MailChimp Wordpress Plugin Installation Instructions | Screenshot Goodness

The MailChimp Wordpress plugin allows you to quickly and easily add your MailChimp signup form as a widget on your Wordpress 2.3 or higher blog. See it in action on our own MailChimp Blog.

Drag and Drop Install
After you drop the plugin into your Wordpress 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 Wordpress GUI - no coding necessary!

Installation Instructions

First, download the current version of the plugin

Then follow the instructions below based on your Wordpress version.

Version 2.3

1. Unzip our archive and upload the entire 'mailchimp' directory to your '/wp-content/plugins/' directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Go to Options and look for "MailChimp Setup" in the menu at the top
4. Enter your MailChimp Username & Password and let the plugin verify them
5. Select the MailChimp list you want visitors to subscribe to.
6. (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.
7. (optionally) Turn your Form Fields and Interest Groups 'on' and 'off'
8. Finally, go to Presentation -> Widgets and enable the 'MailChimp' widget
9. And you are DONE!

Version 2.5

1. Unzip our archive and upload the entire 'mailchimp' directory to your '/wp-content/plugins/' directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Go to Settings and look for "MailChimp Setup" in the menu
4. Enter your MailChimp Username & Password and let the plugin verify them
5. Select the MailChimp list you want visitors to subscribe to.
6. (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.
7. (optionally) Turn your Form Fields and Interest Groups 'on' and 'off'
8. Finally, go to Manage->Widgets and enable the 'MailChimp' widget
9. Bam! You're done.

Advanced Installation / Configuration

If you have a custom coded sidebar or something else special going on, where you can't simply enable the widget through the Wordpress GUI, all you need to do is add:

Screenshot Configuration Walkthrough

These screenshots have been scaled to fit on the page more properly - click to zoom in on any one of 'em.

1. 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 your Wordpress Options database table.

2. 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!

3. 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.

3a. The first section allows you to customize the Text and Look & Feel of your Signup form to match your current theme.

3b. 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!

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