{"id":3442,"date":"2014-12-06T12:05:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T01:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/?p=3442"},"modified":"2024-03-13T10:50:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T23:50:17","slug":"wp-shopping-cart-and-mailchimp-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-shopping-cart-and-mailchimp-integration-3442","title":{"rendered":"WP Shopping Cart and MailChimp Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Want to keep your buyers up to speed on your newest products or specials? This guide will help you use MailChimp for <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart\/\">WP Shopping Cart<\/a> to automatically add customers to a mailing list when they purchase your products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mailchimp-dashboard.png\" alt=\"screenshot showing the mailchimp account dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-3443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mailchimp-dashboard.png 650w, https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mailchimp-dashboard-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dbf1ff\">This paid add-on can be purchased at the bottom of this page. We recommend users to carefully review the information provided here to fully understand its features before making a purchase. This ensures that the add-on meets your expectations and aligns with its capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"installing-the-addon\">Installing the Addon<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>You can install this addon the same way you install any WordPress plugin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>Add New<\/strong>&nbsp;plugins screen in your WordPress admin area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>upload<\/strong>&nbsp;tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Browse for the addon file (simple-cart-mailchimp-integration.zip)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Install Now<\/strong>&nbsp;and then activate the plugin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"setup-and-configuration\">Setup and Configuration<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-create-your-list-on-mailchimp\">Step 1) Create your list on MailChimp<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>To use the addon, you&#8217;ll need to have a MailChimp account, so create one now if you don&#8217;t already have one. Once you have signed into your MailChimp account, you can select <strong>Lists<\/strong> from the menu to create a new mailing list, or choose from lists you&#8217;ve created previously.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-find-and-add-your-list-name\">Step 2) Find and add your List Name<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>In your MailChimp account, open your list and select <strong>List Name &amp; Defaults<\/strong> from the <strong>Settings<\/strong> menu. Copy the List Name displayed here to your clipboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mailchimp-list.png\" alt=\"screenshot showing how to find the mailchimp list id\" class=\"wp-image-3445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mailchimp-list.png 650w, https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mailchimp-list-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-enter-the-mailchimp-list-name-in-the-addon-settings\">Step 3) Enter the Mailchimp List Name in the Addon Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Now open <strong>MailChimp Addon Settings<\/strong> from the admin dashboard of your WordPress site, and paste the List Name you just copied into the <strong>List Name <\/strong>field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/simple-cart-mailchimp-addon-settings.png\" alt=\"simple-cart-mailchimp-addon-settings\" class=\"wp-image-4413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/simple-cart-mailchimp-addon-settings.png 743w, https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/simple-cart-mailchimp-addon-settings-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-4-create-and-add-your-api-key\">Step 4) Create and add your API Key<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>In your MailChimp account, open your account\/user page and get the\u00c2&nbsp;<strong>API Key<\/strong>. Copy the long string of numbers and letters from the <strong>API Key<\/strong> field to your clipboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mailchimp-api.png\" alt=\"screenshot showing how to find the mailchimp api keys\" class=\"wp-image-3447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mailchimp-api.png 650w, https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mailchimp-api-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>MailChimp Addon Settings<\/strong>, paste the text you just copied into the <strong>API Key<\/strong> field.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-5-additional-settings\">Step 5) Additional settings<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Finally, determine if you need to change any of the additional settings. 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