Advanced Mailchimp integration with ARForms

Introduction to Advanced Mailchimp Integration with ARForms

In this tutorial, we will explore the advanced integration between ARForms and Mailchimp, a popular email marketing platform. This integration allows you to seamlessly connect your ARForms submissions with your Mailchimp audience, enabling you to automate and personalize your email marketing campaigns.

Mailchimp is a powerful email marketing tool that allows you to create and send targeted email campaigns, manage your contacts, and track your analytics. By integrating ARForms with Mailchimp, you can create a more streamlined and effective marketing workflow. In this tutorial, we will cover the step-by-step process of setting up the advanced integration between ARForms and Mailchimp.

Requirements

• ARForms 2.x or higher
• Mailchimp account
• Basic knowledge of Mailchimp and ARForms

Step 1: Setting up the Mailchimp API Key

To set up the advanced integration, you will need to generate an API key in your Mailchimp account. Here's how:

1. Log in to your Mailchimp account and navigate to the "Account" tab.
2. Click on "API keys" and then click on "Create a key".
3. Choose the "Server-Side API Key" option and give it a name (e.g., "ARForms API Key").
4. Click on the "Create" button to generate the API key.

Step 2: Setting up the ARForms Mailchimp Integration

In this step, you will set up the Mailchimp integration in ARForms.

1. Log in to your ARForms dashboard and navigate to the "Integrations" tab.
2. Click on "Mailchimp" and then click on "Connect".
3. Enter your Mailchimp API key and select the Mailchimp list you want to integrate with ARForms.
4. Choose the ARForms form(s) you want to integrate with Mailchimp.
5. Set up the integration settings, such as whether you want to send submissions to Mailchimp, and whether you want to trigger a Mailchimp campaign when a form is submitted.
6. Click on the "Save" button to save the integration settings.

Step 3: Mapping ARForms Fields to Mailchimp Fields

In this step, you will map the ARForms fields to the corresponding Mailchimp fields.

1. Navigate to the "Integrations" tab and click on "Mailchimp".
2. Click on the "Fields" tab.
3. Map the ARForms fields to the corresponding Mailchimp fields by dragging and dropping the fields from the ARForms field list to the Mailchimp field list.
4. Adjust the mapping as needed by clicking on the "Edit" button next to each field.
5. Click on the "Save" button to save the field mapping.

Step 4: Testing the Integration

In this step, you will test the integration to ensure that it is working correctly.

1. Submit a test form using the ARForms form.
2. Check your Mailchimp account to ensure that the submission was sent successfully.
3. Verify that the submission was added to the correct Mailchimp list and that the fields were mapped correctly.

Step 5: Triggering a Mailchimp Campaign

In this step, you will trigger a Mailchimp campaign when a form is submitted.

1. Navigate to the "Integrations" tab and click on "Mailchimp".
2. Click on the "Campaigns" tab.
3. Choose the Mailchimp campaign you want to trigger when a form is submitted.
4. Set up the campaign trigger settings, such as whether you want to trigger the campaign when a form is submitted, and whether you want to send the campaign to a specific segment of your audience.
5. Click on the "Save" button to save the campaign trigger settings.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to set up the advanced integration between ARForms and Mailchimp. This integration allows you to automate and personalize your email marketing campaigns, making it easier to engage with your audience and drive more conversions. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you can create a seamless and effective marketing workflow between ARForms and Mailchimp.