Getting started

Here is a Getting Started tutorial for the MailChimp Auto-Subscribe extension

Setup

• Login to Joomla! back-end
• Go to Extension -> Plugin manager
• Search for the "MailChimp Auto-Subscribe" plugin and click to edit it

• Set the status to Enabled
• Enter the MailChimp's API Key and List Unique ID

• Optionally set the appropriate settings under the Advanced Tab

How to Create a MailChimp API Key

• Login to your MailChimp account
• Go to Account -> Extras -> API Keys
• Click on the Create A Key button if you don't have already created an API Key.
• Copy the API Key and paste it to the extension's API Key field.

A typicall MailChimp API Key looks like: b2a476a53c84dd3d9fd886f542e81756-us5

Read the MailChimp's official tutorial on How to Find or Generate your API Key .

Find Your List ID

• From to the MailChimp's top menu go to Audience
• Click on the Audience's title you want to use
• Go to Manage Audience -> Settings
• Scroll down until you find the text field named Unique id for audience X
• Copy the value and paste it to the extension's List unique id field.

Read the MailChimp's official tutorial on how to Find your List ID .

A typicall MailChimp List ID looks like: ba6fae5a17