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Chris B

09-07-2007 08:49 AM

newsletter signup from html page

Is there a method to have a newsletter signup form on a standard html page?

Using Version 4.0.19

Thanks

longhorn180

10-04-2007 05:26 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

I'd like to be able to do this as well. Anyone have any ideas?

longhorn180

10-04-2007 05:37 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

I found this code in another thread and it seems to work.

Code:

<form action="news.php" name="subscribeform" method="post">

<input type="hidden" name="subscribe_lng" value="{$store_language}" />

<input type="text" name="newsemail" size="19" />

<a href="javascript: document.subscribeform.submit();" js_to_href="Y">Subscribe</a>

</form>

Here is the link to the thread: http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=32615&highlight=newsletter

Chris B

10-04-2007 11:01 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

This works for 4.019.

Make sure the path is correct for your x-cart installation...

<Table>
<FORM action="/store/mail/subscribe.php" name="subscribeform">
<INPUT type="hidden" name="redirect" value="customer">
<TR>
<TD>
Your email:
<BR>
<INPUT type="text" name="newsemail" size="16">
<BR>
<A href="javascript:document.subscribeform.submit()" class="VertMenuItems"><FONT class="VertMenuItems">Subscribe </FONT><IMG src="/store/skin1/images/go_menu.gif" width="27" height="14" border="0" align="absmiddle"></A>
</TD>
</TR>
</FORM>
</TABLE>

2coolbaby

10-28-2007 05:11 PM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

I had this working in 4.0.18, but since I upgraded to 4.1.8, it no longer works. Anyone know how to fix this for the 4.1 branch?

2coolbaby

10-28-2007 05:25 PM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

I realized that I do not have a subscribe.php in my mail folder since x-cart installed the update. I wonder if that was a mistake or for a reason. Any ideas?

OpheliaPayne

01-03-2008 06:26 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

Use the code at the very beginning, but make sure you have the correct path for news.php. It looks like the "news.php" has replaced the subscribe.php file.

ottodacat

02-01-2008 05:37 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

Hi,

Actually I went with an iframe solution (i embedded the sign in through an iframe) and leveraged a free open source solutin which gave me a means to manage the user database separately, see:
http://www.selfexile.com/projects/opennewsletter/

Jon	02-01-2008 09:30 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

As a quick and simple way, all you need to do is go to your x-cart page where your existing newsletter sign-up page is presented. View source on the page, scroll down to the newsletter code, and copy the information between <form and </form> (including anything that provides formatting which may possibly exist outside of these elements).

Then adjust the paths based on it's new location and paste it into your html document.

connemara

02-12-2008 10:59 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

Thank you Jon and the others as I have been struggling to get this working. I have an image on the head section that links to the html page (subscribe.htm). This all opens with greybox. It is perfect. I can subscribe and get the appropriate results. Last challenge:
The results page is within the default cart layout, but the subscribe is in a fixed window so it looks pretty awful since the page gets squished.

Is there a way to have the "thank you" or results message go to an html page so I can control how it looks to the customer in that window?
Connie

Vivarant

01-15-2009 11:05 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

hi i am trying to utilize this code but when you try to submit the email address this message comes up

"No news available at the moment"

Here is how is how i have the code set

Code:

<form name="newsletter" action="news.php" method="post"><center>

  <table width="250" border="0" align="left" cellpadding="2">

  <tr>

   <td width="50%"><input name="newsemail" size="35"></td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

   <td width="50%">

    <input type="radio" value="subscribe" checked name="mode"> 

    Subscribe       

    <input type="Submit" value="Submit" name="Submit"></td>

  </tr>

 </table>

 </center>



</form>

mixshows3

07-05-2011 12:59 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

Hello,
Tried this on 4.4.2 but its not working. Button doesn't do anything when pressed. I think it has to do with the authentication box (type numbers from image) that 4.4.2 requires on newsletter subscription page.

Can any X-Cart gurus help getting this to work with just the email field and submit button?

I really appreciate it.
Thanks
Cisco

qualiteam

07-13-2011 04:22 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

You can try something like this:

Code:

<form action="news.php" name="subscribeform" method="post"> 

   <input type="hidden" name="subscribe_lng" value="en"> 

   <table cellspacing="1" class="data-table"> 

     <tr> 

       <td class="data-name"><label for="semail">Your email:</label></td> 

       <td class="data-required">*</td> 

       <td><input type="text" class="input-email" id="semail" name="newsemail" size="30" value=""></td> 

     </tr> 

     <tr> 

       <td colspan="3" class="iv-box-descr">Type the characters you see in the picture:</td> 

     </tr> 

     <tr> 

       <td class="iv-box"> 

         <div class="iv-img"> 

           <script type="text/javascript" src="/skin/common_files/js/common.js"></script> 

           <script type="text/javascript" src="/skin/common_files/lib/jquery-min.js"></script> 

           <script type="text/javascript"> 

             //<![CDATA[

             var xcart_web_dir = "";

             //]]>

           </script> 

           <img src="/antibot_image.php?section=on_news_panel&amp;rnd=3826" id="on_news_panel" alt=""><br /> 

           <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: change_antibot_image('on_news_panel');" rel="noreferrer">Get a different code</a> 

        </div> 

      </td> 

      <td class="data-required">*</td> 

      <td class="iv-box"> 

        <input type="text" id="antibot_input_str" name="antibot_input_str"> 

        <div class="button-row"> 

          <button class="button" type="submit" title="Subscribe"> 

            <span class="button-right"><span class="button-left">Subscribe</span></span> 

          </button> 

        </div> 

      </td> 

    </tr> 

  </table> 

</form>

Or this:

Code:

<form action="news.php" method="post"> 

  <input type="hidden" name="mode" value="subscribe"> 

  <table cellspacing="1" class="data-table"> 

     <tr> 

       <td class="data-name"><label for="semail">Your email:</label></td> 

       <td class="data-required">*</td> 

       <td><input type="text" class="input-email" id="semail" name="newsemail" size="30" value=""></td> 

     </tr> 

     <tr> 

       <td colspan="3"> 

         <label class="news-item"> 

           <input type="checkbox" name="s_lists[]" value="1" checked="checked"> 

             News list1 name

         </label> 

         <label class="news-item"> 

           <input type="checkbox" name="s_lists[]" value="2" checked="checked"> 

             News list2 name

         </label> 

         <div class="button-row"> 

           <button class="button main-button" type="submit" title="Subscribe"> 

             <span class="button-right"><span class="button-left">Subscribe</span></span> 

          </button> 

         </div> 

       </td> 

     </tr> 

  </table> 

</form>

Replace the "value" with the real news list IDs and "News listX name" with the real news list name.

mixshows3

07-15-2011 11:47 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

Thanks for the help Alex!
I added both codes to the page and here are the results:

1st Code
This code still displays the "anti-bot" input field

2nd Code
Once email is typed in and submit button clicked it still goes to the newsletter page

The purpose of this is for customers to be able to join the newsletter quickly without going to the newsletter page. How can I achieve this result :
http://www.groupon.com/fort-lauderdale/ on top with just an email field and a submit button? As far as the "newsletter 1" and "newsletter 2" checkboxes I dont really need them since I dont plan on running more than a "DEALS" newsletter.

So can code not include "anti-bot" and not have specific newsletter checkboxes?

Quote:

Replace the "value" with the real news list IDs and "News listX name" with the real news list name.

Just to be clear is that the name of the newsletter? Such as "Deals" as it shows here under "news management" ?

thanks so much for your help.
Cisco

thanks
Cisco

qualiteam

07-18-2011 05:28 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

In this case you should use the following form:

Code:

<form name="news_subscription" action="news.php" method="post">

  <input type="hidden" name="mode" value="subscribe"> 



  <input type="hidden" name="s_lists[]" value="1">

  <input type="hidden" name="s_lists[]" value="2">

  ...

  <input type="hidden" name="s_lists[]" value="[N]">



  <input type="hidden" name="skip_validation" value="Y">

  <input type="text" name="newsemail" size="30" value="">



  <input type="hidden" name="sl" value="en">



  <button class="button main-button" type="submit" title="Subscribe"> 

     <span class="button-right"><span class="button-left">Subscribe</span></span> 

  </button> 

</form>

Add all the necessary lists:

Code:

<input type="hidden" name="s_lists[]" value="[N]">

The list ID [N] can be found on admin/news.php (see the "targetlist" URL param for the corresponding news list).

Insert this code:

PHP Code:


		
			
if ($news_lists_num > 1 && $mode == "subscribe" && $skip_validation == 'Y') {

    $validated_emails[] = stripslashes($email);

}

right before this line:

PHP Code:


		
			
if ($mode == 'view' || ($mode == "subscribe" && in_array(stripslashes($email), $validated_emails))) {

in the "modules/News_Management/news_manage.php" script.

mixshows3

07-18-2011 11:18 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

Ok
This is what I have on the page:

Code:

<form name="news_subscription" action="news.php" method="post">

  <input type="hidden" name="mode" value="subscribe"> 



  <input type="hidden" name="s_lists[]" value="[1]">



  <input type="hidden" name="skip_validation" value="Y">

  <input type="text" name="newsemail" size="30" value="">



  <input type="hidden" name="sl" value="en">



  <button class="button main-button" type="submit" title="Subscribe"> 

     <span class="button-right"><span class="button-left">Subscribe</span></span> 

  </button> 

</form>

I made the necessary changes to news_management.php. I then go test by adding an email to the field but it still takes me to the news.php page. What am I doing wrong?
I really apreciate it Alex.
Cisco

qualiteam

07-19-2011 04:24 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

It seems the ID is not correct, try replacing this code:

Code:

<input type="hidden" name="s_lists[]" value="[1]">

with the new one:

Code:

<input type="hidden" name="s_lists[]" value="1">

Also, make sure the newslist with ID 1, exists in DB (http://.../admin/news.php?targetlist=1)

mixshows3

07-19-2011 07:01 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

Hello Alex,
Still no good :(
The newsletter exists in database as "1". I edited the value but still the same results. Here is the website

http://www.ilovemywatches.com

I appreciate your patience :D

Cisco

mixshows3

07-25-2011 05:09 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

Can anyone out there please lend a hand? Just a quick look over and point me in the right direction? this could be of help to many x-cart customers.
thanks

mixshows3

07-25-2011 05:21 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

Got it working! I compared the working code on the original signup page (news.php) and realized the input name "subscribe_lng" and id "semail" were different. It may not be perfect but it works!

This is the code I used to get the newsletter signup on the front page of our store without verification image check:

Code:

<form name="subscribeform" action="news.php" method="post">

  <input type="hidden" name="subscribe_lng" value="en"> 



  <input type="hidden" name="s_lists[]" value="1">



  <input type="hidden" name="skip_validation" value="Y">

  <input type="text" name="newsemail" size="30" id="semail" value="">



  <input type="hidden" name="sl" value="en">



  <button class="button main-button" type="submit" title="Subscribe"> 

 

  

     <span class="button-right"><span class="button-left">Subscribe</span></span> 

  </button> 

</form>

Also make sure you disable image verification on the modules section for newsletters.
Thanks Alex for you help!

qualiteam

07-26-2011 02:01 AM

Re: newsletter signup from html page

I guess that this can be removed

Code:

<input type="hidden" name="sl" value="en">

Since you already specified the subscription language value:

Code:

<input type="hidden" name="subscribe_lng" value="en">

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