Creating a subscription form
This page helps you to create a subscription form. Once you are done creating your form, view the HTML and copy it into the web page you want to have a subscribe form. For a step-by-step guide to making your subscription form, see Using New Subscribe Form.
Subscribe forms only show the lists that a specific list administrator has rights to.
Note
- If you have changed the name of the server admin to be something other than Admin, this form is not going to work properly.
- Your web forms is not going to work if the host name assigned to Aurea List Manager is incorrect. If your form is not working properly, check the URL to Web Interface in Utilities > Administration > Sites.
If you are not already on the New Subscribe Form page: In the left navigation bar, select Utilities > Web Forms > New Subscribe Form.
The table below explains the fields available on the page:
Field Name | Description |
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Ask subscribers for name/Require password |
Use this to select whether you want your form to ask for the subscriber's name and a password, and whether these are required or optional. The defaults you see for the subscribe form are set in Utilities > List Settings > Discussion Forum Interface > New Subscriber Requirements Important As of version 9.2, Aurea List Manager started inserting code for password validation into your subscribe form. Any subscribe forms created with Aurea List Manager 9.1 or earlier is no longer functional. You must update your subscribe form(s) using ListManager 9.2 or later. . |
Confirmation |
Use this to select whether or not you want your subscribers to confirm their membership, or what kind of welcome message they should receive. The options are:
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Destination URL (optional) |
The URL subscribers are taken to after filling out your form. If no URL is specified, they are taken to a generic page thanking them for subscribing. Note Be sure to type the full path. For example, if you want to direct members to the Lyris web site, type:
If you leave out the
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Append subscribe information to destination URL |
Set if you want to append subscribe information along with the URL when the form is passed along. This information includes the name and email address of the subscriber as well as the list name(s) and any demographic data that may be captured. |
Show Confirming Web Page |
If set to If set to The default for this is set to If no Destination URL is defined, and Show confirming web page is set to |
Lists |
Select the Lists that subscribers can join. By default, only the list you are logged into is displayed. To select more lists, click Choose lists. You are taken to Utilities > Web Forms > New Subscribe Form > Choose Lists. You can only see lists that you are able to access with your administrative rights. |
Demographics |
By default, no demographic data is added. To add fields for users to fill in with demographic information, click Choose demographics. You are taken to Utilities > Web Forms > New Subscribe Form > Choose Demographic Fields. If you request a date field, the user must enter it in one of the following formats:
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Preview of your form |
The subscribe form you have created is displayed here. When it looks right, click Get HTML You are taken to a page which displays the HTML for your form. Copy it and paste it into the HTML for the page you want to have your subscription form. |