MailChimp Newsletter Sidebox

[starr]

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

[swguy]

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');

[starr]

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

[Green333]

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

[Green333]

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

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

Thanks again

[swguy]

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

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

[raimond]

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

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

[clydejones]

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

Thanks again

How 'bout sharing how you did this!

[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