=== MailChimp for WordPress === Contributors: Ibericode, DvanKooten, iMazed, hchouhan Donate link: https://mc4wp.com/#utm_source=wp-plugin-repo&utm_medium=mailchimp-for-wp&utm_campaign=donate-link Tags: email, mailchimp, marketing, newsletter, signup, widget, mc4wp, contact form 7, woocommerce, buddypress,ibericode Requires at least: 3.7 Tested up to: 4.4 Stable tag: 3.0.1 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html MailChimp for WordPress, the absolute best. Subscribe your visitors from your WordPress site to your MailChimp lists, with ease. == Description == = MailChimp for WordPress = *Adding sign-up methods for your MailChimp lists to your WordPress site should be easy. With this plugin, it finally is.* This plugin helps you add subscribers to your MailChimp lists using various methods. You can create good looking opt-in forms or integrate with any other form on your site, like your comment or checkout form. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZCYPnFybqU] = Some of the MailChimp for WordPress features = - Connect with your MailChimp account in seconds. - Sign-up forms which are good looking, user-friendly and mobile optimized. You have complete control over the form fields and can send anything you like to MailChimp. - Built-in integration with the following plugins: - WP Comment Form - WP Registration Form - Contact Form 7 - WooCommerce - Ninja Forms - Easy Digital Downloads - Events Manager - BuddyPress - A multitude of available add-on plugins: - [Captcha](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mc4wp-captcha/) - [MailChimp Top Bar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-top-bar/) - [MailChimp User Sync](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-sync/) - [MailChimp for WordPress Premium](https://mc4wp.com/) - [Scroll Triggered Boxes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/scroll-triggered-boxes/) - Developer friendly. MailChimp for WordPress is built to be extensible, and comes with a dedicated [code reference for developers](http://developer.mc4wp.com/). > **MailChimp for WordPress - Premium Features**

> This plugin has a premium add-on which comes with the following additional features.

> - Multiple Forms. Create more than one form, each subscribing to one or multiple MailChimp lists.
> - AJAX Forms. Forms are submitted without reloading the page.
> - Form Styles Builder. Create your own style without the need for code.
> - Email Notifications. Instant email notifications for every form submission.
> - Custom Color Themes. A quick way to blend-in with your theme.
> - Reports. Logs all sign-up attempts & visualizes them in insightful charts
> - Priority support over email.

> > [Get MailChimp for WordPress - Premium >>](https://mc4wp.com/#utm_source=wp-plugin-repo&utm_medium=mailchimp-for-wp&utm_campaign=after-features-link) = What is MailChimp? = MailChimp is a newsletter service that allows you to send out email campaigns to a list of email subscribers. MailChimp is free for lists up to 2000 subscribers, which is why it is the newsletter-service of choice for thousands of businesses. This plugin acts as a bridge between your WordPress site and your MailChimp account, connecting the two together. If you do not yet have a MailChimp account, [creating one is 100% free and only takes you about 30 seconds](http://mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=a2d08947dcd3683512ce174c5&afl=1). == Installation == = Installing the plugin = 1. In your WordPress admin panel, go to *Plugins > New Plugin*, search for **MailChimp for WordPress** and click "*Install now*" 1. Alternatively, download the plugin and upload the contents of `mailchimp-for-wp.zip` to your plugins directory, which usually is `/wp-content/plugins/`. 1. Activate the plugin 1. Set [your MailChimp API key](https://admin.mailchimp.com/account/api) in the plugin settings. = Configuring Sign-Up Form(s) = 1. Go to *MailChimp for WP > Forms* 2. Select at least one MailChimp list to subscribe people to. 3. *(Optional)* Add more fields to your form using the **add MailChimp field** dropdown. 4. Embed a sign-up form in pages or posts by using the `[mc4wp_form]` shortcode. 5. Show a sign-up form in your widget areas using the "MailChimp Sign-Up Form" widget. 6. Show a sign-up form from your theme files by using the following PHP function. ` Widgets** and use the **MailChimp for WP Form** widget that comes with the plugin. = Where can I find my MailChimp API key? = [You can find your MailChimp API key here](http://kb.mailchimp.com/accounts/management/about-api-keys#Find-or-Generate-Your-API-Key) = How to add a sign-up checkbox to my Contact Form 7 form? = Use the following shortcode in your CF7 form to display a MailChimp sign-up checkbox. ` [mc4wp_checkbox "Subscribe to our newsletter?"] ` = The form shows a success message but subscribers are not added to my list(s)? = If the form shows a success message, there is no doubt that the sign-up request succeeded. MailChimp could have a slight delay sending the confirmation email though, please just be patient and make sure to check your SPAM folder. When you have double opt-in disabled, new subscribers will be seen as *imports* by MailChimp. They will not show up in your daily digest emails or statistics. [We always recommend leaving double opt-in enabled](http://blog.mailchimp.com/double-opt-in-vs-single-opt-in-stats/). = How can I style the sign-up form? = You can use custom CSS to style the sign-up form if you do not like the themes that come with the plugin. The following selectors can be used to target the various form elements. ` .mc4wp-form { ... } /* the form element */ .mc4wp-form p { ... } /* form paragraphs */ .mc4wp-form label { ... } /* labels */ .mc4wp-form input { ... } /* input fields */ .mc4wp-form input[type="checkbox"] { ... } /* checkboxes */ .mc4wp-form input[type="submit"] { ... } /* submit button */ .mc4wp-alert { ... } /* success & error messages */ .mc4wp-success { ... } /* success message */ .mc4wp-error { ... } /* error messages */ ` You can add your custom CSS to your theme stylesheet or (easier) by using a plugin like [Simple Custom CSS](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css/#utm_source=wp-plugin-repo&utm_medium=mailchimp-for-wp&utm_campaign=after-css-link) = I'm getting an "HTTP Error" when trying to connect to MailChimp = If you're getting an `HTTP Error` when trying to connect to your MailChimp account, please contact your webhost and ask them if they have PHP CURL installed and updated to the latest version (7.40.x). Also, please ask them to allow requests to `https://api.mailchimp.com/`. = My question is not listed = Please head over to the [MailChimp for WordPress knowledge base](https://mc4wp.com/kb/#utm_source=wp-plugin-repo&utm_medium=mailchimp-for-wp&utm_campaign=faq) for more detailed documentation. == Other Notes == = Support = Use the [WordPress.org plugin forums](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp-for-wp) for community support where we try to help all of our users. If you found a bug, please create an issue on Github where we can act upon them more efficiently. If you're a premium user, please use the email address inside the plugin for support as that will guarantee a faster response time. Please take a look at the [MailChimp for WordPress knowledge base](https://mc4wp.com/kb/#utm_source=wp-plugin-repo&utm_medium=mailchimp-for-wp&utm_campaign=description) as well. = Add-on plugins = There are several [add-on plugins for MailChimp for WordPress](https://mc4wp.com/add-ons/#utm_source=wp-plugin-repo&utm_medium=mailchimp-for-wp&utm_campaign=description), which help you get even more out of your site. = Translations = The plugin is translated using Transifex. If you want to help out, please head over to the [translation project on Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/mailchimp-for-wordpress/). = Development = MailChimp for WordPress is being developed on GitHub. If you want to collaborate, please look at [ibericode/mailchimp-for-wordpress](https://github.com/ibericode/mailchimp-for-wordpress). == Screenshots == 1. A static sign-up form in the sidebar of the Twenty Fifteen theme. 2. Highly effective 1-click subscribe option in your comment, registration or other forms. 3. Use your own fields or use our Field Builder. 4. Integrations for many popular plugins. 5. Don't know CSS? No worries, our Styles Builder will do the heavy lifting for you! **(Pro Feature)** 6. Detailed statistics on which methods are generating the most subscribers. **(Pro Feature)** == Changelog == = 3.0.0 & 3.0.1 - November 23, 2015 = Version 3.0 is a total revamp of the plugin. For a quick overview of the changes, please [read this post on our blog](https://mc4wp.com/blog/whats-new-in-mailchimp-for-wordpress-the-big-three-o/). Before upgrading, please go through the [upgrade guide](https://mc4wp.com/kb/upgrading-to-3-0/) as some things have changed. **Breaking Changes** - Captcha fields: `{captcha}` field is now handled by the [Captcha add-on plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mc4wp-captcha/). - New dynamic content tags syntax: `{data_NAME}` is now `{data key="NAME"}` - Event binding: `jQuery(document).on('subscribe.mc4wp','.mc4wp-form', function(){ ... })` is now `mc4wp.forms.on('subscribed', function(form) { ... })` - Removed integrations: MultiSite & bbPress. **Improvements** - New form editor with syntax highlighting, more advanced field options & better visual feedback. - Better support for MailChimp `address` fields. - Better support for choice fields (eg groupings, list choice & country fields). - All fields marked as `required` are now validated server-side as well (instead of just MailChimp required fields). - All integrations have their own settings page now. - Events Manager: checkbox is now automatically added to booking forms. - Tons of usability & accessibility improvements. - Tons of code improvements: improved memory usage, 100+ new unit tests & better usage of various best practices. - The [premium plugin](https://mc4wp.com/) is now an add-on of this plugin. **Additions** - New "Preview Form" option, showing unsaved form changes. - Integrations can now be "implicit", thus no longer showing a checkbox option to visitors. - New JavaScript API, replacing jQuery event hooks. - Ninja Forms integration - Introduced various new filter & action hooks, please see the new [code reference for developers](http://developer.mc4wp.com/) for more information. = 2.3.18 - November 2, 2015 = **Fixes** - Incorrect number of parameters for `error_log` statement in integrations class. **Improvements** - Usage tracking is now scheduled once a week (instead of daily). - Preparations for [the upcoming MailChimp for WordPress version 3.0 release](https://mc4wp.com/blog/breaking-backwards-compatibility-in-version-3-0/). - Tested compatibility with WordPress 4.4 = 2.3.17 - October 22, 2015 = **Fixes** - Honeypot field being autofilled in Chrome, causing a form error. **Improvements** - Updated Portugese translations. = 2.3.16 - October 14, 2015 = **Fixes** - Error in Russian translation, causing a broken link on the MailChimp settings page. **Improvements** - Textual improvements to MailChimp settings page. - Connectivity issues with MailChimp will now _always_ show an error message. - Renewing MailChimp lists will now also update the output of the `{subscriber_count}` tag. = 2.3.15 - October 9, 2015 = **Fixes** - Fixes JS error when form contains no submit button **Improvements** - Only prefix `url` fields with `http://` if it is filled. - Updated Spanish & Catalan translations, thanks to [Xavier Gimeno Torrent](http://www.xaviergimeno.net/). - Fix `mc4wp_form_before_fields` being applied twice. - Position honeypot field to the right for Right-To-Left sites. - `_mc4wp_lists` can now be a comma-separated string of MailChimp list ID's to subscribe to (or an array). - Minor other defensive coding improvements to prevent clashes with other plugins. **Additions** - Added opt-in usage tracking to help us make the plugin better. No sensitive data is tracked. = 2.3.14 - September 25 = **Fixes** - Use of undefined constant in previous update. = 2.3.13 - September 25, 2015 = **Fixes** - Honeypot causing horizontal scrollbar on RTL sites. - List choice fields not showing when using one of the default form themes. **Improvements** - Minor styling improvements for RTL sites. - MailChimp list fields of type "website" will now become HTML5 `url` type fields. - Auto-prefix fields of type `url` with `http://` = 2.3.12 - September 21, 2015 = **Fixes** - Issue with interest groupings not being fetched after updating to version 2.3.11 = 2.3.11 - September 21, 2015 = **Fixes** - Honeypot field being filled by browser's autocomplete. - Styling issue for submit buttons in Mobile Safari. - Empty response from MailChimp API **Improvements** - Do not query MailChimp API for interest groupings if list has none. - Integration errors are now logged to PHP's error log for easier debugging. **Additions** - You can now use shortcodes in the form content. = 2.3.10 - September 7, 2015 = **Fixes** - Showing "not connected" when the plugin was actually connected to MailChimp. - Issue with `address` fields when `addr1` was not given. - Comment form checkbox not outputted for some older themes. **Improvements** - Do not flush MailChimp cache on every settings save. - Add default CSS styles for `number` fields. - Placeholders will now work in older version of IE as well. = 2.3.9 - September 1, 2015 = **Improvements** - MailChimp lists cache is now automatically flushed after changing your API key setting. - Better field population after submitting a form with errors. - More helpful error message when no list is selected. - Translate options when installing plugin from a language other than English. - Add form mark-up to WPML configuration file. - Sign-up checkbox in comment form is now shown before the "submit comment" button. - URL-encode variables in "Redirect URL" setting. - Better error message when connected to MailChimp but account has no lists. **Additions** - Add `mc4wp_form_action` filter to set a custom `action` attribute on the form element. = 2.3.8 - August 18, 2015 = **Fixes** - Prevented JS error when outputting forms with no submit button. - Using `0` as a Redirect URL resulted in a blank page. - Sign-up checkbox was showing twice in the Easy Digital Downloads checkout when showing registration fields, thanks [Daniel Espinoza](https://github.com/growdev). - Default form was not automatically translated for languages other than English. **Improvements** - Better way to hide the honeypot field, which stops bots from subscribing to your lists. - role="form" is no longer needed, thanks [XhmikosR](https://github.com/XhmikosR)! - Filter `mc4wp_form_animate_scroll` now disables just the scroll animation, not the scroll itself. - Revamped UI for MailChimp lists overview - Updated German & Greek translations. **Additions** - Added `mc4wp_form_is_submitted()` and `mc4wp_form_get_response_html()` functions. = 2.3.7 - July 13, 2015 = **Improvements** - Use the same order as MailChimp.com, which is useful when you have over 100 MailChimp lists. - Use `/* ... */` for inline JavaScript comments to prevent errors with minified HTML - props [Ed Gifford](https://github.com/egifford) **Additions** - Filter: `mc4wp_form_animate_scroll` to disable animated scroll-to after submitting a form. - Add `{current_path}` variable to use in form templates. - Add `default` attribute to `{data_name}` variables, usage: `{data_something default="The default value"}` = 2.3.6 - July 6, 2015 = **Fixes** - Undefined index notice when visitor's USER_AGENT is not set. **Improvements** - Relayed the browser's Accept-Language header to MailChimp for auto-detecting a subscriber's language. - Better CSS for form reset - Updated HTML5 placeholder polyfill = 2.3.5 - June 24, 2015 = **Fixes** - Faulty update for v3.0 appearing for people running GitHub updater plugin. **Improvements** - Updated language files. - Now passing the form as a parameter to `mc4wp_form_css_classes` filter. = 2.3.4 - May 29, 2015 = **Fixes** - Issue with GROUPINGS not being sent to MailChimp **Improvements** - Code preview in Field Builder is now read-only = 2.3.3 - May 27, 2015 = **Fixes** - Get correct IP address when using proxy like Cloudflare or Sucuri WAF. - Use strict type check for printing inline CSS that hides honeypot field **Improvements** - Add `contactemail` and `contactname` to field name guesses when integrating with third-party form. - Re-enable `sslverify` = 2.3.2 - May 12, 2015 = **Fixes** - Groupings not being sent to MailChimp - Issue when using more than one `{data_xx}` replacement **Improvements** - IE8 compatibility for honeypot fallback script. = 2.3.1 - May 6, 2015 = **Fixes** - PHP notice in `includes/class-tools.php`, introduced by version 2.3. = 2.3 - May 6, 2015 = **Fixes** - The email address is no longer automatically added to the Redirect URL as this is against Google Analytics policy. To add it again, use `?email={email}` in your Redirect URL setting. - Registration type integrations were not correctly picking up on first- and last names. - JavaScript error in IE8 because of `setAttribute` call on honeypot field. - API class `subscribe` method now always returns a boolean. **Improvements** - Add `role` attribute to form elements - Major code refactoring for easier unit testing and improved code readability. - Use Composer for autoloading all plugin classes (PHP 5.2 compatible) - You can now use [form variables in both forms, messages as checkbox label texts](https://mc4wp.com/kb/using-variables-in-your-form-or-messages/). **Additions** - You can now handle unsubscribe calls with our forms too. - Added Portugese, Indonesian, German (CH) and Spanish (PR) translations. = 2.2.9 - April 15, 2015 = **Fixes** - Menu item for settings page not appearing on Google App Engine ([#88](https://github.com/ibericode/mailchimp-for-wordpress/issues/88)) **Improvements** - Updated Italian, Russian & Turkish translations. [Want to help translate the plugin? Full translations get a free Pro license](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/mailchimp-for-wordpress/). = 2.2.8 - March 24, 2015 = **Fixes** - API key field value was not properly escaped. - Background images were stripped from submit buttons. **Improvements** - Better sanitising of all settings - Updated all translations **Additions** - Added `mc4wp_before_checkbox` and `mc4wp_after_checkbox` filters to easily add more fields to sign-up checkbox integrations. - Added some helper methods related to interest groupings to `MC4WP_MailChimp` class. - Allow setting custom MailChimp lists to subscribe to using `lists` attribute on shortcode. = 2.2.7 - March 11, 2015 = **Fixes** - Honeypot field was visible for themes or templates not calling `wp_head()` and `wp_footer()` **Improvements** - Various minor code improvements - Updated German, Spanish, Brazilian, French, Hungarian and Russian translations. **Additions** - Added [mc4wp_form_success](https://github.com/ibericode/mailchimp-for-wordpress/blob/06f0c833027f347a288d2cb9805e0614767409b6/includes/class-form-request.php#L292-L301) action hook to hook into successful sign-ups - Added [mc4wp_form_data](https://github.com/ibericode/mailchimp-for-wordpress/blob/06f0c833027f347a288d2cb9805e0614767409b6/includes/class-form-request.php#L138-L142) filter hook to modify all form data before processing = 2.2.6 - February 26, 2015 = **Fixes** - CSS reset wasn't working for WooCommerce checkout sign-up checkbox. - `mc4wp-submitted` class was not added in IE8 - Incorrect `action` attribute on form element for some server configurations **Improvements** - Anti-SPAM improvements: a better honeypot field and a timestamp field to prevent instant form submissions. - Reset `background-image` on submit buttons when using CSS themes - Smarter email detection when integrating with third-party forms - Updated all translations **Additions** - Custom fallback for browsers not supporting `input[type="date"]` = 2.2.5 - February 13, 2015 = **Fixed** - Issue where WooCommerce checkout sign-up was not working for cheque payments. - Translation were loaded too late to properly translate some strings, like the admin menu items. **Improvements** - The presence of required list fields in form mark-up is now checked as you type. - Number fields will now repopulate if an error occurred. - Updated all translations. - Make sure there is only one plugin instance. - Various other code improvements. **Additions** - Added support for [GitHub Updater Plugin](https://github.com/afragen/github-updater). - You can now specify whether you want to send a welcome email (only with double opt-in disabled). A huge thank you to [Stefan Oderbolz](http://metaodi.ch/) for various fixed and improvements related to translations in this release. = 2.2.4 - February 4, 2015 = **Fixed** - Textual fix as entering "0" for no redirection does not work. **Improvements** - Moved third-party scripts to their own directory for easier exclusion - All code is now adhering to the WP Code Standards - Updated [Dutch, German, Spanish, Hungarian, French, Italian and Turkish translations](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/mailchimp-for-wordpress/). **Additions** - Now showing a heads up when at limit of 100 MailChimp lists. ([#71](https://github.com/ibericode/mailchimp-for-wordpress/issues/71)) - Added `wpml-config.xml` file for better WPML compatibility - Added filter `mc4wp_menu_items` for adding & removing menu items from add-ons = 2.2.3 - January 24, 2015 = Minor improvements and additions for compatibility with the [MailChimp Sync plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-sync/). = 2.2.2 - January 13, 2015 = **Fixes** - Plugin wasn't connecting to MailChimp for users on MailChimp server `us10` (API keys ending in `-us10`) = 2.2.1 - January 12, 2015 = **Improvements** - Use JS object to transfer lists data to Field Wizard. - Field Wizard strings are now translatable - Add `is_spam` method to checkbox integration to battle spam sign-ups - Minor code & code style improvements - Updated Danish, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portugese (Brazil) translations **Additions** - You can now set `MC_LOCATION`, `MC_NOTES` and `MC_LANGUAGE` from your form HTML - The submit button now has a default value when generating HTML for it = 2.2 - December 9, 2014 = **Fixes** - "Select at least one list" notice appearing when unselecting any MailChimp list in Form settings - If an error occurs, textareas will no longer lose their value **Improvements** - Improved the way form submissions are handled - Minor code & documentation improvements - Updated Dutch, French, Portugese and Spanish translations **Additions** - Added sign-up checkbox integration for [WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/) checkout. - Added sign-up checkbox integration for [Easy Digital Downloads](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads/) checkout. - The entered email will now be appended to the URL when redirecting to another page == Upgrade Notice == = 3.0.1 = Please read through the [upgrade guide](https://mc4wp.com/kb/upgrading-to-3-0/) before updating to version 3.