Configure the required fields using mailchimp

Hi jdprice,

you can manage the required fields in your MailChimp settings. To do so:

1. Login to MailChimp
2. Click on Lists in the navigation menu
3. Click on the name of your list
4. Click on Settings and choose List fields and *|MERGE|* tags
5. You can check and uncheck required fields in the Required? column

Let me know if you were able to fix that.

Sorry. I probably wasn’t clear. The required fields are set up properly in mailchimp but only the email field is showing up in the option form.

Hi jdprice,

sorry I misunderstood your question. The only form design in Optin Forms without a name field is form design 02. Are you using that one?

All the other forms designs do have a name field.

I am using form design 02. Is there a way to add a name field to that one?

Does Optin Lock have a form similar to form 2 in optin form that has a name field?

Hi jdprice,

Optin Lock has the same forms, but form 2 is also without a name field.

You can modify form 1 to resemble form 2. The only thing we need to do is use CSS to bring the title in the same line as the input fields, and hide the subtitle. Would that be a solution?

Let me know!

That should work. I’m still a novice at css.

I found your instructions on another post. Thanks for all you great support

One more question. Is it possible to replace the submit the button with an image?

You’re welcome! ??

Yes, it would be possible, but it would require editing the plugin’s php files. This would result in loss of changes each and every time you update the plugin to a new version.

I would be willing to do that. I shouldn’t have to change the form very often once it is right.

Which form design are you using now, form 01?

Yes, I am using form 1 now.

Open file: /wp-content/plugins/optin-forms/includes/functions-forms.php.

On line 206, find the following code:
<div id=\"optinforms-form1-button-container\"><input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" id=\"optinforms-form1-button\" value=\"" . optinforms_form1_default_button_text() . "\" style=\"font-family:" . optinforms_form1_default_button_text_font() . "; font-size:" . optinforms_form1_default_button_text_size() . "; color:" . optinforms_form1_default_button_text_color() . "; background-color:" . optinforms_form1_default_button_background() . "\" /></div><!--optinforms-form1-button-container-->

Replace with:
<div id=\"optinforms-form1-button-container\"><input type=\"image\" src=\"../images/submit-button.jpg\" alt=\"Submit\" /></div><!--optinforms-form1-button-container-->

Change submit-button.jpg to your own image. Make sure the image is added to this folder: /wp-content/plugins/optin-forms/images/