mailchimp shortcode to display a form

You can select the list under the Form – Settings.

The ID for the shortcode is the Form id, not the list ID. You should be able to just copy it from the settings as a whole, no need to manually fill the ID code.

If you have only one form you can even just use [mc4wp_form] without any ID.

Hello, thank you for your quick response. I only have one form and if I use this shortcode [mc4wp_form] it displays the default, not the one I created. When I go to dashboard>Mailchimp for WP>forms I only see the default form that came with the plugin. when i click on the button “get shortcode” it shows only the default form. I don’t see the form I created.But if I go dashboard>Mailchimp for WP>mailchimp it takes me to the General settings page where I see the form I created but there is only the ID not the shortcode. if I click on the form and click edit it take me out to my Mailchimp account. Even there I can’t find the short code. I was able to get the embedded code but I don’t think it’s working well on the website. I’m using a theme that uses WP Bakery Visual Composer. I think I should use a shortcode with this plugin rather than the embedded code.
Sorry this post is so long. Thanks for your help. Let me know if you want login to access the site so you can better see the problem.

Hello Nancy,

I think you are confusing a form with a list. Can you please let me know if you are trying to set the form to submit to a different list?

yeah i must not know the difference between the 2. I have one list and I only want one form.
what is a list? I just need one form.

Hey Nancy,

A Form is something that would be placed on your website where the user will enter their data. A List is where the data from the form would be submitted to. The different lists you have created in your MailChimp account would be displayed when you go to “MailChimp for WP” page in your WordPress backend.

So to set a list where the form would be submitted, go to “MailChimp for WP > Forms > Settings (tab), and from here choose the list where you want the user to be added.

If this is still confusing, do let us know.

Thanks Harish, I figured this is the way the list works but I’m having trouble with getting the shortcode. it is not displayed in the forms section of WP dashboard > Mailchimp for WP> Forms.
I only have one list and the shortcode you suggested [mc4wp_form] does not work, it only displays a single email field, not the form I created. I was able to get the embedded code of the form I created and placed it in a text widget but I guess that’s not the way to do it or that code conflicts with some other plugin I’m using. Could the problem possibly be WP Bakery Visual Composer. This is the form that is available to me:
<p>
<label>Email address: </label>
<input type=”email” name=”EMAIL” placeholder=”Your email address” required />
</p>

<p>
<input type=”submit” value=”Sign up” />
</p>
and this is the short code:[mc4wp_form id=”1944″]

Why don’t I see the form I created.
I’m sorry I’m having such trouble with the basics.

Hello Nancy,

Please email us at “[email protected]” with a link to this post.

In your email please also include further details

1. Link to the page where you have placed the shortcode.
2. Screenshot of the forms page which shows the form you created