MailChimp Newsletter Sidebox

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?

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-cheap-tools-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:

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

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:

Green333:

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.

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:

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:

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:

Easy enough, Thanks for the information.

swguy:

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

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.

swguy:

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

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

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);
}
?>

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