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[tlinsten]

Hello,

I’ve done a ton of research on this topic and have read a lot of the threads here. Most seem to contain links to other threads having the same problem as me but I can’t seem to resolve it. (One example: https://community.theme.co/forums/topic/mailchimp-form-opt-in-users-option-not-working/?replyto=218969)

I’ve added a subscribe shortcode for a Mailchimp list via the Email Forms add-on. For the life of me I can’t get Mailchimp to stop sending the confirmation email. I just want the email address to go to the list because I’m using Zapier to send a custom report once the email name hits my Mailchimp list.

Has there been a change in Mailchimp policy or something? I have deleted and recreated the list, being very careful to leave all final “welcome emails” deselected and within the options provided in the extension I have been sure to select “yes” for opting in new additions to the list. I’ve cleared cache/cookies as well. Even more bizarre is that once the person does click “confirm” in the unwanted confirmation email, it redirects them to a completely random link on my website which I have never disclosed anywhere other than creating it for future billing use.

Thanks in advance for any guidance you can provide!

Tyler

[tlinsten]

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[tlinsten]

Even if I delete the email form itself, delete the Mailchimp API key, if I deactivate and delete the Email Forms extension, clear cookies/cache, reinstall the extension…I still have some of my Mailchimp list/form info prepopulating within the list, and form are still in the trash. No idea where to go from here.

[Rad]

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[tlinsten]

Thank you so much for the detailed help!

I’ll try to summarize, but I think the solution provided is still applicable: all I want is for someone to hit “send me the report” on my site and have their name entered into a Mailchimp list. I don’t want Mailchimp to send them anything at all because I’ve created a custom email to send via Zapier and I’ve also instructed Zapier to move their email into another Mailchimp list once it hits the first list as a “new subscriber.”

So it goes

– Person submits email on my site
– Mailchimp adds it to a list ***Ideally with zero confirm/welcome emails sent to them***
– Zapier sees it, sends custom email to them from Gmail
– Zapier takes their email and moves it to a different list (which is my monthly blog)

Looks like I can fix this with the included screeenshots, right?

Seems like the critical info you’ve provided was that I can’t get what I want unless I implement a child theme and put in a line of code.

I’ve feared this would be inevitable at some point – I’m a complete novice – but I’ll give it my best shot. Thanks again! I really appreciate it.

[Rad]

Hi there,

Yes, that line of code is required to enable this options http://prnt.sc/6e0phe. Then you just to choose “Yes” so it will automatically register the email instead of sending the confirmation email.

The purpose of disabling that option in admin is to prevent spam emails. And it can only be enabled through that code.

Though, I’m not really familiar with Zapier. Maybe contacting Mailchimp or Zapier may help you 🙂

Thanks!

[tlinsten]

Thank you! I really appreciate the quick responses, especially on a Friday night.

[Christopher]

You’re most welcome.

[tlinsten]

So I have created a child theme and entered in the code referenced in the thread above (see attachment). I’m not getting a “new” option in my MailChimp settings (user above in this link http://prntscr.com/6e0q82 has an option to skip double opt-in that I don’t have). Very probable I’m doing something stupid – do I need to modify my form/settings outside of the child theme or something?

Thanks again

[tlinsten]

I should also add that testing the form results in the same problem – a confirmation email. The thread referenced above seems to indicate there have been changes made to MailChimp policy.

[tlinsten]

Alright, so even further: SumoMe’s pop-ups allow me to disable MailChimp double opt-in, and the process works perfectly with those pop-ups, so I know the bypass function is not totally locked down by MailChimp. I just really like the look and functionality of the X Email Forms extension…hoping there’s a way to get it working.

[Rad]

Hi there,

It should be like this,

add_filter('x_email_mailchimp_skip_double_opt_in','__return_true');

and not this

add_filter(‘x_email_mailchimp_skip_double_opt_in’,’__return_true’);

The single quote is different on PHP coding. It should also cause a blank page (internal error) for the wrong usage of quotes.

Please let me know when it’s implemented 🙂 , you may also provide your MailChimp login credentials in private reply for testing.

Thanks!

[tlinsten]

Hello,

Changing it ever so slightly did make the extra menu option appear…but new subscribers are still getting a confirmation email. It’s a minor improvement because they are instantly getting added to the list, but I really don’t want a confirmation sent to them.

Honestly, all I want is the email address. I can use Zapier to extract it from a Google spreadsheet, or wherever, and then send it to my monthly MailChimp list, so maybe using MailChimp for collecting the email address just isn’t for me? The only problem is I have no idea how to make it look as “elegant” as the X extension if I were to try to do it outside of Cornerstone.

Hopefully there’s just something small I’m overlooking. Thanks again for all of your time helping me out, it’s much appreciated!

[tlinsten]

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[Rad]

Hi there,

It’s welcome email, not a confirmation please check it here http://kb.mailchimp.com/lists/signup-forms/enable-or-disable-final-welcome-email

If you just need to capture emails, then you can just use simple forms with the capability to store data. Example gravity form, contact form 7, and likes.

The X’s email form extension is just a wrapper of MailChimp functionality, hence some of it’s feature relies on it which can’t be changed easily.

Thanks!

[Author]

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