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alpinepub on "I am attempting to add a link to our newsletter sign-up through Constant Contact"

alpinepub — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:34:54 +0000

Thank you very much for your quick replies. I understand now why it will not work and will create a page, or something, so that we may encourage email sign-ups. We attempted the .org side of WordPress, but because of where our site is hosted, it is more of a pain then it is worth. But I do appreciate the suggestions!

Rhetorical question: why is something that is suppose to be simple and make life so much easier more like banging your head up against a wall?

timethief on "I am attempting to add a link to our newsletter sign-up through Constant Contact"

timethief — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:13:25 +0000

No you cannot use Constant contact on a free hosted WordPress.com blog. No there is no upgrade you can purchase that will change that. You can create a static Page http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ and boldly state it's for those who wish to have their email addresses captured and then below it you can post a contact forum shortcode. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/ However, if you are into big scale email marketing then you need hire a web host an set up a WordPress.org install.

notawoodpecker on "I am attempting to add a link to our newsletter sign-up through Constant Contact"

notawoodpecker — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:13:14 +0000

The code is probably being stripped out for security reasons:

http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/

Have you looked at this Contact Form?

http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/

alpinepub on "I am attempting to add a link to our newsletter sign-up through Constant Contact"

alpinepub — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:10:43 +0000

Adding constant contact link to widget sidebar - I am attempting to add the HTML coding in the text widget to display the button, but it will not display correctly. It will show part of the button on our page, but it will not allow where you enter an email or anything else. We are using the .com version of WordPress so can not use the application.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

timethief on "email capture widget"

timethief — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:41:29 +0000

@alderego
Hi David. It sounds like creating a Page and using the customizable contact form shortcode on it will suit you well. Best wishes with your blog. :)

raincoaster on "email capture widget"

raincoaster — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:22:23 +0000

Then a Contact Form should work fine for you.

alderego on "email capture widget"

alderego — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:12:05 +0000

timethief

Thank you for your passionate answer.

My wording is "If you would like to sign up for our monthly newsletter please fill out the form below, select that option and submit.

We will then send a confirmation email to be sure that is what they intended to do. We are a very small studio offering workshops classes etc.

That seems upfront to me.

Thanks
David

timethief on "email capture widget"

timethief — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:49:03 +0000

Note 1: You cannot obtain any information that personally identifies any of your followers. This is a privacy issue. What's required for registering here is an email address only. That email address for many of us is a throwaway email address due to the aggressive email address harvesting and spamming that's rife on the internet.

Note 2: This may sound "heavy" but I think it's important to recognize that when an email address is provided for a specific purpose, such as for receiving posts from a blog or submitting a comment to a blog, that is the only purpose it is being provided for, and any additional use of it is unauthorized. In Canada it's illegal to use an email address for any purpose other than the specific purpose it was provided for.

alderego on "email capture widget"

alderego — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:41:08 +0000

Is it possible, with a WP.com site, (twenty-eleven theme) to have an email capture widget in the sidebar, that I can use with constant contact? If so, please direct me.

I know it is possible with a WP.org site.

Or purchase Pro Bundle or...?

My apology for posting a question like this yesterday but forgot to check the notify me box below, and I cannot find any responses to that post.

Thanks for the help
David