Easy Sign up 1.2 Update
July 26th, 2010Updated to 1.2
Easy Sign Up
Contributors: Andrew R
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Tags: newsletter, form, emailer, redirection, leads
Requires at least: 2.7
Tested up to: 3.0
Stable tag: trunk
Description
Easy Sign Up is a WordPress Plug-in that collects e-mail addresses and then redirects the visitor to a url. The plug-in generates a customizable thank you email that’s sent to the visitor and the visitor’s email and name are sent to an email address of your choosing. Possible use is collecting email address for a newsletter, or leads for your sales force before redirecting to a brochure.
Main Functions
- Email address collection
- User redirection
- Auto-responder
- Lead collection
Installation
- Best way to install is through your wordpress admin area
- Upload the easy_sign_up folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Change the options under Tools >Easy Sign Up
Changelog
1.2
- Bug fix: Fixed a problem with a clash between the Easy Sign Up plugin and the Atahualpa Theme.
- Added the form as a widget.
- Changed the validation script to jQuery validation plug-in 1.7
- Added form_id as an optional attribute to the short code, this will allow the form to be in more then one area of your page without confusing the form validation script.
Note that you need to make your id one word i.e. form_id=”my_id” OR form_id=”myID” is correct, But form_id=”My ID” is wrong.
1.1
Removed direct access to the wp-config.php file. Added custom tag to the auto reply email. If you would like to include the name person who signed up in the Thank You Email just paste #fullname# into the Thank You Email text field where you’d like to see it.
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First Version
Upgrade Notice
- See Installation
Use
- Add the form to your site as a widget.
=OR=
- Use the following short code in your pages and posts:
[easy_sign_up]- Optional short tag values are title and from_id
- title allows you to customize the title. The short code [easy_sign_up] default title is “Easy Sign Up”
- form_id allows you to place the form on the page in more then one place. You’ll need a unique value of form_id for each form you add.
- i.e.
[easy_sign_up title="Put in your own title here" form_id="myIdHere"]
Screenshots
Using the Smart Tag
This is the front end form of the Easy Sign Up Plug-in
Easy Sign Up Menu
Easy Sign Up Plug in Options Page
Hi!
The form does not look like the one shown above. How can I alter the styles?
Hi Alexis – the way your theme is set up you need to customize the sign up form to fit the top widget box – you can do this via the themes CSS in its style.css file or if you would prefer I can customize the plugin for your site for a small fee.
I have been using the plugin for a few weeks now. I am ready to send out a message to all the people who have signed up. Please let me know where can I find the email addresses of the people that have signed up. Thanks
Hi Glen, the plug in sends the name and email address to the WordPress installation’s default email address or the email address set up in the options. It is up to the user what they do with that info. I would suggest that you create an email filter or rule that dumps the easy sign up emails into a folder.
Hi there, installed your plug-in, but it doesn’t appear to work (haven’t received emails after several test tries). Any ideas?
Seth – haven’t run into that one yet, the plugin uses the php mail() function perhaps the your host’s server has that disabled for security reasons?
Where would I find all the e-mails that have been collected through the sign up?
Mark – please read the reply to Glenn’s comment
Hi! What would be the php-code to implement this tool in my sidebar, instead of using [easy_sign_up] on a post or a page?
Philipp – you can use the easy sign up widget
I sure would, if my theme would be widget ready. I created it by myself though and I have no clue how to make it widget ready. Further I’m not even sure if I want my theme to support widgets, I’m not that much of a fan of draggin and droppin things around in the backend, I prefer coding everything by myself instead.
So ya…is there a snippet which does what I want?
Cheers for your fast reply
Appreciate that!
Philipp, WordPress’s codex has tons of great info on developing themes, check out this link to start: http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgets_API#Define_Sidebars
If you need professional assistance feel free to call or email us for a quote.
Hi! Is there a double-opt-in possibility in the plugin?
No sorry
Can i add additional box as an option for my visitors to leave a comment?
nope Jovana, this is just meant to be a very simple no frills kinda plug-in.
When I enter a test Name and email address and click Send, it goes to a page but nothing shows up. This is the url:
http://raylee.net/allyoucaneat/wp-content/plugins/easy-sign-up/easy_sign_up_process.php
This will happen if you don’t enter the redirection URL in the Options Page.
Stupid Question: What’s redirection URL?
Ray go into the Easy Sign Up Plug in Options Page in your admin area, you’ll find the link underneath the heading Tools.
Once your there look for the form field labeled “Redirection URL” fill it in with the web address you want the form to send (redirect) the user too. Don’t forget to add the http:// . Hope this helps.
I’m sorry but I must be really retarded. Is this redirect URL a page that I make?
I’ve tried everything from the home page to what’s in the plugin folder
http://www.raylee.net/allyoucaneat/wp-content/plugins/easy-sign-up/easy_sign_up_process.php
http://www.raylee.net/allyoucaneat/wp-content/plugins/easy-sign-up/easy_sign_up.php
What can this URL be? Sorry to make this difficult.
Hi Ray – sorry your having problems. I should have been more clear.
You’re correct that the redirection URL can be the web address of a Thank You Page or Post that you create and publish in WordPress.
It can also be any web address you would like to send the user to.
You don’t want to link back to the plugin or the plugin’s process url.
Hello,
I would like to change the Easy Sign Up label on the widget. I know you provide the code to change the title, but I don’t know where to place it in the editor. Where should it go?
thanks for the plugin.
Hi Adrian Looks like you got it figured out.
I’ve implemented the plugin and it’s not sending notification emails to subscribers. I’m using GoDaddy.com wordpress specific hosting and have an email into them to make sure it supports the php mail() function…but from Google searches it seems it does. Any suggestions?
Chris Blair
Hi Chris I just ran a test on your easy sign up form @ the Grace Waves website, and it worked for me. The email address I used was easy-sign-up@thankyou2010.com.
You can view the client email generated by your website here http://tinyurl.com/gracewave