MailChimp Module

We've recently discovered the insanely great e-mail subscription service MailChimp. Located in Atlanta, they seem light-years ahead of the other e-mail subscription programs we've used. There was a Joomla module that allowed visitors to a website to sign up for a mailing list powered by MailChimp, but there were several problems with it: it wasn't Joomla 1.5 native and there was a security hole in it. So we've completely rewritten the module.

From the admin site, provide your MailChimp user name and password, and the mailing list id of the list you want the user to subscribe to. From the front side, the user types in his or her email address and clicks the submit button. The module does an AJAX call to the subscription program, so there is no page refresh. We proudly offer you our Joomla MailChimp Module V2:

Keep scrolling for common questions and answers about the MailChimp Module.

UPDATE: 9/15/2009: major release here. It does several things better than before:

uses latest MailChimp API, version 1.2.3
corrects support for module suffix for styling
corrects the 'merge_vars' errors
clears fields after submits

Enjoy!

A Note About MailChimp Module Configuration

When configuring your MailChimp module, you will be asked for a MailChimp list ID. The correct ID (yes, for some odd reason, MailChimp has 2 different IDs), look for the 'id=' in the url of your browser when you're editing the list. This is the proper ID. If you do this you will find that it works just fine with multiple lists. Do NOT use the ID from the html form mailchimp generates to manage your list. If you enter an invalid id, the module will default to the first list.

MailChimp Module FAQs

How Do I Change the MailChimp Module Labels?

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Open mod_mailchimp2.php. The text for the 'add' button, is found on line 196 of the file. The prompt for 'e-mail address' is line 130 of the
same file.

How Do I Resolve the AJAX Error "Error Communicating with the Server"

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Sounds like the mailchimp module cannot make a network connection to the server at MailChimp.com. Please check your firewall setting to make sure your server is allowed to make outbound connections.

Is there a MailChimp Module for Joomla 1.0.x?

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Sorry, mod_mailchimp2 started life as a joomla 1.5 module, and I don't think there's enough demand to back-port it to joomla 1.0, especially as joomla 1.0 has passed end-of-life.

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