=== MailChimp Forms by MailMunch === Contributors: mailmunch Tags: mailchimp, MailChimp form, MailChimp Newsletter form, MailChimp plugin, newsletter, newsletter form, newsletter form plugin, optin form, form, signup, signup forms, signup form, widget, email form, leads Requires at least: 3.0.1 Tested up to: 4.0 Stable tag: 1.0.4 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html MailChimp Forms by MailMunch allows you to painlessly add MailChimp sign up forms to your WordPress site as a popup, embedded widget or sticky top bar. == Description == > MailChimp Forms by MailMunch allows you to painlessly add MailChimp sign up forms to your WordPress site. The form captures the lead and sends it to specific MailChimp lists automatically. You can set it to no op-in, opt-in, or double opt-in. You can add forms to posts, pages or sidebar, and also open it as a popup or top bar. Simply sign up and connect your MailChimp account into the plugin admin settings and it will pull in all your MailChimp lists. From there you can choose the lists you want to make forms for. What is [MailChimp](http://www.mailchimp.com/)? MailChimp is one of the best email marketing tools. Signup up for a [FREE Trial Account](http://www.mailchimp.com/signup/) and see for yourself! We have put together our version of an improved signup plugin for MailChimp users to proactively sign-up new subscribers to their newsletter list. Our form offers the same basic features that MailChimp's official plugin offers, but also much more. In addition to the form, analytics will help you track the number of form views and subscriptions. Our templates have been carefully designed, so they can be customer-friendly and easy to set-up. You'll have some basic customizations available from within the plugin. **Features** * Mobile optimized form * Easier sign-ups to your MailChimp newsletter * Automatic synching with your MailChimp account * Beautiful templates for your Mailchimp newsletter sign-up form * Complete Integration of MailChimp into WordPress * Easily import MailChimp forms from an active MailChimp account * Monitor MailChimp account activity * Use MailChimp Interest Group/Segments * Add MailChimp forms to posts, pages, or categories * Set forms to single or double opt-in * Customize the success message * Customize the submit button text * Redirect users to a page on submission * Un-subscribe users from MailChimp lists * View subscriber MailChimp profiles * View individual form subscriber count * Display multiple forms on a single page * Easily add forms to pages and posts with a button in the page/post editor After installation and creating your account, the plugin will guide you through connecting with MailChimp, selecting your List from our service, and then adding the form to your site. The time from starting installation to have the form on your site should be less than 5 minutes - absolutely everything can be done via our user friendly GUI - no file editing at all! == Installation == This section describes how to install the plugin and get started using it. = Version 2.8+ = 1. Unzip our archive and upload the entire `mailchimp-mailmunch` directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 3. Look for "MailChimp" in the WordPress admin menu and click it 4. Sign up and create your first optin form 5. Choose the optin form type: Popover, Embedded or Top Bar 6. Connect MailChimp and choose a list 7. Start collecting user emails and growing your subscriber list! = Advanced = If you are using Wordpress v3.0 or higher, you can use the short-code given during the optin form creation. It will look something like this: ` [mailmunch-XYZ] ` == Frequently Asked Questions == = Do I need to have a MailChimp Account? = Yes, you can register for one for free at [MailChimp](https://mailchimp.com/sign up/ "MailChimp Signup"). = Do I need to have lists already set up in MailChimp? = Yes, you have to have at least 1 list set up in MailChimp. For more help, visit the MailChimp Support article [How do I create a new list?](http://kb.mailchimp.com/article/where-can-i-find-my-api-key "How do I create a new list?") = What do I do first? = The first step is to activate the plugin and sign up. Then we will guide you through the process of connecting your MailChimp account and choosing the list. This is done on the WordPress admin "MailChimp" menu page. = Do I need MailChimp's API Key? = You don't have to worry about that. We will guide you through the process. = How do I add my MailChimp lists? = After you connect your MailChimp account, the plugin will fetch all of your MailChimp list information and load it into the plugin admin. You can simply choose the lists you want to make forms for. = How do I add the MailChimp sign up forms to my site? = We offer a variety of forms: Popups, Embedded, Top Bar, etc. You can choose which pages, posts or categories to show it on. You can also use a shortcode to add a form to a specific area in a page or post. Everything is done visually. = How can I translate this plugin? = Easy MailChimp Forms is now translated into multiple languages: * Arabic * Chinese * English * French * German * Greek * Hebrew * Hindi * Hong Kong * Italian * Japanese * Korean * Persian * Portuguese (Brazilian) * Portuguese (European) * Romanian * Russian * Spanish * Swedish * Taiwanese * Tamil * Urdu * Vietnamese * Welsh Read the Codex article [Installing WordPress in Your Language](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_in_Your_Language) for more information. = Does this plugin slow down my site? = Absolutely not. MailMunch is designed with high performance and scalability in mind. It's completely asynchronous and hosted on Amazon's highly scalable infrastructure. Some of our customers have very high traffic websites. = How many more emails will list builder help me get? = Most people see a 100% to 500% growth in their email subscribers. == Other Notes == Our MailChimp email newsletter list builder helps WordPress users build their audiences online. Why people use MailChimp * MailChimp has free plans * MailChimp automatically integrates with our plugin * MailChimp easily sends newsletters * MailChimp handles lists of all sizes * MailChimp can send automated drip campaigns (scheduled emails) * MailChimp has better list management * MailChimp has great error messaging == Screenshots == 1. This is the MailChimp optin form designer by MailMunch where you can customize your optin form 2. The second step is configuring your optin form for things like when to show it, how often to show it, and where to go after they subscribe 3. This is the integration step where you can connect your MailChimp account 4. This is the final step where you can publish your optin form to all or selected posts, categories or pages 5. And finally, we have the optin form working live on your blog - increasing your subscribers :) 6. An example from a user site 7. Another example from a user site == Changelog == = 1.0.1 = * The first version of MailChimp Forms WordPress plugin by MailMunch