Email List Subscriptions
Here are working examples of the plugin ggisSubscribe. You may subscribe to any of the lists shown here. Extra spaces were added between the [ ]and the -. The correct code should be of the form [-ggis... -].
Example 1:
This is the full subscription management form
[ - ggis-subscribe 0 - ] or [ - ggis-subscribe - ]
Example 2:
This is a short form to subscribe to a single list only
[ - ggis-subscribe 1 "act@easttosa.org" - ]
June 15th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Hey there, great plug-in!
Was wondering if there is a way to have this show up in other areas of the blog, like in the header or footer?
Seems like it is set up only for within a post or page content text, correct?
Many thanks!
Jose
June 15th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
@Jose
Actually, you may use any of the plugin code in a text widget. Then you may include your text widget in the header or the footer. This is a not obvious feature of template design.
The following links attempt to explain multi-position widgets templates.
* http://www.themelab.com/2008/04/18/see-how-easy-it-is-to-widgetize-wordpress-themes/
* http://openswitch.org/2009/05/18/adding-widget-areas-to-a-wordpress-theme/
Couldn’t find a good link into the codex.
June 30th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Great plug in!
I put it in a sidebar widget (not a post or a page) and mailman is all set up but since the form is in a widget only and has no address of it’s own what do you suggest should go in the space for the 3rd entry in the settings?:
“URL of page containing the full subscription management form
example: http://your.blog/name/manage_subscriptions/”
Do you have to also have a page or post with the mailing list code for the address for this space? Please advise.
June 30th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
@ Vanessa
I strongly suggest creating a full subscription management page. This gives visitors the ability to subscribe and unsubscribe and for more than 1 list. It is also the page you would put some description of what people are subscribing to.
Otherwise, you may use any valid URL to complete the admin settings. That page is only used when there is some error in completing the subscription.
July 22nd, 2009 at 9:53 pm
That worked thank you. Is there any way to add fields to the form like name, address, phone, etc. If so, please let me know. Thanks again.
July 22nd, 2009 at 11:30 pm
@ Vanessa
No, sorry, there are no options to add additional fields. This is a strict single purpose plugin. You are looking for a more general purpose form plugin. There are many of them available and you will find they take a little more work to install, use, and maintain.
Visit http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=form. Most of these are extended Contact Forms. If you want a full form manager, I have used TDO Mini Forms and CForms II.
October 29th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Thanks for the great tool!
Quick question, are the email submissions from this form saved in a database? I am looking for something that keeps a simple list of subscribe / unsubscribers.
Thanks,
samson
October 30th, 2009 at 11:19 am
@samson
No, there is no data storage with this plugin. All of the mailing lists supported by this plugin manage there own list of subscribers. It is therefore assumed that no additional list would be needed.
December 13th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
I like your ggis_subscribe, however, I am not sure how to go about setting up the mail list. I have installed the plug in OK. Any help would be appreciated.
December 13th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
@ Dr. A. R. Scopelliti
ggis_subscribe is not an email list server. It is a plugin that gives wordpress allows easy subscription management via forms to an already working email list. It currently supports the email lists: ezmlm and Mailman.
If I misunderstand your question, please be more specific so that I may help you.
December 14th, 2009 at 8:13 am
I guess I don’t know how to setup the working email list.
Thanks.