How to make a subscription form on webpage?

[Kristiane]

I just installed MLM. Now I wonder how to make a subscription form on my website. I tried using the command lm.php?cmd=subscribe&list=list1[;list2;...]&email=email_addr[&pwd=password], but I don't think I know what to substitute and what not. I'm not more familiar with html coding then to add a few lines someone tells me, so please help.
Kristiane

 

[stanbusk]

The 'lm/html' folder contains several examples. I recommend you to have a look at them.

 

[Kristiane]

I don't know enough about programming to know what to do and there is no comments telling me what each of them does. Where can I find this information?

 

[Kristiane]

OK, I found out that if I open them in Adobe Go Live, I can get an idea of how they look.

The indexfile doesn't open in Firefox. Which program should it be opened in or how am I supposed to do it. I use a wordpress site. Is the idea that I should install a page as an index site as well as adding the html from any of the forms to a page where I like it to be published?

 

[Kristiane]

I still would like a description of what is meant with subscription single fixed or selelction or multiple etc.

 

[stanbusk]

If you open those files with your browser you will understand why I named them that way. It is all about how lists are displayed, only one, all at once with checkboxes, all at once inside a pull-down menu... the pages that include the word 'auto' display the lists automatically. Note that MLM also comes with a Wordpress plugin.

 

[Kristiane]

What is the name of the wordpress plugin, because that would probably be the easiest, wouldn't it?

 

[Kristiane]

I've tried searching with many different names, but not been succesful

 

[stanbusk]

It comes with the MLM script, in the 'lm' folder. Are you on a Mac or Windows?

 

[Kristiane]

On Mac. In my Llm folder there is what is on the screen shot below.
What would the name of the file be? would it have to be found in the lm folder?

 

[stanbusk]

Look inside your 'Applications/MaxBulk Mailer/Goodies/Wordpress Plugin'.

 

[dhwinn]

I found the Wordpress plugin. Works great. Thanks!

I have multiple lists. Is there a way to add a "Select all" option to the subscription list drop-down menu? Maybe something for the next version?

Thanks.

 

[Kristiane]

Ok I found the folder. I went in to wordpress and wanted to upload the folder 'mlm_widget' as it says in read me. As you can see on the picture that doesn't work. Then I tried to upload and install the php-file within, but that didn't work. What am I doing wrong? Is there another way to upload it?

 

[stanbusk]

As far as I know it has to be installed that way, what problem do you have?

 

[dhwinn]

Kristiane

You appear to be trying to install the plugin from within Wordpress from the plugins page. I find that doesn't always work.

Do you have access to an ftp software (transmit, cyber duck etc...)? If so, navigate your way to your Wordpress files, find wp-content-->plugins and upload the mlm_widget folder to the plugins folder. Log back into your Wordpress site and you should be able to activate the mlm plugin. That's what I did.

 

[Kristiane]

As you can see in the picture, the "open" is grey, meaning it can't open the archive. I can open both the files in the archive, but they don't seem to do the job.

 

[wessley]

Hi Kristiane,

Can you try archiving the "mlm_widget" folder into a zip file and uploading that to WordPress?

Best,
Wes

 

[dhwinn]

Hi Kristiane

The reason the "open" is grey is because Wordpress is looking for a .zip file, not a folder or other kinds of files. You can try as Wes suggests and zip the "mlm_widget" folder in the Finder. Right-click on the folder (in the Finder) and select "Compress mlm_widget". This will create mlm_widget.zip

You should be able to "open" this through Wordpress

Dave

 

[Kristiane]

Thanks for your suggestions. And yes. I didn't even know plug-ins could be installed from any other place than from within wordpress. However, I don't know how to do any of what you suggest. It is all greek to me. Are these PC or Mac programs?
I have a Mac and thought this should be rather simple. Usually the wordpress plug-ins are simple to install and use. I've never encountered anything like this. I regret I bought the program, because it all seems difficult and it seems like I need to know a lot of programming to use it.

 

[Kristiane]

I don't know what I did different, but decided to give it another try, just the stright way, uploading it through wordpress. And it worked. My advice for next version or update. Put in a zip-file form the beginning and write that in the instructions. That would have saved me a lot of trouble and frustration. Love Kristiane