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Configure Easy Forms for Mailchimp

Update Mailchimp Key

  1. Log into /wp-admin of the website you are trying to update.
  2. Once you are on the admin go to Easy Forms -> Settings
    1. Esy Form Settings
  3. Once you are on the settings you will see tha area to add API key
    1. Esy Form Settings
  4. After adding the API key you can just click on "Save Changes"
  1. Loginto /wp-admin of the website you are updating.
  2. Once you are the go to Easy Forms -> Opt-in Forms
  3. If there are any existing Forms you can just delete them.
  4. On the right side of the page use the "Create a New Signup Form" widget
  5. Add the Form Name and Associate List (This list comes from the mailchimp key you added in previous step)
  6. Once you create you will be taking to the Form Page to Edit the New Form.
  7. Using the "Form Fields,Interest Group & Tags" widget. Select Email Address and "Add to form Builder"
    1. Add Email Address to form
  8. Once Email Address is in the form it has to be configured, here are the configs to follow.
    1. Paceholder: "Type your Email here"
    2. Additional Classes: "form-control"
    3. Hide Label: ✅
    4. Form Builder Address Field
  9. Copy shortcode from "Form Settings"
    1. Copy Short Code
note

Some websites will already have the footer shortcode installed, You wont always need to do this step

  1. Loginto /wp-admin of the website you are updating.
  2. Once you are on the admin go to Appearance -> Widgets
    1. Copy Short Code
  3. Go to the Foorte Subscription widget section
  4. Click on the + button to adda new block
  5. When you are asked select a shortcode
    1. Copy Short Code
  6. Paste the shot code created during the Create Footer Newsletter Form

Create Zipcode Form

  1. Loginto /wp-admin of the website you are updating.
  2. Once you are the go to Easy Forms -> Opt-in Forms
  3. If there are any existing Forms you can just delete them.
  4. On the right side of the page use the "Create a New Signup Form" widget
  5. Add the Form Name and Associate List (This list comes from the mailchimp key you added in previous step)
  6. Once you create you will be taking to the Form Page to Edit the New Form.
  7. Using the "Form Fields,Interest Group & Tags" widget. Select Email Address and "Add to form Builder"
    1. Add Email Address to form
  8. Once Email Address is in the form it has to be configured, here are the configs to follow.
    1. Paceholder: "Type your Email here"
    2. Additional Classes: "form-control"
    3. Hide Label: ✅
    4. Form Builder Address Field
  9. Using the "Form Fields,Interest Group & Tags" widget. Select Email Address and "Add to form Builder"
    1. Add Email Address to form
  10. Once Address is in the form it has to be configured, here are the configs to follow.
    1. Paceholder: ✅
    2. Additional Classes: "form-control"
    3. Hide Label: ✅
    4. Form Builder Address Field
  11. Copy shortcode from "Form Settings"
  12. Copy Short Code

Add zipcode field to a Page

  1. Loginto /wp-admin of the website you are updating.
  2. Go to the Pages section on the admin
  3. Edit the page you are trying to add the zip form to
  4. Go the Sections of the page and add a new Delivery Area Section
    1. Create new Section
  5. On the Fail Content paste the form code from the easy forms in the content section
    1. Add mailchimp form
  6. Once you save make sure to clear the cache to see the proper changes