There are many ways to add a MailChimp signup form to your WordPress site. In this article, we are going to describe adding a subscribe form on a self-hosted (WordPress.org, not WordPress.com) site. Our Chromium auto parts WooCommerce theme will be used as an example. Click on images to open them in full size in a new browser tab.
After you install Chromium demo data, you may notice that your MailChimp sign up form is missing:
Follow these steps for the Mail Chimp sign up form to appear on your site:
- Make sure the MailChimp plugin is installed and activated on your site
- Register an API on MailChimp.com. You can find out how to do it here
- In your WordPress dashboard go to Appearance -> Widgets and drag the MailChimp widget to Footer Sidebar (4 Col) sidebar
- In your WordPress dashboard go to Settings -> MailChimp Setup or find MailChimp in your plugin list, click on Settings, paste your API key there and press the connect button
- Select a list from the dropdown and press update list button
- Adjust your form settings according to the screenshot below and press one of the Update Subscribe Form Settings buttons to save changes
