how to add other mandatory fields than email

Hey @pievedepitti,

If the option for “Update Existing Subscribers” is enabled, then the message for “already subscribed” will not be displayed.

After you updated the code, please test the form and then visit the “MC4WP > Others” page again and share any new errors you might see there.

Hi, Harish
noted your comment on the existing subscriber alert
Error log is still the same from the last check. nothig done later on
[2020-11-24 16:49:45] ERROR: Top Bar > Mailchimp API error: Bad Request. Invalid Resource. Your merge fields were invalid.
– MMERGE6 : Please enter a value
Request:
PATCH https://us4.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/761f82a349/members/c197cbba498fb4fa7e2f49e469344ce5
{“status”:”pending”,”email_address”:”emil******@gm***.com”,”interests”:{},”merge_fields”:{},”email_type”:”html”,”tags”:[]}
Response:
400 Bad Request
{“type”:”https://developer.mailchimp.com/documentation/mailchimp/guides/error-glossary/”,”title”:”Invalid Resource”,”status”:400,”detail”:”Your merge fields were invalid.”,”instance”:”6937041f-bc10-4de7-bd18-32fd8d1228b2″,”errors”:[{“field”:”MMERGE6″,”message”:”Please enter a value”}]}

• This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by pievedepitti.
• This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by pievedepitti.

Hey @pievedepitti,

I tested with my personal email “me@harish…com”. Can you please check if it’s logged in the error too as I received the “oops..” error message when I tested the form.

Hi, sorry I was working on an other site where i have exactly the same issue.
Same setting here now, but I just removed the required field for Name and Country form the Mailchimp audience settings that was probably the reason of the error you get

[2020-11-24 19:22:35] ERROR: Top Bar > Mailchimp API error: Bad Request. Invalid Resource. Your merge fields were invalid.
– MMERGE3 : Please enter a value
Request:
POST https://us13.api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/cbf4be4836/members
{“status”:”pending”,”email_address”:”me@ha***********.com”,”interests”:{},”merge_fields”:{“FNAME”:”\u201d”},”email_type”:”html”,”tags”:[]}
Response:
400 Bad Request
{“type”:”https://developer.mailchimp.com/documentation/mailchimp/guides/error-glossary/”,”title”:”Invalid Resource”,”status”:400,”detail”:”Your merge fields were invalid.”,”instance”:”e23f3bbd-887c-4c9a-b61e-92acb1846a43″,”errors”:[{“field”:”MMERGE3″,”message”:”Please enter a value”}]}

Hey @pievedepitti,

Do you want the fields to be mandatory? Also, do you get the same error even when you add details to these fields?

Hi Harish,
the fields are now mandatory using the code @lapzor suggested before.
If I add Sara in the name field, Mailchimp collects it as a ” (double quote mark), if I add IT in the country field, Mailchimp doesn’t collect it at all

Hey @pievedepitti,

Let’s test one field at a time. Please remove the earlier code and use the one provided at https://github.com/ibericode/mc4wp-snippets/blob/master/add-ons/top-bar/add-name-field.php.

Please make sure to update the field name and then test the form. If the name is sent to MailChimp.com then let us know and we can then work on the next field.

thats the code I use

add_action( ‘mctb_before_submit_button’, function() {
echo ‘<input type=”text” name=”NAME” placeholder=”Il tuo Nome” />’;
});

add_filter( ‘mctb_data’, function( $vars ) {
$vars[‘FNAME’] = ( isset( $_POST[‘FNAME’] ) ) ? sanitize_text_field( $_POST[‘FNAME’] ) : ”;
return $vars;
});

and doesn’t work. Name is not collected and substituted by “.
That’s the log
[2020-11-26 12:29:02] INFO: Top Bar > Successfully subscribed sole********@gm***.com

Shall I try using a brand new text field in stead of using the standard Mailchimp one??

Hi Harish.
now it works. A new subscriber registered and the Name was properly saved by mailchimp. It doesn’t override a record if it is on the mailchimp audiece already….. but is a minor issue.
This brand new one subscriber has been fully saved.
now name is not a mandatory filed so “required” has to be added to the code.
Wait for you for the next steps.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by pievedepitti.

Hey @pievedepitti,

I’m glad to hear that. Yes, please add the “Required” parameter to the code, and then please try adding the other field again and test it.

Also when testing, please test from an incognito window that has no extensions installed.