PROBLEM – Adding Subscribers to Interests OR Adding Tags

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(@hcohenwork)

Hi, currently utilizing the snippet below (partial snip of existing github snippet) to get users added to my list programmatically – this works.

Need to make the users added set to a specific interests (group) OR to have a tag. Attempted to add interests below, though doesn’t seem to be the appropriate key/value pairing.

try {
        $subscriber = $api->add_list_member( $list_id, array(
            'email_address' => $email_address,
            'status' => $double_optin ? 'pending' : 'subscribed',
            'merge_fields' => array(
                'FNAME' => $first_name,
            ),
            'interests' => array(

               // tried specific_interest_ID = true as well
               // below is group ID with specific interest
               
              '8da648139d' => '06af539203'
            )
        ));

    } catch( MC4WP_API_Exception $e ) {
        // an error occured
        wp_send_json_error( $e );
    }

What piece of the puzzle is missing here?

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Plugin Contributor Lap
(@lapzor)

3 years, 7 months ago

Could you try again with

interests[’06af539203′] = true

and let me know if that works?
Thread Starter hcohenwork
(@hcohenwork)

3 years, 7 months ago
Hi Lap, unfortunately this did not work either – currently set to the following:
```
try {
        $subscriber = $api->add_list_member( $list_id, array(
            'email_address' => $email_address,
            'status' => $double_optin ? 'pending' : 'subscribed',
            'merge_fields' => array(
                'FNAME' => $first_name,
            ),
            'interests' => array(
//              '8da648139d' => '06af539203'
                interests['06af539203'] => true
            )
        ));
```
Thread Starter hcohenwork
(@hcohenwork)

3 years, 7 months ago

Hi any other idea? Or can you please identify the way to add tags for this integration?

Plugin Contributor Lap
(@lapzor)

3 years, 7 months ago

Hi,,

Danny said you ether need to write your own logic to do it directly via the API, or you can use the MC4WP_Mailchimp::list_subscribe method that the plugin itself uses aswell.

$mailchimp->list_subscribe( $list_id, $subscriber->email_address, $subscriber->to_array(), $this->options['update_existing'], $this->options['replace_interests'] );

Hope that helps. If you have any questions, please let me know!
Plugin Contributor Lap
(@lapzor)

3 years, 7 months ago
Here is a more complete example:
```
$mailchimp = new MC4WP_Mailchimp();
$list_id = 'mailchimp-list-id-here';
$email_address = 'johndoe@email.com';
$vars = array(
	'email_address' => $email_address,
	'status' => 'pending',
	'merge_fields' => array(
		'FNAME' => 'John',
	),
	'tags' => array( 'foobar' ),
);
$mailchimp->list_subscribe($list_id, $email_address, $vars);
```
Thread Starter hcohenwork
(@hcohenwork)

3 years, 7 months ago

Hi Lap, thanks for the example – attempted to integrate in functions.php – though get hit with a fatal wordpress error

PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class ‘MC4WP_Mailchimp’ not found in (path)../functions.php:457

Is this class not being included?
Plugin Contributor Lap
(@lapzor)

3 years, 7 months ago
— I’m looking into this, hold on.
- This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by Lap.
Plugin Contributor Lap
(@lapzor)

3 years, 7 months ago

I tested the code on my setup.
It was NOT working when I use my snippets plugin because even when I set priority to 90 it still executed before MailChimp was loaded.

But when I put the test code in the end of my themes functions.php with a valid list ID and email, I receive the opt-in email as soon as I reload he page, so that was working.

Mae sure that however you include this code, that it is running later than the MailChimp plugin.

Hope that helps. If you have any questions, please let me know!
Thread Starter hcohenwork
(@hcohenwork)

3 years, 7 months ago
Hi Lap, thanks for looking into it.

So currently this is incorporated in my theme’s functions.php – yet the issue persists.

Here’s the thing, I’m calling this via an ajax call post page load, so maybe at that time it’s loading the snippet independent of the required plugin class? (really not sure)

Also previously utilizing $api = mc4wp('api'); worked just fine. So it’s kind of strange (note not crazy experienced in WordPress backend).

On the above basis it looks like functions included in the “mailchimp-for-wp/includes/functions.php” work no problem. So although instantiating a class instance doesn’t seem to work, this does.

Somewhat tempted to create a function within “mailchimp-for-wp/includes/functions.php”, that just instantiates the class and returns it for use:
```
function mc4wp_get_mailchimp() {
    return new MC4WP_MailChimp();
}
```
Though once a update comes out – this will disappear and I don’t think this is the “recommended” approach. Any ideas?
- This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by hcohenwork.
Plugin Contributor Lap
(@lapzor)

3 years, 7 months ago

So you added it all the way in the bottom of your theme’s functions.php already?
Not via a code snippets plugin or some other place?

Can you send me a link to this thread on support @ mc4wp.com ?

Thanks
Thread Starter hcohenwork
(@hcohenwork)

3 years, 7 months ago
Resolved via support (class was case sensitive!) – thank you!
- This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by hcohenwork.
Plugin Contributor Lap
(@lapzor)

3 years, 7 months ago
for anyone reading along, the class name is case sensitive, and needs to be

MC4WP_MailChimp()

so
```
mailchimp = new MC4WP_MailChimp();
$list_id = 'mailchimp-list-id-here';
$email_address = 'johndoe@email.com';
$vars = array(
	'email_address' => $email_address,
	'status' => 'pending',
	'merge_fields' => array(
		'FNAME' => 'John',
	),
	'tags' => array( 'foobar' ),
);
$mailchimp->list_subscribe($list_id, $email_address, $vars);
```

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