I currently have a form connected to MC and the "double opt-in" check box is checked but not the "send welcome email." Foe some reason I am still getting the opt-in email and the welcome email. I don't want the welcome email. Is it not possible to turn this off?
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Can't get Welcome message to STOP!
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Nobody else is reporting this issue. What version of Gravity Forms and the MailChimp Add-On are you currently using? Verify that they are the latest releases of both and let me know. It could also be a setting your MailChimp account.
Posted 12 years ago on Thursday October 13, 2011 | Permalink -
Yes, that is the intended functionality. But MailChimp many not be honoring the settings that we pass to it as far as the Welcome Message goes. We just pass the data to MailChimp, after that it's MailChimp who handles everything on that end.
My suggestion to see if it's a MailChimp setting was just that, a suggestion. I don't know where it would be because i've never encountered this issue with MailChimp. You may want to ask the MailChimp support team if there is a setting somewhere to disable this.
Posted 12 years ago on Thursday October 13, 2011 | Permalink -
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MemberCarl,
I just spoke with MC via a live chat and this is our conversation:Christy: hey there jim Christy: One moment while I read your comment. Christy: which plugin is being used by the way Jim: Gravity Forms Christy: the double opt in includes the final welcome email Jim: According to Gravity forms that is not the way they have it set up Christy: it sounds like the option to send a final welcome email is intended for folk not wanting to have the other double opt in info sent out Christy: however it's best to contact the plugin maker to determine if its possible to avoid that Jim: so what you're saying is that if I choose to have the double opt-in then that automatically includes the welcome email? Christy: yes sir Jim: ok thank youIs this true? According to MC there is no way to have double opt-in and not send a welcome email.
Posted 12 years ago on Thursday October 13, 2011 | Permalink -
I wasn't aware that this was the case. But MailChimp would certainly know better than us as far as this functionality goes.
What is happening is MailChimp is ignoring the welcome email setting if double opt-in is selected. So it doesn't matter if it's selected or not, MailChimp automatically includes it as part of the double opt-in functionality.
This may be something they changed on their end, as i don't remember this being the case when we originally created the Add-On.
Posted 12 years ago on Thursday October 13, 2011 | Permalink -
If what they told you is true, it's not coming from our end. It's happening on the MailChimp side of things and we have no control over that. If MailChimp automatically sends the welcome email if double opt-in is enabled, then you won't be able to disable that.
Posted 12 years ago on Thursday October 13, 2011 | Permalink
