In most cases this is down to one of two issues:

• An incompatibility of PHP version – the plugin requires PHP 5.2 or above.
• Incorrect API details – the plugin needs to use the Account ID, and List ID, not the Client

So – these should always be the first things to check. If you’re still having problems, then the guide below explains how to see what error messages are being generated. To diagnose this you’ll need a copy of “Firefox”, and the “Firebug” extension. (Note: You can also do similar with Chrome, and its developer tools if you know your way around them instead).

To start, open the page with the widget on, and open up firebug. Switch to the “Net” panel – you should see something like this (Click for bigger version):

Submit the form, and you should see a “request” logged in the net panel – it’s an HTTP POST request – so should start with POST, like this:

Click on the + symbol to the left of the POST to see the details of the request:

Click on the “Response” to see what data the AJAX POST is outputting – the error message should give you an idea of what’s not working.

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Now, Campaign Monitor make it pretty easy to create a sign-up form, but by default the form will take you off your original site, onto a Campaign Monitor “Thank you for subscribing” page. I wanted to see if I could improve on that a little, so, having worked with the Campaign Monitor API before for a Joomla! / Campaign monitor integration I sat down to see what we could do.

The result is the Ajax Campaign Monitor Forms plugin for WordPress.

Adding a form as a Widget

Currently it’ll let you create a widget in any of your sidebars, add in your list ID, and account ID, choose whether to show the “Name” field as well as “Email”:

The result is a mini-form in your sidebar, that submits the request via Ajax without the user leaving your site.

Adding a form inline in a post or page

You can also add a form as a shortcode to your posts and pages. Simply click on the “Campaign Monitor” button that appears above the post editor:

You’ll be asked to insert your API key details:

and a shortcode will be placed into your post to display the form:

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The plugin auto-subscribes new users (Whether they register deliberately, or are created by other plugins – e.g. by purchasing from a Virtuemart store) to your chosen Campaign Monitor list.

To get up and running, follow these 4 simple steps:

• Download the plugin
• Install it
• Set up your Campaign Monitor details in the configuration screen
  
  You can find a great guide for finding these IDs here
• Activate the plugin