Centous Integration For Contact Form 7 And Mailchimp

Mailchimp Integration for Contact Form 7 allows you to automatically add form submissions from Contact Form 7 to your Mailchimp subscriber lists. This plugin simplifies your email marketing process by ensuring that every submission becomes a potential subscriber, helping you grow your audience effortlessly.

Configuration

1. Contact Form 7 Form Editor:

   1. Go to your WordPress dashboard.
   2. Navigate to Contact > Contact Forms to see a list of your CF7 forms.
   3. Click on a form to edit it. You should see a custom Mailchimp Integration tab in the form editor.

2. Mailchimp Integration Tab:

   • Inside the Mailchimp Integration tab, you’ll find fields to configure settings such as:
   • General: This section is for adding and verifying your Mailchimp API Key.
   • Field Mappings: This section allows you to map Contact Form 7 fields to Mailchimp fields.
   • Documentation: For more information, you can check this section or visit the Mailchimp Integration Documentation.

   1. General Settings:

   • In the Mailchimp Integration tab, you’ll see a field to enter your Mailchimp API Key.
   • Enter the key and click Verify to connect your WordPress site with your Mailchimp account.

   2. Mapping Contact Form 7 Fields to Mailchimp:

   • Go to Contact > Contact Forms, and select the form you want to configure.
   • In the form editor, click on the Mailchimp Integration tab.
   • Here, you’ll see options to map the fields between your CF7 form and Mailchimp:
   • For each Mailchimp Field, you can select the corresponding CF7 Field from a dropdown list of shortcodes from your form.
   • Example field mapping:
     • Mailchimp Field: Name
       • CF7 Field: [text* your-name]
     • Mailchimp Field: Email
       • CF7 Field: [email* your-email]
   • If you have custom fields in Mailchimp, ensure those fields exist in Mailchimp before mapping them.
   • Once you have entered the API Key and completed the field mappings, be sure to save the settings to ensure your form is connected to Mailchimp.

   External Services

   This plugin integrates with the Mailchimp API to add subscribers directly from Contact Form 7 submissions in WordPress. Below are the key Mailchimp API endpoints used by the plugin:

API Endpoints and Data Flow:

1. Add Subscriber to Mailchimp List

   • API Endpoint: https://.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists//members/
   • Purpose: Sends subscriber data (name, email, etc.) to Mailchimp upon form submission.
   • How it’s used: When a user submits a form integrated with Mailchimp, the plugin sends the user’s information (name, email, and any other mapped fields) to this endpoint to add them as a subscriber to the specified mailing list.

2. Retrieve Subscriber Details from Mailchimp

   • API Endpoint: https://.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists//members/
   • Purpose: Retrieves specific subscriber details based on the configured API key and the Mailchimp endpoint used in the plugin.
   • How it’s used: This endpoint is called to fetch subscriber information needed for managing Mailchimp lists or for confirmation and updates.

3. Data Handling and Privacy

   • What data is sent: Subscriber data (such as name, email, and additional mapped fields) is securely sent to Mailchimp upon form submission.
   • When data is sent: Data transfer occurs only when a user submits a form that has been integrated with Mailchimp through the plugin settings.
   • Privacy and Compliance: User data is transmitted over HTTPS and handled in accordance with Mailchimp’s Privacy Policy. You are responsible for ensuring GDPR and other privacy law compliance.

4. Mailchimp Terms of Service

   • By using this plugin, you acknowledge and agree to Mailchimp’s Terms of Service which govern the use of their API and data handling.

Supported Contact Forms

• Contact Form 7

Plugin Features

• Automatically add new subscribers to Mailchimp upon form submission.
• Configure Mailchimp API settings directly from the plugin settings page.
• Customize the contact form fields that map to Mailchimp subscriber attributes.

Why We Built This Plugin

Mailchimp is a powerful email marketing tool that can help businesses effectively communicate with their audience. By integrating it with Contact Form 7, we wanted to make it easier for users to grow their mailing lists and manage their subscriber data without any manual effort.

GDPR Compliance

• This plugin does not store any personal data and complies with GDPR regulations by integrating with Mailchimp, which manages user data according to their privacy policy.

Support

For support, please contact us at Centous Support.

Author

Centous
Website: centous.com