MailChimp Newsletter Sidebox

[CaroleAs]

First question: Please just do the install by following the directions instead of trying to take a short cut. Your assertion might be correct, but there's no point in taking a chance.

Second Question: I think the site is an account wide parameter.

I am not using shortcut. I just noticed that several variables were identical, so i wanted to make sure i was actually getting the correct variables. In light of your second answer, that explains then why i was redirected to the live site and it is not because of incorrect variables. Thank you.

Next question is what file will format the look of that specific sidebox? I am using a clone of the responsive_classic themplate.

[DrByte]

Next question is what file will format the look of that specific sidebox? I am using a clone of the responsive_classic themplate.

Sideboxes are controlled by:
- /includes/modules/sideboxes/(optional template folder)/sidebox_name.php -- this is the business logic part
- /includes/templates/your_template/sideboxes/tpl_sidebox_name.php -- this is the template piece, where the visual part is usually contained.

[CaroleAs]

I am still not getting the contact forwarded to MailChimp when they create an account. Looking further, I see that the line I had to add:

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

only refers to the email address, but in my MC, for other integration, I have the first name as mandatory. Is it possible that because it only forwards the email address and NOT the first name, that MC simply does not recognize it or accept it?

I would need to add the first name to this, so how would I edit it?

[swguy]

Were you aware I offer a mod installation service?

[CaroleAs]

Were you aware I offer a mod installation service?

No, I was not.
Am I asking a lot? I followed the directions to the letter, on the live site, and on two test sites, and it never registers the customer when they create an account. But it works on the sidebox.

[swguy]

The help page lists this as a "Moderate to High Difficulty" mod. If you are working with a developer, you should engage them. If you're not, you can hire me or someone else. But it's really not possible for me to debug failed installs on the forum.

[CaroleAs]

The help page lists this as a "Moderate to High Difficulty" mod. If you are working with a developer, you should engage them. If you're not, you can hire me or someone else. But it's really not possible for me to debug failed installs on the forum.

This mod is actually easy to install. Your instructions are clear and concise and I managed to install it correctly a long time ago. It works as it should on the Sidebox side, but not on the account creation side.

Before I consider the necessity of "debugging" (I am not sure if it is really a BUG), is it possible that, if MC requires FNAME as a field to be sent to create a contact, that this field being missing from the info forwarded to it would cause the contact to NOT be created?

I know this happened on another site (not a zencart installation) and making sure that the FNAME was forwarded fixed the issue, so I am basing the question on that first hand experience.

[swguy]

MailChimp integration and instructions have been updated to reflect the changes in the Slim form that MailChimp produces.

[swguy]

Update just posted:
Fixes bug in API integration; adds instructions for changing Zen Cart newsletter page; moves log to logs folder; removes double opt in.

[bramf]

i have installed and configured the plugin, but when a new customers creates a customer account and subscribes to the newsletter it is NOT coming through in mailchimp.
i did update the create_account.php.
what is wrong?