How to get a working newsletter subscription checkbox

  • Hi,

    Is there a plugin that would allow me to see if a checkbox is checked in a form without having to be integrated into the form plugin itself?

    I saw that most forms plugin make you pay to have newsletter integration, but I’m not ready to pay as I’m just starting my website and don’t expect it to work in the first year.

    Also, second question, how to add a subscription form into the footer? Via coding or is there plugins for that? I can code it, since I already hand coded my footer, but was wondering if I could just add a small shortcode into the footer.

    Thank you

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  • You need to think long-term for a newsletter. A web server for your site is not configured very well for sending lots of emails. That means you are better off getting a third party to handle the newsletter, because they are set up for all the stuff that goes with emails like spam lists, opt-in, double opt-in, bounces, mail server blocks, tracking, scheduling drip content, maintaining multiple lists of people (and moving people from one list to another on actions).
    The key thing is to look at the export possibility in case you want to switch services. Do you have to get them all to opt-in again? (Can you move your list?)

    There are a few plugins for newsletters directly from your site, but I think that’s a bad idea. A lot of hosts limit you on mail sent or treat your domain like a spammer if you send too many. And you have to be concerned about denial of service attacks by hackers that see you are using your web server for email. They will send emails from there with spoofed addresses.

    Thread Starter Nic727

    (@nic727)

    I saw some YouTube video showing you can create subscription form with Contact Form 7, but I don’t think it works, because in the video they are not showing how it’s linked to the newsletter provider.

    But I guess I could use the Integration add on for CF7 for Mailchimp or Mailerlite, but there is no tutorial on how to use that with a checkbox saying ??check to subscribe??. If you can find any tutorial, I would be happy to read or watch it.

    But I think CF7 need to evolve because it’s missing some key features like drag and drop and validate when out of focus like Everest Form.

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