Feature Request – Disable the Double Opt-In for the MailChimp Subscription

[jscmal]

Hi,
after over 1 year of happy use, I really would that Simple Membership Plugin MailChimp could have the feature to Disable the Double Opt-in.

I ask this because it is tedious to have a new user that registered to the website and ask him continually to confirm the subscription to the Mailchimp List related to the Subscription Plan that he paid.

People don’t like the double Opt-in. I have always to remind them to do it. Somethings I had also to add manually the user to the list.

If a new user registered to a subscription plan, the subscription to the mailchimp list should be automatic or at least make it so disabling the Double Opt-in.

I ask you kindly to add this feature to the Mailchimp Add-on.

Please, let me know.

Kind regards

Girolamo Aloe

[mbrsolution]

Hi, this is something you have to consult with MailChimp. Please check the following URL double-opt-in-signup-form-faqs to read more about the double opt-in feature in MailChimp.

Let me know how you go.

Regards

[jscmal]

Hi,
unfortunately, this is not something to discuss with mailchip.

Every plugin that uses mailchimp gives the option to disable the Double Opt-in.

I use “Mailchimp for WP” plugin and this feature is available and I use it very well.

I use also the external service “MailMunch” and this feature is available too.

It is something that should be included in the Mailchimp addon for Simple Membership Plugin.

I don’t know how it is done, but it is an available service.

What do you think?

kind regards

G. Aloe

[mbrsolution]

Hi thank you for reporting back. I understand your point of view.

The plugin developers will investigate further your request.

Kind regards

[admin]

We upgraded to the latest mailchimp API and that API doesn’t have that option. I am pretty sure mailchimp now offer that as a settings option in your list settings in your MailChimp account. So in your mailchimp account you can specify if you want double opt-in or not.

[jscmal]

Hi,
I am really sorry, but unfortunately, It is not so. Mailchimp doesn’t let change the double opt-in by lists settings or profile settings.

Indeed, MailChimp specifies this:

“Single opt-in signup forms
Create your own single opt-in signup form with an integration. Certain integrations like Wufoo and List Subscribe for WordPress will let you switch to single opt-in.”

> http://kb.mailchimp.com/lists/signup-forms/double-opt-in-signup-form-faqs

If the other MailChimp plugins can do it, you should consider to do it too also because if a user has Paid to join in a service, it is obvious that he will have and he will want to join to the list without the need of the double opt-in. In my experience, the double opt-in in this contest is enough problematic.

“Mailchimp for WP” works really well in this.

What happens when Double Out-In is disabled?!

User can subscribe. But, the APIs don’t let a user which has unsubscribed before to subscribe again via integration service, then using a plugin. But for all the other things it works very well and it can be done.

This is all I know about this thing and all the plugin that use for mailchip have the option to disable the double opt-in.

So kindly, check how it is done and soon as it is possible please add this feature to the plugin addon.

Kind regards

G. aloe

[admin]

The addon should already be doing the single opt-in by default. Their new API says to use the status “subscribed” when adding a new user with double opt-in disabled. Thats exactly what our mailchimp addon does. So it should be directly added the user to the list (without triggering an opt-in email).

Are you using the latest version of our MailChimp addon?

[jscmal]

Hi,
the MailChimp Addon that I have for now has the version 1.5.

I have seen that the new member was joined to the mailchip list and I didn’t get the confirmation email for the mailchimp subscription, this time.

Maybe it works now. I will see going forward with the next new members.

Thank you for your support.

Kind regards

G.Aloe

[Author]

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