Title: [Plugin: MailChimp List Subscribe Form] Preferred Format
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: MailChimp List Subscribe Form] Preferred Format

 *  [TheVolkinator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thevolkinator/)
 * (@thevolkinator)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-mailchimp-list-subscribe-form-preferred-format/)
 * how do i get rid of that Preferred Format (html, text, mobile) option?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mailchimp/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mailchimp/)

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 *  [mc_nate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mc_nate/)
 * (@mc_nate)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-mailchimp-list-subscribe-form-preferred-format/#post-2477655)
 * Hey again Volkinator!
 * Within the plugin, there’s not a way to disable JUST that portion of the signup
   form. What we do is look at the form that’s hosted over in your MailChimp account
   and bring over those settings.
 * However, with that said, there is a neat little trick that you can do to hide
   those settings in the plugin and have them displayed on your list (if you want
   to keep them there). What you’ll want to do is open up your MailChimp list and
   then go to “Settings” -> “list name and defaults” and from there, disable the
   option for email type preference.
 * Screenshot: [http://cl.ly/2n1A021N3m1d3u2h0y2t](http://cl.ly/2n1A021N3m1d3u2h0y2t)
 * After that has been disabled and saved within your list, you’ll want to go back
   to your WordPress dashboard and go to “Settings” -> “MailChimp Setup” and then
   click on “Update List”. This will update the settings in your WordPress plugin
   and remove that option for HTML, text, or mobile options.
 * If you’d like to re-add the options to your form that’s hosted on MailChimp, 
   you can go back to the list’s settings and re-enable that feature. Because the
   plugin doesn’t communicate automatically with your MailChimp list, those options
   won’t be added back to your WP setup until you click “update list” again.
 * It’s kind of a workaround and not nearly as complicated as I’ve made it seem.
   😉
 * If we can help with anything else, give us a shout!
 * Cheers
 *  Thread Starter [TheVolkinator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thevolkinator/)
 * (@thevolkinator)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-mailchimp-list-subscribe-form-preferred-format/#post-2477663)
 * Thanks, I did the above and no luck, the preferences are still showing
 *  Thread Starter [TheVolkinator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thevolkinator/)
 * (@thevolkinator)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-mailchimp-list-subscribe-form-preferred-format/#post-2477664)
 * actually i didnt save the settings…it works now. thanks!
 *  [mc_nate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mc_nate/)
 * (@mc_nate)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-mailchimp-list-subscribe-form-preferred-format/#post-2477694)
 * Most excellent!
 *  Thread Starter [TheVolkinator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thevolkinator/)
 * (@thevolkinator)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-mailchimp-list-subscribe-form-preferred-format/#post-2477697)
 * here is my website: [http://ultimatebasictraining.com/admin/](http://ultimatebasictraining.com/admin/)
   
   its a custom theme. thanks for your help
 *  [mc_nate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mc_nate/)
 * (@mc_nate)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-mailchimp-list-subscribe-form-preferred-format/#post-2477705)
 * Hey there!
 * I replied in the other thread, but wanted to post here, too.
 * Because it’s a custom theme, that can somewhat complicate things. However, by
   adding this to your Style.css under “Appearance” -> “Editor”, this should take
   care of it:
 *     ```
       #mc_signup {
       background: red;
       color: white;}
       ```
   
 * Unfortunately, we aren’t able to replicate that same behavior on our end of things,
   I’m afraid. 🙁
 * However, if we can help with anything else, let us know!

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