.. ================================================== .. FOR YOUR INFORMATION .. -------------------------------------------------- .. -*- coding: utf-8 -*- with BOM. .. include:: ../Includes.txt .. _users-manual: Users manual ============ Create a list at MailChimp -------------------------- If you have already created a list at mailchimp.com, you can skip this section, otherwise please follow it. 1) Login at https://www.mailchimp.com. 2) Switch to *List*. 3) Press the button *Create List* and fill out the form. All data can be changed later on. Interest group ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Interest groups allow people to subscribe to different topics which can be used later on to send different newsletters. Those topics are called **Intererst Groups**. The creation is really simple: 1) Login at https://www.mailchimp.com. 2) Switch to *List* and select the list you want to create interest groups. 3) Select *Manage Subscribers* > *Groups*. 4) Press the button *Create Groups* to create a group and add as many groups as you need. .. important:: The type (checkbox, radio button, dropdown) can not be changed later! Create a mailChimp subscription form ------------------------------------ After the installation, you are able to create a subscription form on any TYPO3 page. 1) Press the ``+`` icon at the page module. 2) Switch to the tab *Form elements* and select *MailChimp*. .. figure:: ../Images/UserManual/ContentElementWizard.png :alt: Content Element Wizard :width: 500px 3) Select any MailChimp list you want people subscribe to. .. figure:: ../Images/UserManual/SelectList.png :alt: Select a list :width: 500px 4) Optionally select an *interest group*. .. figure:: ../Images/UserManual/SelectInterestGroup.png :alt: Select an interest group :width: 500px **You are done!**