Email Subscription Popup — Newsletter & GDPR Consent

Email Subscription Popup is the easiest way to grow your email list in WordPress. Show a beautiful newsletter signup popup, embed a subscription form anywhere with the Gutenberg block or widget, and automatically sync new subscribers to Mailchimp — all for free.

Want more? Email Subscribe PRO adds 6 stunning popup styles, ESP integrations (Mailchimp, Brevo, Kit, Klaviyo), full analytics dashboard, exit-intent trigger, unlimited subscribers and more.

Why use Email Subscription Popup?

• Zero setup — install, activate, done. Popup works immediately.
• Gutenberg block — drag and drop the subscription form anywhere in your pages, posts or templates.
• Mailchimp sync — automatically sync new subscribers to your Mailchimp audience (free: 100 syncs/month).
• GDPR ready — optional consent checkbox with customizable text and links.
• Fully translatable — all labels and messages are customizable.
• Lightweight — no bloat, fast loading.

Free Features

• 📧 Newsletter popup modal with customizable heading, subheading and button text
• 🧩 Gutenberg block — add subscription form to any page or post
• 🔌 Mailchimp integration — sync new subscribers automatically (100/month free)
• 🔒 GDPR compliance — optional agreement checkbox with custom text
• 📊 Basic analytics — subscriber count and growth overview
• 👥 Manage subscribers — view, search, delete, export
• 📨 Send mass email to all subscribers
• 🔇 Unsubscriber list management
• 🎨 Show/hide name field
• ⚙️ Flexible display — show on homepage only or all pages
• 🍪 Cookie control — set how long to wait before showing popup again
• 📱 Responsive design — works on all screen sizes
• 🌍 Translation ready (WPML compatible)
• 🔗 Custom link trigger — open popup on any button/link click
• 📦 WordPress widget support
• 🔐 WordPress user capabilities and roles support

PRO Version Features

Upgrade to Email Subscribe PRO for:

• 🎨 9 popup styles — Dark/Night, Minimal, Bold/Vibrant, Split Layout with image, Coupon Reveal, Slide-in Bar + 3 classic styles
• 📧 4 ESP integrations — Mailchimp, Brevo, Kit (ConvertKit), Klaviyo — unlimited syncs, double opt-in
• 📊 Full analytics dashboard — subscriber growth charts, date range picker, best day tracker, unsubscribe rate
• 🚀 Exit-intent trigger — show popup when visitor is about to leave
• ♾️ Unlimited subscribers — no monthly limits
• 📥 Unlimited CSV import — import thousands of subscribers at once
• 🎟️ Coupon reveal popup — show discount code after subscription
• 🖼️ Split layout popup — image on left, form on right with color bar
• 📢 Slide-in notification bar — bottom or top bar, less intrusive than a popup
• 📋 Newsletter templates — create reusable email templates
• ⏰ Cron-based mass email — send newsletters via WordPress cron
• 🔔 Admin notifications — get notified when someone subscribes
• ✅ Activation email — verify subscribers via email confirmation
• 🔍 Advanced subscriber search — filter by status, date, name
• 🗑️ Mass delete — bulk remove subscribers

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How to use the Gutenberg Block

1. Edit any page or post in the block editor
2. Click the + button to add a block
3. Search for “Email Subscribe”
4. Add the block — the subscription form appears instantly
5. Customize heading, labels, messages and GDPR checkbox in the block sidebar

Mailchimp Setup

1. Go to Email Subscription → Mailchimp Sync
2. Enter your Mailchimp API key and Audience List ID
3. Click Test Connection to verify
4. Enable sync — new subscribers will be automatically added to your Mailchimp audience

Shortcode

You can also embed the form using a shortcode:

[print_email_subscribe_form]

With custom parameters:
[print_email_subscribe_form heading=”Join our newsletter” shownamefield=”1″ show_agreement=”1″]

1. Upload the email-subscribe folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
3. Go to Email Subscription in the admin menu
4. Configure your popup settings and save
5. Visit your site — the popup will appear automatically!

Quick Start

• The setup wizard appears on first activation to guide you through configuration
• All text labels and messages are fully customizable
• Use the Gutenberg block to embed the form inline on any page

1. 

   Beautiful newsletter popup with customizable design

2. 

   Admin settings — customize all labels, messages and display options

3. 

   Gutenberg block — drag and drop subscription form anywhere

4. 

   Mailchimp sync settings with connection test

5. 

   Subscriber management — view, search, export and delete subscribers

6. 

   Basic analytics — subscriber count and growth overview

7. 

   PRO version — Split layout popup with image panel

8. 

   PRO version — Coupon reveal popup showing discount code after subscription

9. 

   PRO version — Slide-in notification bar (bottom of screen)

10. 

    PRO version — Full analytics dashboard with growth chart

11. 

    PRO version — ESP integrations (Mailchimp, Brevo, Kit, Klaviyo)

12. 

    Onboarding wizard — quick setup on first install

13. 

    Responsive design — works perfectly on mobile

1.2.28

• Added Gutenberg block — drag and drop subscription form anywhere in the block editor
• Added Mailchimp integration — sync new subscribers automatically (100/month free)
• Added onboarding wizard — guided setup on first install
• Added basic analytics dashboard — subscriber count and growth overview
• Added subscriber limit notice — alerts when approaching 500 subscriber limit
• Added PRO style previews — see all 9 popup styles with upgrade prompts
• Highlighted GDPR checkbox with badge for better discoverability
• Removed third-party advertisements from admin pages
• Improved admin UI with better upgrade path to PRO
• Updated menu icon to email icon for better recognition
• Fixed various PHP notices

1.2.27

• Fixed XSS Proof of Concept (PoC) vulnerability

1.2.26

• Fixed ShowNameField and show_agreement fields not working in shortcode

1.2.25

• Added newsletter popup setting to allow centering popup on scroll
• Tested with WordPress 6.8

1.2.24

• Fixed vulnerable SQL query

1.2.23

• Fixed Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability reported by Wordfence

1.2.22

• Added shortcode option to print newsletter subscribe form

1.2.21

• Fixed security vulnerability

1.2.20

• Fixed security vulnerability

1.2.19

• Fixed referer was not escaped

1.2.18

• Fixed CSS conflict
• Tested with WordPress 6.3

1.2.17

• Fixed vulnerability
• Tested with WordPress 6.2

1.2.16

• Compatible with WordPress 5.8

1.2.15

• Fixed undefined variable problem

1.2.14

• Fixed lightbox not working with jQuery 3.x

1.2.13

• Fixed character set problem

1.2.12

• Fixed nl2br problem
• Tested with WordPress 5.4

1.2.11

• Improved modal popup loading

1.2.10

• Fixed border issue in popup form
• Tested with WordPress 5.3

1.2.9

• Improved code to work even when jQuery loads in footer
• Tested with WordPress 5.2

1.2.8

• Added WordPress capabilities feature
• Tested with WordPress 5.1
• Improved pagination in subscribers list

1.2.7

• Improved admin UI
• Tested with WordPress 5.0

1.2.6

• Added additional CSS field in settings

1.2.5

• GDPR compliance — added consent checkbox
• Show/hide consent checkbox and name field

1.2.4

• Fixed unsubscribe message showing blank

1.2.3

• Added mass email to subscribers
• Added unsubscriber list
• Subscriber can unsubscribe from newsletter
• Plugin translation ready

1.2.2

• Fixed compatibility with other fancybox scripts

1.2.1

• Fixed class constructor notice in debug mode

1.2

• Security updates

1.0

• Initial stable release