How to Embed Mailchimp Signup Form in WordPress

Embedding a Mailchimp signup form in WordPress can greatly enhance your ability to grow your audience. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to create and embed a signup form using Mailchimp, ensuring a smooth integration with your WordPress site.

Step 1: Log in to Your Mailchimp Account

To begin, navigate to Mailchimp.com and log in with your username and password. Once you’re logged in, you’ll be taken to your account dashboard.

Step 2: Create a Signup Form

From the dashboard, click on “Audience” and then “Signup Forms.” Next, click on “Create New Form.” This will take you to the form creation page. Here, you can choose to create an embedded form. Give your form a unique name, such as “Newsletter Signup,” and select the audience you want to use for this form. Click “Begin” to start customizing your form.

Step 3: Customize the Signup Form

You can now edit the form fields to suit your needs. For example, if you want to collect the first name, you can add this field and make it required. You can also edit the form title to something like “Subscribe to My Newsletter.” Additionally, you can tag subscribers who sign up through this form by selecting a tag from the provided list.

Step 4: Get the Embed Code

Once you’ve finished customizing the form, click “Continue.” You will now see the embed code for your Mailchimp signup form. Copy this code to your clipboard.

Step 5: Embed the Form in WordPress

Log in to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to “Pages.” Click “Add New” to create a new page. Name the page “Subscribe” or something similar. In the page editor, type a forward slash (/) and select “Custom HTML” from the block options. Paste the Mailchimp embed code into the HTML block. You can preview the form to ensure it looks correct. Once satisfied, click “Publish” to make the page live.

Conclusion

Embedding a Mailchimp signup form in WordPress is a straightforward process that can help you effectively grow your audience. By following these steps, you can create a customized signup form and embed it into your WordPress site, providing an easy way for visitors to subscribe to your newsletter.

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Happy embedding!