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Simple MailChimp Module for Drupal 8

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The Simple MailChimp module for Drupal 8 intends to be the easiest way to add MailChimp integration to your site.

There is already a MailChimp module for Drupal, of course. There are several of them.

The main MailChimp module itself does a lot…

The MailChimp module allows users to manage email marketing efforts through MailChimp’s service. The module supports the creation and sending of campaigns, management of email lists and individual subscribers, and offers standalone subscribe and unsubscribe forms.

The problem with these modules is that they either do too much, or they are too specific in their use case. What I often need on my sites, more than anything else, is just a checkbox at the bottom of a form that will allow me to subscribe users to my MailChimp list if they choose to do so. Most likely, I need a checkbox at the bottom of many forms.

I don’t need to manage campaigns, lists, etc. from within my Drupal site. I just need a checkbox. Maybe a few options (MailChimp groups), but that’s it. And, again,I need it on all forms. I need it on my subsciption form of course, but I also need it on warranty registrations, user registrations, webforms, or any other form that may be included with my site.

This is where the Simple MailChimp module comes in.

Example form with “group” options.

Again, this module is not meant in any way to be as robust as the MailChimp module. You can’t manage subscribers. You can’t work with lists. It simply gives you the ability to add a checkbox for subscribing to a single MailChimp list, and also allows a field for one interest group option.

To configure this module, you will need your MailChimp API key, list ID, and a mapping of fields. See screenshot below. Under “Enabled Forms” you would enter one Drupal form id per line, and then map the email field (and other fields) to the appropriate merge fields.

Simple MailChimp supports most MailChimp field types:

  • text
  • zip_code
  • number
  • address
  • date
  • phone
  • birthday
  • website

The idea of this module is to be simple. It does not make any assumptions. It does not provide any public facing forms. It’s simply for adding a checkbox to existing forms.

Download Simple MailChimp and try it out.

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