this so will be keeping my eye out on the new one you are working on. Any idea when it will be available?

Nothing has changed since I said, "in a month or so" on Sept. 26.
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...8&postcount=16

I believe my forecast is still accurate.

Cool look forward to it :)

FYI-
Midway through testing this sidebox, some change I made in my MailChimp configuration made it so suddenly when I entered my email address in the sidebox and posted it, it went to Mailchimp's 'please check for your email and confirm' message page, rather than the page to let me input additional information (name, interests, etc).

Eventually I determined that the solution to allow email to be entered in the sidebox but other fields to be entered on the full form hosted by mailchimp was to change the tpl_mailchimp_sidebox.php file line, from

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

to

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

It seems to work -- though I don't know if it is subject to breaking in the future.

Thanks for a great contrib!

@bjornarl - removing the "/post" from the end of the standard URL in the plugin is all that is required to accomplish what you want.

There is no difference between using our plain "list-manage.com" host versus the customized "MAILCHIMPUSERNAME.list-manage.com" URL. The "MAILCHIMPUSERNAME" part may change from lists to list, but even that part *should not* actually matter. I haven't done thorough testing on that, so to be safe, I'd just drop it.

I have a feeling that anything you believed reverted to default forms was likely due to either using a different list id or changing something on your account. If you can produce steps to reproduce the error, feel free to contact us via api -at- mailchimp _dot_ com so we can look into it further with you.

Hi Guys,

Anybody experienced an error with this, where zen cart will say that the system already has a record of that email address, and won't let them create an account?

Seems to effect only some customers, whilst others can proceed without any problems.

Cheers,

Pete

So does the latest version of the mailchimp side box have the ability to add new customers automatically (full implementation), or would I still need to export from the default Zen Cart list and import into MailChimp?

Also we would need to have emails sent on birthdays... Is this hard to implement?

We have not started with MailChimp... just looking for a good way to keep in contact with our customers.. and send automated birthday emails/ reminders.

A bulk import of your customer database would be a violation of the TOS. You need to get permission before you send bulk commercial email. Take a look at their site to learn more about how MailChimp helps you do this.

I have just finished put all the code for the mailchimp side box contribution on my test server. The box looks great but when I try to enter an email address I go to a page that says " monkeys must have stolen the page". I have looked at all the code on where to place my "id" and "u' information but am a bit confused. The file code looks at follows:

"// Defines for newsletter sidebox

// Newsletter ID - IMPORTANT! You must use your own id.
define('BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_ID','xxxxxxxxxxx');

The code from mailchamp looks as follows:

"<input type="hidden" name="u" value="addd926b97360d534bdbc56c6">
<input type="hidden" name="id" value="ae22b950b9">"

I look at the file "includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/mailchimp_sidebox_defines.php" but where do you place all the code for "u" and 'id"?

See step 2 in the README file.

Zen Cart 1.3.8

Hi. I need to change the width of the sign up box (where
customers type in their e-mail addresses), because it is
overlapping the whole layout.

Anyone know how to do this?

My website: www.thesimplestdesign.com

I'd suggest going to admin/configuration/layout settings and making the sidebox column wide enough to accomodate the signup box.

There was mention in another thread about using this sidebox for Constant Contact - comment was to make the necessary changes.

Soooo I would like to adapt MailChimp sidebox to work with Constant Contact, and then supress the sidebox until login / registration.

I saw DrByte's codes to hide a sidebox which would work ~ if Constant Contact was a "sidebox".

Any help is appreciated.

Tina

I managed to get the Mystery Sidebox working for ConstantContact. :smile:

Tina

Like many, I am getting this error:

http://list-manage.com/subscribe/post

I'm pretty sure I have everything setup.

It is possible that you have the values BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_U and BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_ID in mailchimp_sidebox_defines.php backwards. The value BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_U should be the longer of the two.

Ok, I don't have two different values for that. I have the ID value. Where do I get the U value from?

Ok, I finally got this working, but when you enter a new email address from my store page, the sidebox navigates the user off of my homepage. Is there a way around this?

Ok, last question for now, at the top of the box, the "Newsletter" has a link attached to it. How do I remove that link, it goes to the reviews page. Thanks

Also, is there a way to add a JavaScript pop up to the confirmation window?

Hi!

I have installed this addon, but am curious if there should be or could be a return to store link on the confirmation page?

At the moment, the customer completes the sign up in the side-box and clicks submit and then gets an `We're almost done' page about clicking on the email confirmation.

But there is no link etc back to the store so unless they click back or type in the URL etc, they're gone.

Is this how it is supposed to look and is there a way to include a link back to the store?

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Originally Posted by esugrue

Hi!

I have installed this addon, but am curious if there should be or could be a return to store link on the confirmation page?

At the moment, the customer completes the sign up in the side-box and clicks submit and then gets an `We're almost done' page about clicking on the email confirmation.

But there is no link etc back to the store so unless they click back or type in the URL etc, they're gone.

Is this how it is supposed to look and is there a way to include a link back to the store?

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The best thing I have done is cause the confirmation page to open in a new window.

Mailchimp makes it on Inc's Top Ten tools for Startups list:

http://www.inc.com/ss/10-free-or-che...ls-start-ups#6

How did you get it to open in new window?

includes\templates\template_default\sideboxes\tpl_mailchimp_sidebox.php


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

HTML Code:

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

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I am really liking this sidebox...except for ONE thing. The subscribe button. I am using CSS buttons on my site and can't figure out how to change the look of that one button to match the others. All I can see in the other sidebox files is zen_image_submit but I am not sure how to implement that into this contrib.

Hi SWGuy,

I have installed your Mail Chimp module and need to ask a couple of questions.

First, I have read the readme file, your website and this forum, but I still seam to have a few problems.

When I fill our the email field in the sidebox on my site I get taken to a Mailchimp 'Page not Found' message.

I have check the id and u code and this is what I have

// Newsletter ID - IMPORTANT! You must use your own id and userid
define('BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_ID','id=a838###d3dca3');
define('BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_U','u=8117a85ed###39040e10b099&amp');

Also what do I do with the other code that Mail chimp generated. I imagine this is where the problem lies. But as I am pretty new to all this I would think the problem is a simple one.

Thanks
starr

You want:

// Newsletter ID - IMPORTANT! You must use your own id and userid
define('BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_ID','a83###dca3');
define('BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_U','8117a85###439040e10b099');

Thank you,

It is amazing when you do it right how everything works perfectly.

So, do we do nothing with all that code generated in Mail Chimp?

Thanks again

Starr

Hi swguy,

Thank you so much for this contribution - I've installed it on my site, and it appears to be working correctly, but I have a couple of questions.

1. How do I add a link to the 'almost finished' page to redirect people back to my site (or is that something that I would set up via MailChimp admin?)

2. There was some 'talk' earlier in this forum of (eventually) being able to signup to the NL at time of initial new customer acct creation. (I don't have a Newsletter tick on my signup page ......is this possible?....Or have I done something wrong during installation?)

Many thanks again - you're wonderful!!!

Green333

slight amendment : worked out how to add redirect to 'almost finished' page via MailChimp admin (Lists) :blush: Nice & easy to do....

Would still be interested to hear about the NL opt in at Customer sign up

Thanks again:smile:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Green333

Would still be interested to hear about the NL opt in at Customer sign up

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It's on my todo list. No estimated release date.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Green333

slight amendment : worked out how to add redirect to 'almost finished' page via MailChimp admin (Lists) :blush: Nice & easy to do....

Thanks again:smile:

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How 'bout sharing how you did this!

To add a redirect link back to your site on the "Almost There" MailChimp notification page:

Log into MailChimp
Click on Lists Tab
Click on "Forms"
From Drop Down Box (LHS) select "Sign Up 'Thank you' Page
Click the "Design it" tab
Click in the box that holds the "we need to confirm your email address....." this brings up an "edit your contents" box
place your cursor where you would like to place your text and link; type your message, and then click on the 'insert/edit link' button on the tool bar of your "edit contents" box (this is to the right of the bulleted list botton). Fill in your URL, press ok. When you are happy, press save on your 'edit your contents' box; save and exit on the main edit page.

Last step: check to see if it works!

hope this helps :smile:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Green333

To add a redirect link back to your site on the "Almost There" MailChimp notification page:

Log into MailChimp
Click on Lists Tab
Click on "Forms"
From Drop Down Box (LHS) select "Sign Up 'Thank you' Page
Click the "Design it" tab
Click in the box that holds the "we need to confirm your email address....." this brings up an "edit your contents" box
place your cursor where you would like to place your text and link; type your message, and then click on the 'insert/edit link' button on the tool bar of your "edit contents" box (this is to the right of the bulleted list botton). Fill in your URL, press ok. When you are happy, press save on your 'edit your contents' box; save and exit on the main edit page.

Last step: check to see if it works!

hope this helps :smile:

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Easy enough, Thanks for the information.

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Originally Posted by swguy

It's on my todo list. No estimated release date.

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I would like to help

So that when your customer creates an account (for the checkout process), if they tick the Newsletter box, their first name, last name and email address are automatcially sent to your MailChimp mailing list using the MailChimp API. If they edit their account and unsubscribe, that cancellation is automatically sent to MailChimp too so you'll automatically have an up-to-date list of people who are happy to receive email marketing material from you.


So for starting i think we must make a database entry which we can handle in the backend, so there we can give a few settings, like:

• enable/disable
• BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_ID
• BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_U

Quote:

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Originally Posted by swguy

A bulk import of your customer database would be a violation of the TOS. You need to get permission before you send bulk commercial email. Take a look at their site to learn more about how MailChimp helps you do this.

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by swguy

It's on my todo list. No estimated release date.

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Hi Scott! Fantastic Mod! Just installed and works perfectly!

I was wondering, since my customers are my main target for newsletters, is there anything wrong with adding your sidebox code to the bottom of the tpl_checkout_success page? I tested it and it seems to work ok....although it would look better centered.

PHP Code:

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<h3 id="checkoutSuccessThanks" class="centeredContent"><?php echo TEXT_THANKS_FOR_SHOPPING; ?></h3>
</div>
<?php
//
// MailChimp Sidebox Mod
//
// test if box should display
  $show_mailchimp_sidebox = true;

  if ($show_mailchimp_sidebox == true) {
      require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_mailchimp_sidebox.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_mailchimp_sidebox.php');
      $title =  BOX_HEADING_MAILCHIMP_SIDEBOX;
      $left_corner = false;
      $right_corner = false;
      $right_arrow = false;
      require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
 }
?>

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thoughts?

You can put this code on any page.

Smokin'! :smoke: I guess to center it I will use <center></center>

OK, the work to add subscribe to the account creation page is underway, and will be complete sometime this month. You will need to make more changes (which will be documented) if you are also running my Newsletter Discount mod.

I'm looking forward to it :clap:

If you need some help.....let me know

The MailChimp Newsletter Integration has been updated to allow customers to signup for your newsletter at account creation time. PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY; there are a couple of new steps due to changes in the API. Note that if you are also running Newsletter Discounts for MailChimp, you must upgrade that module too.

Hi swguy,

Thanks for the update! I installed the new version over the old and made changes. The sidebox signup is working great. However the signup with account creation did not propagate over to the mailchimp as a subscription. The MailChimp signup shows up fine on the signup page, but after creating the account the signup never shows up over on mailchimp. When checking customer details within zencart, the subscription status checks out fine.

Any ideas on what to check?

Also, I have a more general question on how best to use this. I had been planning to offer a free shipping coupon in the sidebox signup as an inducement for customers, and then mailchimp sends the coupon code on the "Subscription Confirmed" email. But what happens for the customer who signs up for the newsletter via the sidebox, and then again from the zencart Create Account page? Will two mailchimp subscribers be created with the same email address, or is the system smart enough to deal with the duplicates?

The signup at account create is also double-opt-in, so the email address you used has a confirmation mail outstanding. Once this confirm link is clicked, you will see the email address in your MailChimp list.

The problem is that I am not getting that opt-in confirmation email when using the Create Account signup. It shows up fine with the sidebox signup.

One thing I noticed is that there is no visible difference in the CreateAccount process when including the

PHP Code:

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if ((int)$newsletter >= 1) { 
    mailchimp_add($email_address, $email_format);
} 


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fragment in create_account.php. Is this a sign that the mod is not registering on that page? Should there be a visible difference?

There is no visible difference.
Did you follow all the installation steps including getting an API key?

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Originally Posted by swguy

There is no visible difference.
Did you follow all the installation steps including getting an API key?

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Yes, I generated a new API key for the install. I am guessing that the code fragment above is adding some hidden form fields to the Create Account page that would show up when looking at page source?

I did a View Source and diff on the Create Account page with and without the

PHP Code:

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if ((int)$newsletter >= 1) { 
    mailchimp_add($email_address, $email_format);
} 


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fragment included, and saw no difference between the browser output.

There's no additional output. This is a PHP function call.

Please look in your cache directory to see if there's a MailChimp.log file.

OK, I found the problem, and it was mine. :blush:

I had inserted the php code into the wrong location in create_account.php.

Everything seems to be working beautifully now. I did a signup via the sidebox, and then later for the same email address via create_account and mailchimp (and your mod) seemed to handle it perfectly. (i.e. no bounce on "this email already exists", or requirement to reverify email address).

Thank you so much for this great mod. I hope to start getting my newsletter act together with it finally. :clap:

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?

Not a big fan of extra fields. KISS.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by ts232

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?

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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

Code:

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'.BOX_MAILCHIMP_SUBSCRIBE.'

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looks like it doesn't translate.

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! :bigups:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by raimond

I

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

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Quote:

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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.)

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Could that be the problem?

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?

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

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.

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.

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Originally Posted by stlnyc

includes\templates\template_default\sideboxes\tpl_mailchimp_sidebox.php


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

HTML Code:

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

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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.

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Originally Posted by Hank3rd

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.

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That did it. Thanks

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

woops, meant signup form not contact form :)

Hi, the support thread for this module seems to be kinda dead .... so appologies for starting a new thread.

I have downloaded the mailchimp integration module and installed it fine.

It works with passing the email address through the sidebox and the sign up form ...... but im also wanting to pass the first and last name to mailchimp aswel.

The documentation doesnt really help when wanting to do this, it just says 'you will need to mod the files'

...... i have tried changing the files but havnt had any luck in getting it to work.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated

In hope and many Thanks
Scott

Support for this module is not dead; I just can't take the time to show you how to write code on the forum. It's time consuming enough just to support basic use of mods.

I understand that its time consuming but im not the only person who has been stumped by this.

Just a little indication of which files need to be changed would have sufficed

Hi I have installed the mod fine but I'm also getting the famous MailChimp page not found when trying to enter an email address at the sidebox. I know all my API Key, ID and U are accurate - the important bit of my mailchimp_sidebox_defines.php page looks thus:

// Newsletter ID - IMPORTANT! You must use your own id, userid and api key
define('BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_ID','43c0***302');
define('BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_U','9b3b1ee2c2***b97694efa20');
define('BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_API_KEY','a5dcc3883c***52ec5b61efa2a4a4d43-us2');

I cannot for the life of me understand what's wrong can someone please help.

I'm going to do an install this weekend and review all the instructions. Please be patient.

Pablo,

It may be an issue that another poster referred to earlier in the thread ....

Take a look at post #78 on page 8 ...... this was one of the issues that i came up against ....


Hope it helps :)

Scott

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Hank3rd

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.

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Version 2.1 is now available in the download section. Please read the instructions carefully as new steps have been added.

We're using this add-on with two languages - English and Spanish. It works on the English side, but no email is sent when you join in the Spanish language. Any tips?

Did you replicate all language specific files in spanish too?

./includes/languages/spanish/extra_definitions/mailchimp_sidebox_defines.php

Yes, we did copy all the language files, and it didn't help! Any ideas? Does anyone else have this working in multiple languages?

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Originally Posted by swguy

The MailChimp Newsletter Integration has been updated to allow customers to signup for your newsletter at account creation time. PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY; there are a couple of new steps due to changes in the API. Note that if you are also running Newsletter Discounts for MailChimp, you must upgrade that module too.

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This kicks rear-end - thanks!

One more cry for help regarding getting this add-on working for a shop that uses two languages - so far only English works for us, even though all files are uploaded in both languages.

Please post your URL.

http://naranjas.dreamhosters.com/ind...create_account

Thank you!

Everything appears fine in both languages, but only the English signup gets the MailChimp confirmation email. Spanish is the cart's default language.

You don't have the sidebox turned on so I can't test that. Is there anything in the cache/MailChimp.log file?

We're only using it on the signup form. Here's what I see in the cache file:

Unable to load listSubscribe()!
Code=104
Msg=Invalid Mailchimp API Key: BOX_MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_API_KEY . You are accessing the wrong datacenter - your client library may not properly support our datacenter mapping scheme.

I've checked and we're using the same API key in both english/espanol language folders.

Do we need a different API key for each language, or is this a problem with the add-on?

My client just reported that this is actually working in both languages - user error on our end; sorry!

I also get the page not found. I have checked all, read and re-read all direction, but the submit button takes me to the page not found. Any Ideas? site is www.willowcreekdecor.com, newsletter is bottom left(till I get it working). I have read the past post about this problem also and tried them.