Mailchimp Signup Form showing up as Text

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  amandakellyhealthcoach · Member · Jan 30, 2014 at 12:01 am

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  I am trying to put a Mailchimp signup form into one of my pages (About & Contact). I pasted the code from Mailchimp into the text section of the page where I wanted, then when I clicked “visual,” the sign up form was there. Yay! But then I went to “Preview Changes” and the signup form was just text once again. It shows up in the visual window as a signup form but on my site as text… Please help!!

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jan 30, 2014 at 3:58 am

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  What is the code that you are trying to enter? You can paste it into a response here using the “code” formatting button above the text entry box.

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  genevievehassall · Member · Feb 26, 2014 at 5:53 am

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  Hi, I’m having the same problem! I don’t understand what I’ve done wrong. The code I am using is below, it is the Embedded Form on Mail Chimp. Would really appreciate some help :) Have searched extensively on the net and haven’t found any other forums about it.

  <!– Begin MailChimp Signup Form –>
  <link href=”//cdn-images.mailchimp.com/embedcode/classic-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=”http://wordpress.us3.list-manage2.com/subscribe/post?u=5a56d786ff01d4f378cdc9ec7&id=6e3bcec1da” method=”post” id=”mc-embedded-subscribe-form” name=”mc-embedded-subscribe-form” class=”validate” target=”_blank” novalidate>
  <h2>Sign up for free updates + extra tips</h2>
  <div class=”indicates-required”><span class=”asterisk”>*</span> indicates required</div>
  <div class=”mc-field-group”>
  <label for=”mce-EMAIL”>Email Address <span class=”asterisk”>*</span>
  </label>
  <input type=”email” value=”” name=”EMAIL” class=”required email” id=”mce-EMAIL”>
  </div>
  <div class=”mc-field-group”>
  <label for=”mce-FNAME”>First Name </label>
  <input type=”text” value=”” name=”FNAME” class=”” id=”mce-FNAME”>
  </div>
  <div class=”mc-field-group”>
  <label for=”mce-LNAME”>Last Name </label>
  <input type=”text” value=”” name=”LNAME” class=”” id=”mce-LNAME”>
  </div>
  <div class=”mc-field-group”>
  <label for=”mce-MMERGE3″>Have a website? </label>
  <input type=”url” value=”” name=”MMERGE3″ class=” url” id=”mce-MMERGE3″>
  </div>
  <div class=”mc-field-group input-group”>
  I’m most interested in:

  • <input type=”checkbox” value=”1″ name=”group[8709][1]” id=”mce-group[8709]-8709-0″><label for=”mce-group[8709]-8709-0″>Food</label>
  • <input type=”checkbox” value=”2″ name=”group[8709][2]” id=”mce-group[8709]-8709-1″><label for=”mce-group[8709]-8709-1″>Beauty</label>
  • <input type=”checkbox” value=”4″ name=”group[8709][4]” id=”mce-group[8709]-8709-2″><label for=”mce-group[8709]-8709-2″>Mind</label>
  • <input type=”checkbox” value=”8″ name=”group[8709][8]” id=”mce-group[8709]-8709-3″><label for=”mce-group[8709]-8709-3″>Environment</label>

  </div>
  <div id=”mce-responses” class=”clear”>
  <div class=”response” id=”mce-error-response” style=”display:none”></div>
  <div class=”response” id=”mce-success-response” style=”display:none”></div>
  </div> <!– 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_5a56d786ff01d4f378cdc9ec7_6e3bcec1da” value=””></div>
  <div class=”clear”><input type=”submit” value=”Subscribe” name=”subscribe” id=”mc-embedded-subscribe” class=”button”></div>
  </form>
  </div>
  <script type=”text/javascript”>
  var fnames = new Array();var ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]=’EMAIL’;ftypes[0]=’email’;fnames[1]=’FNAME’;ftypes[1]=’text’;fnames[2]=’LNAME’;ftypes[2]=’text’;fnames[3]=’MMERGE3′;ftypes[3]=’url’;
  try {
  var jqueryLoaded=jQuery;
  jqueryLoaded=true;
  } catch(err) {
  var jqueryLoaded=false;
  }
  var head= document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)[0];
  if (!jqueryLoaded) {
  var script = document.createElement(‘script’);
  script.type = ‘text/javascript’;
  script.src = ‘//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.min.js’;
  head.appendChild(script);
  if (script.readyState && script.onload!==null){
  script.onreadystatechange= function () {
  if (this.readyState == ‘complete’) mce_preload_check();
  }
  }
  }

  var err_style = ”;
  try{
  err_style = mc_custom_error_style;
  } catch(e){
  err_style = ‘#mc_embed_signup input.mce_inline_error{border-color:#6B0505;} #mc_embed_signup div.mce_inline_error{margin: 0 0 1em 0; padding: 5px 10px; background-color:#6B0505; font-weight: bold; z-index: 1; color:#fff;}’;
  }
  var head= document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)[0];
  var style= document.createElement(‘style’);
  style.type= ‘text/css’;
  if (style.styleSheet) {
  style.styleSheet.cssText = err_style;
  } else {
  style.appendChild(document.createTextNode(err_style));
  }
  head.appendChild(style);
  setTimeout(‘mce_preload_check();’, 250);

  var mce_preload_checks = 0;
  function mce_preload_check(){
  if (mce_preload_checks>40) return;
  mce_preload_checks++;
  try {
  var jqueryLoaded=jQuery;
  } catch(err) {
  setTimeout(‘mce_preload_check();’, 250);
  return;
  }
  var script = document.createElement(‘script’);
  script.type = ‘text/javascript’;
  script.src = ‘http://downloads.mailchimp.com/js/jquery.form-n-validate.js’;
  head.appendChild(script);
  try {
  var validatorLoaded=jQuery(“#fake-form”).validate({});
  } catch(err) {
  setTimeout(‘mce_preload_check();’, 250);
  return;
  }
  mce_init_form();
  }
  function mce_init_form(){
  jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
  var options = { errorClass: ‘mce_inline_error’, errorElement: ‘div’, onkeyup: function(){}, onfocusout:function(){}, onblur:function(){} };
  var mce_validator = $(“#mc-embedded-subscribe-form”).validate(options);
  $(“#mc-embedded-subscribe-form”).unbind(‘submit’);//remove the validator so we can get into beforeSubmit on the ajaxform, which then calls the validator
  options = { url: ‘http://wordpress.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe/post-json?u=5a56d786ff01d4f378cdc9ec7&id=6e3bcec1da&c=?’, type: ‘GET’, dataType: ‘json’, contentType: “application/json; charset=utf-8”,
  beforeSubmit: function(){
  $(‘#mce_tmp_error_msg’).remove();
  $(‘.datefield’,’#mc_embed_signup’).each(
  function(){
  var txt = ‘filled’;
  var fields = new Array();
  var i = 0;
  $(‘:text’, this).each(
  function(){
  fields[i] = this;
  i++;
  });
  $(‘:hidden’, this).each(
  function(){
  var bday = false;
  if (fields.length == 2){
  bday = true;
  fields[2] = {‘value’:1970};//trick birthdays into having years
  }
  if ( fields[0].value==’MM’ && fields[1].value==’DD’ && (fields[2].value==’YYYY’ || (bday && fields[2].value==1970) ) ){
  this.value = ”;
  } else if ( fields[0].value==” && fields[1].value==” && (fields[2].value==” || (bday && fields[2].value==1970) ) ){
  this.value = ”;
  } else {
  if (/[day]/.test(fields[0].name)){
  this.value = fields[1].value+’/’+fields[0].value+’/’+fields[2].value;
  } else {
  this.value = fields[0].value+’/’+fields[1].value+’/’+fields[2].value;
  }
  }
  });
  });
  $(‘.phonefield-us’,’#mc_embed_signup’).each(
  function(){
  var fields = new Array();
  var i = 0;
  $(‘:text’, this).each(
  function(){
  fields[i] = this;
  i++;
  });
  $(‘:hidden’, this).each(
  function(){
  if ( fields[0].value.length != 3 || fields[1].value.length!=3 || fields[2].value.length!=4 ){
  this.value = ”;
  } else {
  this.value = ‘filled’;
  }
  });
  });
  return mce_validator.form();
  },
  success: mce_success_cb
  };
  $(‘#mc-embedded-subscribe-form’).ajaxForm(options);

  });
  }
  function mce_success_cb(resp){
  $(‘#mce-success-response’).hide();
  $(‘#mce-error-response’).hide();
  if (resp.result==”success”){
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(resp.msg);
  $(‘#mc-embedded-subscribe-form’).each(function(){
  this.reset();
  });
  } else {
  var index = -1;
  var msg;
  try {
  var parts = resp.msg.split(‘ – ‘,2);
  if (parts[1]==undefined){
  msg = resp.msg;
  } else {
  i = parseInt(parts[0]);
  if (i.toString() == parts[0]){
  index = parts[0];
  msg = parts[1];
  } else {
  index = -1;
  msg = resp.msg;
  }
  }
  } catch(e){
  index = -1;
  msg = resp.msg;
  }
  try{
  if (index== -1){
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(msg);
  } else {
  err_id = ‘mce_tmp_error_msg’;
  html = ‘<div id=”‘+err_id+'” style=”‘+err_style+'”> ‘+msg+'</div>’;

  var input_id = ‘#mc_embed_signup’;
  var f = $(input_id);
  if (ftypes[index]==’address’){
  input_id = ‘#mce-‘+fnames[index]+’-addr1′;
  f = $(input_id).parent().parent().get(0);
  } else if (ftypes[index]==’date’){
  input_id = ‘#mce-‘+fnames[index]+’-month’;
  f = $(input_id).parent().parent().get(0);
  } else {
  input_id = ‘#mce-‘+fnames[index];
  f = $().parent(input_id).get(0);
  }
  if (f){
  $(f).append(html);
  $(input_id).focus();
  } else {
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(msg);
  }
  }
  } catch(e){
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(msg);
  }
  }
  }

  </script>
  <!–End mc_embed_signup–>

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  justjennifer · Member · Feb 26, 2014 at 6:01 am

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  You won’t be able to use that code here on WordPress.com

  You can create a sign up page on MailChimp directly and simply link to it from your WordPress.com site. Here’s their instructions http://kb.mailchimp.com/article/how-to-add-a-mailchimp-signup-form-to-your-wordpress-blog

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Feb 26, 2014 at 5:56 pm

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  justjennifer has given you good advice. That is the best method for WordPress.com/Mailchimp integration.

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  amandakellyhealthcoach · Member · Feb 26, 2014 at 8:11 pm

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  I made my code from Mailchimp; here it is:

  * indicates required

  Email Address *

  First Name

  Last Name

  Email Format
  •html
  •text

  // 40) return;
  mce_preload_checks++;
  try {
  var jqueryLoaded=jQuery;
  } catch(err) {
  setTimeout(‘mce_preload_check();’, 250);
  return;
  }
  var script = document.createElement(‘script’);
  script.type = ‘text/javascript’;
  script.src = ‘http://downloads.mailchimp.com/js/jquery.form-n-validate.js’;
  head.appendChild(script);
  try {
  var validatorLoaded=jQuery(“#fake-form”).validate({});
  } catch(err) {
  setTimeout(‘mce_preload_check();’, 250);
  return;
  }
  mce_init_form();
  }
  function mce_init_form(){
  jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
  var options = { errorClass: ‘mce_inline_error’, errorElement: ‘div’, onkeyup: function(){}, onfocusout:function(){}, onblur:function(){} };
  var mce_validator = $(“#mc-embedded-subscribe-form”).validate(options);
  $(“#mc-embedded-subscribe-form”).unbind(‘submit’);//remove the validator so we can get into beforeSubmit on the ajaxform, which then calls the validator
  options = { url: ‘http://amandakellyhealthcoaching.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe/post-json?u=9ef4194010a29e9b223e6b44a&id=43fc39f3fd&c=?’, type: ‘GET’, dataType: ‘json’, contentType: “application/json; charset=utf-8”,
  beforeSubmit: function(){
  $(‘#mce_tmp_error_msg’).remove();
  $(‘.datefield’,’#mc_embed_signup’).each(
  function(){
  var txt = ‘filled’;
  var fields = new Array();
  var i = 0;
  $(‘:text’, this).each(
  function(){
  fields[i] = this;
  i++;
  });
  $(‘:hidden’, this).each(
  function(){
  var bday = false;
  if (fields.length == 2){
  bday = true;
  fields[2] = {‘value’:1970};//trick birthdays into having years
  }
  if ( fields[0].value==’MM’ && fields[1].value==’DD’ && (fields[2].value==’YYYY’ || (bday && fields[2].value==1970) ) ){
  this.value = ”;
  } else if ( fields[0].value==” && fields[1].value==” && (fields[2].value==” || (bday && fields[2].value==1970) ) ){
  this.value = ”;
  } else {
  if (/[day]/.test(fields[0].name)){
  this.value = fields[1].value+’/’+fields[0].value+’/’+fields[2].value;
  } else {
  this.value = fields[0].value+’/’+fields[1].value+’/’+fields[2].value;
  }
  }
  });
  });
  $(‘.phonefield-us’,’#mc_embed_signup’).each(
  function(){
  var fields = new Array();
  var i = 0;
  $(‘:text’, this).each(
  function(){
  fields[i] = this;
  i++;
  });
  $(‘:hidden’, this).each(
  function(){
  if ( fields[0].value.length != 3 || fields[1].value.length!=3 || fields[2].value.length!=4 ){
  this.value = ”;
  } else {
  this.value = ‘filled’;
  }
  });
  });
  return mce_validator.form();
  },
  success: mce_success_cb
  };
  $(‘#mc-embedded-subscribe-form’).ajaxForm(options);

  });
  }
  function mce_success_cb(resp){
  $(‘#mce-success-response’).hide();
  $(‘#mce-error-response’).hide();
  if (resp.result==”success”){
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(resp.msg);
  $(‘#mc-embedded-subscribe-form’).each(function(){
  this.reset();
  });
  } else {
  var index = -1;
  var msg;
  try {
  var parts = resp.msg.split(‘ – ‘,2);
  if (parts[1]==undefined){
  msg = resp.msg;
  } else {
  i = parseInt(parts[0]);
  if (i.toString() == parts[0]){
  index = parts[0];
  msg = parts[1];
  } else {
  index = -1;
  msg = resp.msg;
  }
  }
  } catch(e){
  index = -1;
  msg = resp.msg;
  }
  try{
  if (index== -1){
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(msg);
  } else {
  err_id = ‘mce_tmp_error_msg’;
  html = ‘

  ‘+msg+’

  ‘;

  var input_id = ‘#mc_embed_signup’;
  var f = $(input_id);
  if (ftypes[index]==’address’){
  input_id = ‘#mce-‘+fnames[index]+’-addr1′;
  f = $(input_id).parent().parent().get(0);
  } else if (ftypes[index]==’date’){
  input_id = ‘#mce-‘+fnames[index]+’-month’;
  f = $(input_id).parent().parent().get(0);
  } else {
  input_id = ‘#mce-‘+fnames[index];
  f = $().parent(input_id).get(0);
  }
  if (f){
  $(f).append(html);
  $(input_id).focus();
  } else {
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(msg);
  }
  }
  } catch(e){
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();
  $(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(msg);
  }
  }
  }
  // ]]>

  When I made the code in MailChimp, it says that I can integrate the code into a WordPress page. If that is possible, it would be ideal because I don’t want people to have to go through extra steps. Is this possible?

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  auxclass · Member · Feb 26, 2014 at 8:32 pm

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  Not into a WordPress.COM blog – that code is not allowed for security and reliability reasons

  There are two flavors of “WordPress”

  For more on the difference: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  amandakellyhealthcoach · Member · Feb 26, 2014 at 9:17 pm

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  Oh snap. Ok. Thanks for the help!