WordPress.com Forums » Tag: mailchimp - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/mailchimp WordPress.com Forums » Tag: mailchimp - Recent Posts en Fri, 24 May 2013 15:50:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 raincoaster on "Creating a link to a Subscription Box" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/creating-a-link-to-a-subscription-box#post-1278084 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:13:52 +0000 raincoaster 1278084@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ So instead of just using the Subscription widget, which subscribes them instantly, you want to route them to a page on your blog which will then route them to mailchimp? That's easily done, but you won't get many subscriptions.

Or do you just want a page and the ONLY thing on that page is a button to subscribe, as found in the Subscription widget?

]]> elanacastle on "Creating a link to a Subscription Box" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/creating-a-link-to-a-subscription-box#post-1278073 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:01:30 +0000 elanacastle 1278073@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I don't think so.
Basically, when people ask if they can subscribe to my blog I'd like to be able to send them a link that will take them to a clean page on my blog with a subscribe box.
Any idea how to do that?

]]> timethief on "Creating a link to a Subscription Box" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/creating-a-link-to-a-subscription-box#post-1277981 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:12:18 +0000 timethief 1277981@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Does what's in this thread help?
http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/follow-widget-or-email-subscribe?replies=8#post-1243379

]]> elanacastle on "Creating a link to a Subscription Box" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/creating-a-link-to-a-subscription-box#post-1277970 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:04:16 +0000 elanacastle 1277970@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Is it possible to obtain a link which I can use (in my mailchimp newsletters et al) to direct people to clean page on my blog which has the subscription box ?

Thank you.
http://www.elanacastle.wordpress.com

]]> kraftbj on "MailChimp List Subscribe Form for wordpress.com?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/mailchimp-list-subscribe-form-for-wordpresscom#post-1263542 Sun, 12 May 2013 20:01:00 +0000 kraftbj 1263542@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi,

Not directly no. The <form> element is not allowed on WordPress.com due to security concerns.

My suggestive workaround is to create a link to the sign-up page on MailChimp.com.

Check out this article on MailChimp: http://kb.mailchimp.com/article/how-do-i-share-my-signup-form/ and notice the "HTML Link to Subscribe Form".

Hope that helps!

]]> roomsinc on "MailChimp List Subscribe Form for wordpress.com?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/mailchimp-list-subscribe-form-for-wordpresscom#post-1259270 Tue, 07 May 2013 23:58:36 +0000 roomsinc 1259270@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Can I install a MailChimp List Subscribe Form if I'm using a free version of WordPress.com for my blog?

I'm trying to follow these instructions but I'm getting stuck at...#1!

]]> timethief on "Follow widget or email subscribe" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/follow-widget-or-email-subscribe#post-1244524 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:53:07 +0000 timethief 1244524@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ That's great news! Best wishes with your blog.

]]> farrelljulie on "Follow widget or email subscribe" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/follow-widget-or-email-subscribe#post-1243379 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:03:48 +0000 farrelljulie 1243379@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hello Andy and Timethief,

Thank you so much for your advice and comments. I did try subscribing to the Mailchimp widget with my own email address, and it seems to have worked, so I think it will be okay, but I'll double-check with another email address.

I'll keep both widgets then, Andy. Thanks for that suggestion.

I really appreciate you both helping.

Warmest wishes, Julie

]]> timethief on "Follow widget or email subscribe" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/follow-widget-or-email-subscribe#post-1242760 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:28:29 +0000 timethief 1242760@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks for that Andy.

]]> kobayashionline on "Follow widget or email subscribe" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/follow-widget-or-email-subscribe#post-1242730 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:12:28 +0000 kobayashionline 1242730@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Regarding the code restrictions: you can drop an image or text link to your MailChimp sign-up form into the text widget.

Since that link won't depend on JavaScript or embedded frames, you shouldn't have an issue. :)

- Andy

]]> timethief on "Follow widget or email subscribe" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/follow-widget-or-email-subscribe#post-1242722 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:10:15 +0000 timethief 1242722@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @farrelljulie
There are code restrictions here at WordPress.com http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/ Unless mailchimp has a plain HTML option for their code (no form code, iframe or javascript) then you are not going to be able to use it here at wordpress.com.

We provide support for WordPress.com blog issues but we do not provide either feedburner or mailchimp support.

]]> kobayashionline on "Follow widget or email subscribe" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/follow-widget-or-email-subscribe#post-1242720 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:08:45 +0000 kobayashionline 1242720@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hey Julie, I don't think you'll lose your followers by removing that widget. You just won't get new followers. :)

Smart move on the MailChimp list. Knowing who is subscribing to your blog posts - and, perhaps, even why they're subscribing - is a great way to learn more about your audience.

Personally, I'd keep both. That way you're keeping options open for visitors. If someone has a WordPress.com account, they can follow your blog. If they don't have an account, they can still subscribe for updates.

Hope this helps! - Andy

]]> farrelljulie on "Follow widget or email subscribe" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/follow-widget-or-email-subscribe#post-1241325 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:45:08 +0000 farrelljulie 1241325@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Any suggestions would be most welcome :)

]]> farrelljulie on "Follow widget or email subscribe" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/follow-widget-or-email-subscribe#post-1240258 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:05:05 +0000 farrelljulie 1240258@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hello,

I currently have a 'Follow Blog' widget enabled on my blog. I want to change this for a mailing list, which I've set up with MailChimp, and added as a 'text' widget to my side menu.

I would like to now remove the 'Follow Blog' widget, but I'm concerned that this will mean I will lose those few followers if I do that.

Does anyone have any advice? Is it better to keep both? I do also have the RSS Feed button, so it's all going to get quite confusing if I keep everything!

The reason I'd like the MailChimp subscribe instead is because then I get to collect the email addresses for a mailing list, whereas when people 'Follow' with the WordPress button, I don't know who they are (unless they're fellow WordPress users).

Many thanks, Julie

]]> collectiveartsink on "I would like to transfer my email followers to my mailchimp account" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-would-like-to-transfer-my-email-followers-to-my-mailchimp-account#post-1212371 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:09:08 +0000 collectiveartsink 1212371@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks mf248, great help. I'm still finding my way around the vast territory of wp.com

Raincoaster, thanks for the concern. I understand the illegal use of mail lists. My followers are few and mostly family and friends at this point.
I added a mail chimp link as well as the 'follow' widget.
Thanks for keeping the internet safe.

]]> raincoaster on "I would like to transfer my email followers to my mailchimp account" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-would-like-to-transfer-my-email-followers-to-my-mailchimp-account#post-1210148 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:18:35 +0000 raincoaster 1210148@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Note that this is illegal in several countries including Canada. If people sign up to follow your blog by email, it's illegal to use that email address for any other purpose including newsletters and mailing lists.

]]> mf248 on "I would like to transfer my email followers to my mailchimp account" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-would-like-to-transfer-my-email-followers-to-my-mailchimp-account#post-1210145 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:09:44 +0000 mf248 1210145@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The solution I found is to download the CSV and upload it to your mailchimp account.

I haven't done it myself, but here's where I found this suggestion.

http://theroadto100k.com/index.php?topic=1094.0

Relevant part:

>Its under Dashbooard / Stats

Go down to Total, Followers and Shares

Find the section that says "Followers (includes publicize).

Click on Blog

Then on Email Followers

Then click on Download all as CSV<<

~Hope that helps.

]]> raincoaster on "I would like to transfer my email followers to my mailchimp account" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-would-like-to-transfer-my-email-followers-to-my-mailchimp-account#post-1210141 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:05:13 +0000 raincoaster 1210141@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm afraid that's not possible. They signed up for one thing, not the other.

]]> collectiveartsink on "I would like to transfer my email followers to my mailchimp account" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-would-like-to-transfer-my-email-followers-to-my-mailchimp-account#post-1210126 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:47:21 +0000 collectiveartsink 1210126@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I would like to transfer everyone who has used the 'follow blog' widget to a mail chimp account. How can I do this?

]]> timethief on "FEED PROBLEM RSS to EMAIL" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/feed-problem-rss-to-email#post-1207498 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:45:10 +0000 timethief 1207498@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ There are code restrictions here at WordPress.com http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/ Unless mailchimp has a plain HTML option for their code (no form code, iframe or javascript) then you are not going to be able to use it here at wordpress.com.

We p[rovide support for WordPress.com blog issues but we do not provide either feedburner or mailchimp support.

]]> plurette on "FEED PROBLEM RSS to EMAIL" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/feed-problem-rss-to-email#post-1207468 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:25:58 +0000 plurette 1207468@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hello. My name is Andrew and I am trying to set up a RSS to email newsletter on MailChimp. I have talked already with the support but told me to refer to you. I happens that in the newsletter preview, images dont show up nor videos, instead, thumbnals of white and green color appears. From mailchimp, they told me the FEED has to be set up appropriately so images and videos not only show but also the alignment of the articles fix. My feedburner feed http://feeds.feedburner.com/wordpress/DrWr
the one Im using my page/feed what can I do? Im a free user, dont have plugin options

Thank you!!!

]]> timethief on "Can you help with design of wordpress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-you-help-with-design-of-wordpress#post-1184206 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:06:14 +0000 timethief 1184206@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You made the front page of the blog into a page that demands visitor details in a comment and assumes they want to sign up to receive a weekly newsletter.

Hello! Why would anyone who has yet to read a single post or page in your blog be eager to give you their email address and subscribe to your newsletter?

I suggest you create a static page http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ with a contact form on it http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/

I also suggest you go here > Settings > reading and select to have your posts appear on the front page of the blog.

My final suggestion for now id slow way down. Use the step by step tutorial provided by Staff and linked to on the bottom of your Admin page at http://learn.wordpress.com

]]> timethief on "Can you help with design of wordpress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-you-help-with-design-of-wordpress#post-1184202 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:59:43 +0000 timethief 1184202@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ There are code restrictions here at WordPress.com http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/ Unless mailchimp has a plain HTML option for their code (no form code, iframe or javascript) then you are not going to be able to use it here at wordpress.com. It could be that you can get some HTML link code from them that will allow people who click on the link to be transported to a signup form at mailchimp. I suggest you ask them.

]]> timethief on "Can you help with design of wordpress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-you-help-with-design-of-wordpress#post-1184200 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:58:49 +0000 timethief 1184200@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Sorry about the inappropriate "r's". I'm visually challenged and my app doesn't catch them.

If you want 3 columns on a page then you want an HTML table. Scroll to the end of this post https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/formatting-text-pt-1/

If you want a 3 column them look here > http://wordpress.com/themes/

]]> timethief on "Can you help with design of wordpress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-you-help-with-design-of-wordpress#post-1184198 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:55:17 +0000 timethief 1184198@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

How do I get Three columns on a page?

Do your really mean that or do your mean you want a blog theme that has three columns?

]]> albertmurph on "Can you help with design of wordpress?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-you-help-with-design-of-wordpress#post-1184196 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:54:23 +0000 albertmurph 1184196@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi, My name is Albert Murph. I am a college student working on a class project. How do I get Three columns on a page? Also, how can I integrate mail chimp new letter style on my front page? Help is appreciated.

]]> snowbirdofparadise on "Can I remove email followers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-i-remove-email-followers#post-1170150 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:12:42 +0000 snowbirdofparadise 1170150@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ One of my email followers has passed away. How can I remove his address from my followers list?

]]> lmcfrp on "Can I remove email followers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-i-remove-email-followers#post-1169629 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:01:53 +0000 lmcfrp 1169629@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thank you I thought I was I guess I wandered over to the wrong place, sorry guys!

]]> thistimethisspace on "Can I remove email followers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-i-remove-email-followers#post-1169621 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:56:46 +0000 thistimethisspace 1169621@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ re: miamifrp.com
That's not a free hosted WordPress.com blog. If it's the one your refer to then you are posting to the wrong support forum and we cannot help you. Support for your website software and any advice you need are provided on the WordPress.org support forums and they are here http://wordpress.org/support/ If you don't have a username account at WordPress.org, click that link and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the correct support forums for your software.

]]> thistimethisspace on "Can I remove email followers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-i-remove-email-followers#post-1169619 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:55:26 +0000 thistimethisspace 1169619@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Are you referring to a free hosted WordPress.com blog?
Where is the blog URL please?

I'm sorry but we cannot remove followers from free hosted WordPress.com blogs. They have to do that themselves. Also note that mailchimp cannot be used on free hosted WordPress.com blogs. There are code restrictions here at WordPress.com http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/ Unless mailchimp has a plain HTML option for their code (no form code, iframe or javascript) then you are not going to be able to use it here at wordpress.com. It could be that you can get some HTML link code from them that will allow people who click on the link to be transported to a signup form at mailchimp. I suggest you ask them.

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