I need a Mailchimp plug-in, how can I add that to my wordpress.com site?

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  vanillaslate · Member · Nov 3, 2014 at 6:15 am

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  I have an existing Mailchimp subscriber list which I want to link to my new free wordpress.com blog. I can’t figure out how to do this. I don’t have a plug-in feature on my dashboard & I can’t use any URL links directly from my Mailchimp list, because I don’t know how & where to paste them onto my blog. (I am not that techno-savvy, but can normally help myself with basic dashboard functions) Can anyone please help with step by step instructions? Thanks for any advice!

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  lubmir2k · Member · Nov 3, 2014 at 7:05 am

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  Hi there,

  WordPress.com doesn’t allow to embed code from mailchimp directly, but you can find workaround in this support thread:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/mail-chimp-signup-form-embed-code-doesnt-work?replies=5

  There is a trick provided by @jessedp, which does all that you need.

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  vanillaslate · Member · Nov 6, 2014 at 6:43 am

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  Thanks, it worked. I made an image widget on my wordpress blog. (print screen of a mailchimp sign up image I grabbed from mailchimp website) Then I linked the URL of my own mailchimp unique sign-up form to that image. Was tricky first, because I had to paste that screen shot image somewhere else, live, on my website so that I could get an URL link for that specific image. (If it makes sense…) I guess it is not the best final solution, but hey, it is still free and it works :-)

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  lubmir2k · Member · Nov 6, 2014 at 6:59 am

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  Glad to hear that it worked :)