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Mailchimp connection

  1. Click on your Account icon in the upper right corner and go to your Profile settings:
click on your account icon in the upper right corner  and go to your profile settings

2. Then go to the menu Extras -> API keys.

then go to the menu extras - api keys

3. Click the Create New Key button.

click the create new key button

4. Enter the name of the API key and click Generate Key. Copy and save the generated API key somewhere.

enter the name of the api key and click generate key

5. Then go to WP Calorie Calculator plugin General settings, paste the saved API key into Mailchimp settings and click Connect. If the key is OK, you will see a selection of Audience lists.

then go to wp calorie calculator plugin general settings, paste the saved api  key into mailchimp settings and click connect

6. Go to the Calculator settings and make sure that the correct Audience list is selected in the Mailchimp settings. You can add a Mailchimp Tag to differentiate contacts from other services or other calculators.

go to the calculator settings and make sure that the correct audience list is selected in the mailchimp settings
Setting up the Double Opt-in.
  1. Send contacts an opt-in confirmation email when they subscribe to your audience. Check the Enable Double Opt-in checkbox in the Calculator settings.
send contacts an opt-in confirmation email when they subscribe to your audience

2. Go to the Mailchimp account audience settings and check the Enable double opt-in checkbox there as well.

go to the mailchimp account audience settings and check the enable double opt-in checkbox there as well
Synchronization of the calculator fields with the audience fields.

The Email, Firstname, Lastname, Phone fields are preset in Mailchimp and require no additional action. If you want to pass URL, Custom Field 1 and Custom Field 2 fields, you need to configure them additionally.

  1. Go to Audience menu Settings -> Audience fields and *|MERGE|* tags.
go to audience menu settings audience fields and *|MERGE|* tags

2. Click Add a Field at the bottom of the list of fields and add the fields you want to send to Mailchimp. The field tag (URL, FIELD1, FIELD2) must be the same as the one specified in the calculator settings! Click the Save button.

click add a field at the bottom of the list of fields and add the fields you want to send to mailchimp
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