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[sccr410]

I've scoured these forums but just can't find anything on this...

What is the HTML to subscribe to a newsletter? We aren't posting news on the site, want to use it strickly for sending email newsletters. I've created the newslist mailing list in the administration.

[Jayk]

If I remember right with the stock X-Cart news module, you have to enter your subscription form as a news item.

We didn't like the functionality of the stock news module, so we added phpList with a custom tpl on the sidebar and are quite happy with it.

Jason

[sccr410]

Originally Posted by Jayk

If I remember right with the stock X-Cart news module, you have to enter your subscription form as a news item.

Sorry, but this doesn't make any sense to me. Enter an HTML form as a news item? I want to create a subscription form in the footer of the website.

[carpeperdiem]

try this:

 <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>

This is the most basic of subscribe forms.

You will want to modify it to make it pretty.

This is basically ripped out of news.tpl

Check it out for yourself.

[sccr410]

That was the closest (should be news.php though). Unfortunately, nothing happens - you just end up back on the home page.

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[carpeperdiem]

(should be news.php though)

yes - I reworked it for my site.

This code (with some CSS injected to make the button) works just fine.

If you want to see it in action, PM me and I'll send you a link.

[sccr410]

You're on 4.1.8, I'm on 4.1.7 - maybe there is a difference between the two? I just copied/pasted the code you put up and nothing happens. Maybe I didn't setup the newsletter in the admin correctly? Seemed pretty easy, don't know how I could have messed it up.

[sccr410]

Anyone have any ideas on what the HTML code is to create a newsletter subscription form? This seems pretty straightforward but I can't find anything on it.

[carpeperdiem]

I gave it to you.. mine is working on my home page. PM me and I'll give you the link.

[2coolbaby]

Care to share the code to accompish this in 4.1.8? I had it working in 4.0.18, but since I upgraded to 4.1, my subscribe forms on html pages are no longer working.