Plugin - Constant Contact (Create custom newsletter subscription forms)
RSForm!Pro - Constant Contact integration
The RSForm!Pro - Constant Contact Plugin is a Joomla! plugin that once installed and enabled will allow you to create custom subscription forms for the email-marketing manager. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install the plugin, then how to set up your Constant Contact integration.
Downloading and Installing the plugin
Download
You can download the plugin by logging with your purchase user, then head to Downloads > Paid Downloads > RSForm!Pro > Modules & Plugins > "Constant Contact xx".
Install
In the backend of your Joomla! installation go to Extensions > Manage > Install, and upload and install the plugin. Next thing would be to check if the plugin is published, and to do so, navigate to Extensions > Plugins, search for the "System - RSForm! Pro Constant Contact" plugin and ensure it is published.
Configuring the integration
Once you have enabled the plugin, go to RSForm!Pro » Configuration and you will notice that one more tab has appeared Constant Contact. In this new tab you will need to insert your Constant Contact Api Key and Access Token (you can retrieve your API Key from here.
After retrieving the KEY, access this page to grab the token from here.
Enabling the integration
Head over to the RSForm!Pro component and Manage the form you would like to enable the integration.
In the Form Properties access the Constant Contact tab and switch Use Constant Contact integration? to Yes.
Available options for the plugin:
- Action:
- subscribe - users will be subscribed automatically
- unsubscribe - users will be unsubscribed automatically
- let the user decide - If you allow the user to select his own subscribe option, make sure the field you use has the following values set: subscribe and unsubscribe. If these values are not found, the user will be subscribed by default.
- List ID: - select the list in which you wish to add the Contact;
- Update contact if exists: - you can configure the plugin to automatically update an existing contact from your address book.
- Delete member? - switch this to yes if you want to completely delete the member from your list instead of just unsubscribing.
Merge Vars
On the left side you will find the fields from Constant Contact list. You can map them to RSForm! Pro fields, so that they will automatically be populated with user-supplied data.
Video tutorial
Version 3.0.0
- Updated - Joomla! 4.0 and RSForm! Pro 3.0 compatibility.
Version 1.51.2
- Fixed - Uninstalling the plugin would not remove its data.
- Fixed - Duplicating a form would not carry over the Constant Contact configuration.
- Fixed - Don't try to run if no API is configured.
Version 1.51.1
- Added - Joomla! automatic updates support.
- Updated - Bumped minimum requirements to Joomla! 2.5.28
- Updated - Now shows a message when subscription details could not be updated.
- Updated - Now shows a message when attempting to unsubscribe a non-existent email.
Version 1.51.0
- Added - 'Address Type (PERSONAL or BUSINESS)' field.
- Updated - Constant Contact SDK updated to 1.3.2
- Updated - Constant Contact API updated to v2
Version 1.50.0
- Updated - Constant Contact settings can be backed up and restored.
- Updated - Code improvements.
- Fixed - Deleting a form would not remove plugin database entries.
Initial Release
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