ACEkin

OK, I found a very roundabout way of achieving the end result:

https://safranbolu.keptlight.com/newsletter-subscribe-or-unsubscribe/

Is this the recommended way of handling users in and out requests? How can I make the form a little better designed?

Thank you.

• This reply was modified 7 months ago by ACEkin.

I am back! The subscription process and the form are clear. I was able to implement it easily. However, the two-step unsubscribe process is not so. I went to the Unsubscribe tab and I can see the shortcode. But there is no place for the visitor to enter her/his e-mail to request removal from the list. I can see the opt=out message but who will that request unsubscribe from the list? I am missing something here. Can you provide some guidance, please? I could not find anything in the documentation.

• This reply was modified 7 months ago by ACEkin.

Thank you, I will take a closer look and may ask more questions as I go along.

I will follow the instructions and see how I can deal with the canceled but not deleted entries.

Not for double opt-in to subscribe, but I followed the steps to set rules based on conditions and saw the screen at the following link:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vmqcuz3ch0wgfpyzgldwi/noptin-screen.jpg?rlkey=wp4c16vl4v4najfkyow4u4c95&dl=0

Maybe I followed the wrong steps. I would like a few relatively simple things:

1. Double opt-in subscription and unsubscription
2. After confirmation of the unsubscribe request, instant removal of the record
3. A simple note triggered by publishing a new post be sent to subscribers well under 500

Is it possible to do these with the free version of the plugin? I tried searching for double opt-in unsubscribe but apparently what I found and followed may not be the correct path.

Oh, I found another thing that the double opt-in subscription requires your premium service. Is that correct? I found the place to create that form, but I see a message that asks me to activate my license. This kind of information may be good to present up front before a potential user spends time to discover them only to find out one has to subscribe to a paid plan.

The search continues!

• This reply was modified 7 months ago by ACEkin.

I found the double opt-in for subscribing for the first time, but have not found the same for unsubscribing from the list.

I have a couple of more questions:

• Is it possible to make subscription and unsubscription a two-step process where the user receives an e-mail and confirms the choice by clicking on a link?
• When a subscriber decides to unsubscribe by entering the e-mail and clicking the unsubscribe button, the address is “unsubscribed” but not removed from the list. That makes it impossible for the visitor to subscribe again using the same e-mail. Attempting to do so results in a message: “You are already subscribed to the newsletter, thank you!” Therefore, deleting the e-mail address from the list may solve that problem. How can that be achieved? Or is there a different solution? The one-step unsubscribe process will also allow anyone to unsubscribe others whose e-mail address they know. Not a robust process.
• If the subscribers want to add their first and last names after I import the e-mail list from my previous plugin, there is no way I can see other than canceling the subscription and subscribing again. Is my assessment correct? Even then, the second item will prevent them from doing so. A proverbial catch-22 situation!

Thank you,

Cemal

I think it is time to give up on Subscribe2. I have been trying Noptin plugin and it seems promising. I will likely switch to that.

Thank you, @picocodes, I have discovered some of these but I have more questions to ask you. Judging by the speed of your reply and the extensive documentation, this plugin looks very promising. Thanks again.

Does your silence mean I should go and find another plugin?

Never mind! I tried it and didn’t like it anyway.

I have just learned about this problem from a WordFence alert from my site and wanted export the emails to CSV which produced a file with column headings and no data. I wanted to keep a list and deactivate the plugin. I ended up exporting the e-mail list from the database. Please expedite the much anticipated fix.

Thank you, it works as expected. If only the first and the last images faded in and out that would be a more consistent display. Don’t get me wrong, this is working fine. I am suggesting an improvement. Thank you.

That’s good to know. Thank you.