Title: afc007's Replies | WordPress.org --- # afc007 [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Easy Image Collage] can’t capture short code for collage](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-capture-short-code-for-collage/) * Thread Starter [afc007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/) * (@afc007) * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-capture-short-code-for-collage/#post-9024303) * Was able to solve the problem by managing plugins per suggestion, thanks. * Quick follow up question: should Premium version be installed over the free version? Or should free be uninstalled first? In other words, best path to installing Premium version? * Thanks Alexander * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP] Compatible with MailChimp/others?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatible-with-mailchimpothers/) * Thread Starter [afc007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/) * (@afc007) * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatible-with-mailchimpothers/#post-9024055) * Jack, thanks for getting back to me. I know we can a solution here somehow. * Here’s my goal: Automate (the sending of) email notifications to 237 email addresses every time a new post or comment occurs on williams68.org. I want to use MailChimp( MC) to send out the email messages. I have a MC account and have created a “campaign”( their term for mailing list). I need to know how to “feed” the information that BNFW captures to MC so that they can do the actual email sending. * If you can, please look at the BNFW form I’ve created here: [http://williams68.org/bnfw-screen-capture/](http://williams68.org/bnfw-screen-capture/) * The area in the red box is where I believe outbound email addresses are entered. What should I enter there to get MC to send out my notifications? I can get gmail to send out notifications to my list created with BNFW, but not seemingly with MC. * I have asked MC about this problem. They have no easy answers were able to provide the information below. I’m not enough of a programmer to take this forward but perhaps there is something useful there for you. * Again, many thanks, Alexander * You’ll find all our API at: [http://developer.mailchimp.com/documentation/mailchimp/](http://developer.mailchimp.com/documentation/mailchimp/) <[http://developer.mailchimp.com/documentation/mailchimp/>](http://developer.mailchimp.com/documentation/mailchimp/>); * I’m also going to include a few articles that can provide more steps on the integration process. * About API Keys: [http://eepurl.com/b9a05b](http://eepurl.com/b9a05b) <[http://eepurl.com/b9a05b>](http://eepurl.com/b9a05b>); * View Integration Options: [http://eepurl.com/ciWT9v](http://eepurl.com/ciWT9v) <[http://eepurl.com/ciWT9v>](http://eepurl.com/ciWT9v>); * Getting Started with Integrations: [http://eepurl.com/bCsh6f](http://eepurl.com/bCsh6f) <[http://eepurl.com/bCsh6f>](http://eepurl.com/bCsh6f>); * You can reach out to [apihelp@mailchimp.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/replies/apihelp@mailchimp.com?output_format=md) too for API heavy questions. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP] Compatible with MailChimp/others?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatible-with-mailchimpothers/) * Thread Starter [afc007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/) * (@afc007) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatible-with-mailchimpothers/#post-8993663) * Jack, thanks again for the helpful advice. I’ve been able to get BNFW to send email notifications from my gmail account, have created a notification form based on Posts which now works, but haven’t been able to mesh outbound notification alerts with my MailChimp “campaign.” To make that work, I need to enter a value in the notification form template for Send To: that MC understands. I can easily create an outbound list by adding users through WP; the challenge is to use the subscriber list that MC have generated. * All info about enhancing outbound email, spam avoidance very helpful and I am actively reserarching that and other suggestions that wpengine (hosting) have made. I am sure I will ultimately be able to get good connectivity but I remain curious about how to get MailChimp to play nicely with BNFW. Are you aware of any successful integrations? * Many thanks, once again, * Alexander * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP] Compatible with MailChimp/others?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatible-with-mailchimpothers/) * Thread Starter [afc007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afc007/) * (@afc007) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatible-with-mailchimpothers/#post-8972110) * Thanks for the encouragement, Jack. I have since created a MailChimp account ( tested/works) but can’t get it to work with BNFW. My hosting service, wpengine, does not manage email and their tech support have been unable to suggest a solution, other than to edit spf records, and use mail gun or sendgrid (not familiar with any of those). * On the notification form that I created, I supplied as the From address my mailchimp user name and address, for Send To , I created a user from within WP with my private email address (one address only). I gleefully clicked Send Me a Test Email and got the response “Test notification sent”. But no msg arrived. The wp-engine support staff could find no outbound msg to the specified address. * Not knowing where else to turn, I installed the MailChimp for WordPress plugin, which required me to retrieve and provide an API auth number from MailChimp. Did that. * Can you see any way forward here? I very much want to use BNFW because it will accomplish exactly what I need. * One final note: in creating the sample notification, the pulldown menu offered very few options (far fewer than the video shows). Absent was Posts (alert when new post is added). Do I need to purchase an addon to get that to work? * Thanks again for any guidance/support you can provide. Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)