MailChimp MovableType 4 Plugin
Installation Instructions | Screenshot Goodness
The MailChimp MovableType 4 plugin allows you to quickly and easily add your MailChimp signup form as a widget on your MovableType 4.0 or higher blog(s).
Drag and Drop Install
After you drop the plugin into your MovableType plugins folder and activate it, it'll guide you through setup. You'll enter your Login information, select your list, specify interest group options, then customize it.
Total setup time should be less than 5 minutes - absolutely everything can be done via the MovableType GUI - no coding necessary!
Installation Instructions
First, download the current version of the plugin
Then follow these simple directions:
- Unzip our archive and upload the entire 'MailChimp' directory to your '/mt/plugins/' directory (the cgi-bin one!)
- Activate the plugin for the system the 'System Overview->Plugins' menu in MovableType
- Go through the DB upgrade process
- Go to Settings and look for "MailChimp Setup" in the menu
- Enter your MailChimp Username & Password and let the plugin verify them
- Select the MailChimp list you want visitors to subscribe to.
- (optionally) Turn on or off the Monkey Rewards option. If it's on, you'll spread some magical monkey love, and we'll add credits to your MailChimp account that you can redeem when you purchase stuff.
- (optionally) Turn your Form Fields and Interest Groups 'on' and 'off'
- Finally, insert the new <mt:MCSignupFormStyles> tag in your stylesheet(s) and the <mt:MCSignupForm> tag wherever you want this to appear in your template(s)
- Bam! You're done.
Screenshot Configuration Walkthrough
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1. First navigate to the MailChimp config option in your blogs Manage menu.
2. You will first be prompted to enter your MailChimp Username & Password. This is required for the plugin to connect to the MailChimp service via our API. It will and must be saved in a custom object/table in your MovableType database.
3. After your login information has been verified, you will be asked to select the MailChimp List that you wish to have your users Subscribe to. If you manage lots of different lists in MailChimp, make sure you pick the right one!
4. Once you've selected your MailChimp List, the plugin will load the various options you have configured for that List, and allow you to customize the Signup Form Widget that will be displayed on your blog.
4a. The first section allows you to customize the Text and Look & Feel of your Signup form to match your current theme.
4b. The second section allows you to specify whether or not any extra Form Fields and Interest Groups attached to your List will be displayed. Note: Any Form Fields that you configured to be required must be displayed on your Signup Form. If you want to remove them, you'll need to login to MailChimp and change the "required" status of the Form Field in question.
4. Finally, once you have configured your Signup Form Widget and added it to your blog (see the Installation Instructions above), navigate to the front page and you'll see something similar to this:
Done!