Kadence: How to Set Up Your Newsletter with Mailchimp

This is a guide to setup MailChimp subscription form on your Kadence Child Theme based website using MailChimp for WordPress plugin.

1. Connect your WP to your Mailchimp account

After installing the plugin, on your WP Dashboard navigate yourself to MailChimp for WP tab.

Enter your API key into the available field and click “Save changes”.

2. Create your default form

Next, still under MailChimp for WP tab, click the Form tab. Copy and paste the following code into the Form Code box, replacing the existing one.

<p>
    <label>First Name</label>
    <input type="text" name="FNAME" placeholder="Name" required="">
</p>

<p>
	<label>Email address </label>
	<input type="email" name="EMAIL" placeholder="Email" required />
</p>

<p>
	<input type="submit" value="Sign up" />
</p>

Next, click the “Settings” tab. Under “Lists this form subscribes to” check one of your available campaigns. Mine says “SheShoppes” but yours might have different name(s). Click “Save changes”.

3. Fix a “form not found” message on your form block

If you’re seeing a “form not found” message on your MailChimp block, it’s likely due to the block using a form ID from the demo page that was pre-loaded during installation. So you will need to replace it with your own form that you’ve just set up.

Click the three dots to bring the tool bar up, and click “Add Before”

Click the PLUS sign to add a block, and look for “Mailchimp for WordPress form” option. Click on it to insert it to your page.

Finally, delete the old MailChimp widget.