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I want to put email capture in wordpress, please anyone help?

by asc
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I have a blog that I would like to put email captures both in the sidebar (as a subscription optin) - so think i need some sort of widget? Also I would like to put an email capture on some of the pages, so i am guessing some sort of plug-in.

Using Wordpress, as per title.

All I want is a capture that will send an email to my email address, I already have an auto responder set up at the email address.

I am hoping for a free, simple and flexible option. Any thoughts or experience would be appreciated.

Kind regards

Alan
#capture #email #put #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author John Pagulayan
    I tried that before but I had a hard time finding a solution especially if you don't have an autoresponder service. Your email autores just won't cut it.

    However, if I may offer an advice...invest in an autoresponder. That's one of the best investments I made just ask anyone here in the forum and they'll probably tell you the same.

    If you're trying not to break the bank, you can do the following:

    1. Try getresponse's free 30 day trial (no cc required). And then you can download the GR plugin and you can now have a sidebar widget that gets emails.

    2. You can also avail aweber's $1 trial.

    3. Or get mailchimp's free service (since I don't think you're using sequenced email yet) so you can take advantage of their free plan.

    4. I hope it doesn't come to this but you can also try listwire's free plan.

    Hope that helps.
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      As far as adding the form to your blog, I have two words for you.

      Child Theme

      Create a child theme and learn to insert the html in the theme templates. That way, you aren't dependent on widgets or plugins. Fewer security leaks, fewer server calls, faster pages.
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      • Profile picture of the author asc
        Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

        As far as adding the form to your blog, I have two words for you.

        Child Theme

        Create a child theme and learn to insert the html in the theme templates. That way, you aren't dependent on widgets or plugins. Fewer security leaks, fewer server calls, faster pages.
        Creating a child theme is really something I should spend time learning. I have heard this quite a few times before, many thanks for your reply
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  • Profile picture of the author Juan Jose
    Alan,

    Free and flexible option: MailPoet, previously known as Wysija.

    It's a WYSWYG (What You See is What You Get) plugin for Wordpress. It allows you to build an email list right inside Wordpress and send them your newsletters.

    There's a free and paid option, so give it a shot. It has worked for me in several sites I own.

    Let me know how things go for you.

    Kind Regards,

    - Juan
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    • Profile picture of the author asc
      Originally Posted by Juan Jose View Post

      Alan,

      Free and flexible option: MailPoet, previously known as Wysija.

      It's a WYSWYG (What You See is What You Get) plugin for Wordpress. It allows you to build an email list right inside Wordpress and send them your newsletters.

      There's a free and paid option, so give it a shot. It has worked for me in several sites I own.

      Let me know how things go for you.

      Kind Regards,

      - Juan

      Just installed it and am playing around now, but it looks like just the thing to get me started out. Many thanks !!
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  • Profile picture of the author djones20
    If you already have an autoresponder then you simply have to create a form in your autoresponder and copy the html code (the autoresponder should have a tutorial on how to do this). Then create a text widget in your side bar and paste the html there. There are videos on youtube showing how to do this like this one . It is not hard at all.
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