Hi, I am trying to embed a code for an opt-in page. I copy paste the code in text mode and see the

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  janicewald · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 9:34 pm

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  Hi, I am trying to embed a code for an opt-in page. I copy paste the code in text mode and see the opt-in Add Email box, but as soon as I save it, the opt-in Email box vanishes.,
  Also “add shortlink” has vanished on that page. I also saw something about getting bots if it vanished which it did. Why isn’t the opt-in Email box staying on the screen page? Thanks,
  http://mycurrentnewsblog.com/enjoy-my-guest…hat-to-do-next/

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  rachelmcr · Member · Apr 7, 2015 at 8:41 am

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  Hi Janice,

  Are you using the Blog Subscription Shortcode on that page, or are you trying to use a different opt-in code there? Some code isn’t allowed here at WordPress.com, for security purposes, and code that isn’t allowed is stripped out of your posts and pages automatically.

  If you copy and paste the code you’re trying to use in your reply here, I can take a look at it for you. :)

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  janicewald · Member · Apr 7, 2015 at 1:59 pm

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  Hi,
  Here is the code: I can’t center it either. If you can center and get the Email box to stay on the page, I’d appreciate it. Jon Morrow recommends this, and he loves WordPress.

  <!– Begin MailChimp Signup Form –>
  <link href=”//cdn-images.mailchimp.com/embedcode/slim-081711.css” rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css”>
  <style type=”text/css”>
  #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; }
  /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.
  We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */
  </style>
  <div id=”mc_embed_signup”>
  <form action=”//mycurrentnewsblog.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=5053aec7b1ebb41e1981b6cb8&id=a8bb68b8c4″ method=”post” id=”mc-embedded-subscribe-form” name=”mc-embedded-subscribe-form” class=”validate” target=”_blank” novalidate>
  <div id=”mc_embed_signup_scroll”>
  <label for=”mce-EMAIL”>Subscribe to our mailing list</label>
  <input type=”email” value=”” name=”EMAIL” class=”email” id=”mce-EMAIL” placeholder=”email address” required>
  <!– real people should not fill this in and expect good things – do not remove this or risk form bot signups–>
  <div style=”position: absolute; left: -5000px;”><input type=”text” name=”b_5053aec7b1ebb41e1981b6cb8_a8bb68b8c4″ tabindex=”-1″ value=””></div>
  <div class=”clear”><input type=”submit” value=”Subscribe” name=”subscribe” id=”mc-embedded-subscribe” class=”button”></div>
  </div>
  </form>
  </div>

  <!–End mc_embed_signup–>

  Thank you Rachel!
  Janice

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  rachelmcr · Member · Apr 7, 2015 at 2:28 pm

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  Hi Janice,

  It isn’t possible to embed MailChimp signup forms like that in WordPress.com blogs. (It’s only an option on self-hosted WordPress blogs using the software from WordPress.org.)

  If you’d like to give people an option to subscribe to your MailChimp newsletter, you can include a link to the MailChimp signup form so readers can follow the link and sign up at MailChimp. Please let me know if you have any questions about that. :)