Getting Started:
1. Go to MailChimp.com and create a MailChimp account.
2. Navigate to the Lists area of MailChimp, and create a new list or use an existing list
3. Open the list dropdown, click “signup forms” and select “Pop-Up”
Configure your pop-up form and publish. A popup will prompt you to confirm the publication:
4. After publishing, click “View Code” and copy your embedded code:
Correcting the code:
The default javascript generated by MailChimp is outdated and will break your site. Fortunately, a workaround is available.
1. Copy the JavaScript from here:
https://gist.github.com/nickcernis/3df74c0c6c18b75cb951
And replace this section:
baseUrl: 'mc.us1.list-manage.com',
uuid: 'a123456789abcdefghijklmno',
lid: '1abc12345a'
with the fields generated by your form creation:
({"baseUrl":"mc.us16.list-manage.com","uuid":"779d42fa1bbd103528f8461a9","lid":"75f12fa922"}) })
For my form, it will look like this:
baseUrl: 'mc.us16.list-manage.com',
uuid: '779d42fa1bbd103528f8461a9',
lid: '75f12fa922'
2. Paste the entire code into your footer like this:
3. View your site and verify that the form is being output correctly:
