This Constant Contact WordPress plugin adds a constant contact widget signup form to your website sidebar. Very easy and no need any coding language knowledge to use this plug-in. Once the widget is ready, entered emails are automatically stored into your constant contact account.
WordPress Constant contact plugin demo available in this page, Enter your email and check the demo, this is only for demo, i wont send any mail to entered email address.
Why Email Marketing so popular because sending email is much cheaper than most other forms of communication. Email marketing has proven very successful for those who do it right.
E-mail marketing is a form of direct marketing which uses electronic mail as a means of communicating commercial or fund-raising messages to an audience.In its broadest sense, every e-mail sent to a potential or current customer could be considered e-mail marketing.
This WordPress plugin is to integrate constant contact account to your wordpress website.
Add Constant Contact widget email subscribe form to your sidebar with Custom title, Custom text box caption, Custom button style, Custom text box style.
User entered emails are automatically stored in to site admin constant contact account (admin need to provide their own constant contact login details at widget management)
No page refresh, because this widget using Ajax.
If u got “Please try after some time” in the local-host!! dot worry this is problem in local-host configuration 100% sure this will work in the actual website..
How to find the exact problem.
1. Open this class/ccf_ajax.js JavaScript file.
2. Go to line 83,84
3. Remove the comment for that two lines
From
//alert(xmlHttp.readyState);
//alert(xmlHttp.responseText);
To
alert(xmlHttp.readyState);
alert(xmlHttp.responseText);
And try it again, now you can see the actual error in the alert box.
Plugin Features
1. Add email directly to constant contact account
2. Separate CSS file
3. Option to update widget title
4. Option to update email text box caption
5. Option to send auto thanks mail to subscriber
6. Option to set from email address
7. Auto mail to admin when new email subscribed
8. Option to update email subject
9. Option to update email content
10. Option to add the constant contact form into page/post.
11. HTML email format
12. Option to add the widget into pages/posts
Plugin premium
Need premium plugin? Constant Contact Premium Download link
Plugin installation instruction
Method 1
- Download the plugin “constant-contact.zip” from wordpress directory.
- Unpack the “constant contact.zip” file and extract the /constant-contact/ folder.
- Drop the “constant-contact” folder into your ‘wp-content/plugins’ folder.
- In word press administration panels, click on plug-in from the menu.
- You should see your new “constant contact” plug-in listed.
- To turn the word presses plug-in on, click activate.
Method 2
- Go to ‘add new’ menu under ‘plugins’ tab in your word-press admin.
- Search “constant contact” using search option.
- Find the plugin and click ‘Install Now’ link.
- Finally click activate plug-in link to activate the plug-in.
Method 3
- Download the plugin constant-contact.zip from wordpress directory.
- Go to ‘add new’ menu under ‘plugins’ tab in your word-press admin.
- Select upload link (top link menu).
- Upload the available constant-contact.zip file and click install now.
- Finally click activate plug-in link to activate the plug-in.
Plugin configuration
Method 1
Drag and Drop the Widget : Go to widget page under Appearance tab, Drag and drop “constant contact form” widget into your side bar. its very easy.
Method 2
Add directly in the theme : Use this PHP code, <?php ccf_show(); ?> to add the form to your theme files.
Method 3
Short code for posts and pages: Copy and paste the below given short code into pages or posts to display the news
Short code for the plugin version 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 : [constant-contact-form=Load]
Short code for the plugin version 5.0 onwards : [constant-contact-form load="1"]
CSS file configuration
Dashboard → Plugins → Editor → Select “Constant contact form” plugin to edit → Click “constant-contact-form/class/ccf_custom.css”
Edit this CSS file to update the widget style.
ccf_caption: This CSS class is for widget caption div (Short description).
ccf_msg: This CSS class is for successful message (Loading… and Subscribed successfully txt).
ccf_textbox: This CSS class is for email textbox div.
ccf_button : This CSS class is for button div.
ccf_textbox_class: This CSS class is for textbox class name.
ccf_textbox_button : This CSS class is for button class name.
Frequently asked questions
Q1) What is Constant Contact?
Constant Contact is an online email marketing service that allows businesses to stay connected to their customers via email, surveys and event marketing. This service can send thousands of emails at one time and maintain status reports. Learn more about Constant Contact : http://www.constantcontact.com/
Q2) Do I need a Constant Contact account for this widget?
Yes, you need to have a Constant Contact account. If you don’t have one, you can sign up for a free trial account. [Learn more about Constant Contact]
Q3) After activated this plugin in the sidebar the widget show only “Under construction” text?
Because site admin (you) not enter the constant contact login details. Please go to dashboard and enter your constant contact details. if you don’t have read FAQ 2.
Q4) Where do I enter the Constant Contact login ‘details’?
Go to Constant Contact widget management area and enter the login details.
Q5) Where do I update the Constant Contact Sidebar ‘Top text’?
Go to Constant Contact widget management area and update “Top text”.
Q6) Where do I update the Constant Contact Sidebar ‘Word within text box’?
Go to Constant Contact widget management area and update “Word within text box”.
Q7) Where do I update the Constant Contact Sidebar ‘Button caption’?
Go to Constant Contact widget management area and update “Button caption”.
Q8) Is possible to update my text box and button style?
Yes, you can go to Constant Contact widget management area and update “Text Box Style” & “Button Style”.
Download link
http://www.gopiplus.com/work/wordpress-plugin-download/