Title: Adding 'First Name' box
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Adding 'First Name' box

 *  Resolved [LaurasLemonade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauraslemonade/)
 * (@lauraslemonade)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/)
 * Hi,
 * This is awesome, thanks!
 * Just wondering, how do I add in a ‘first name’ box? I know this is the first 
   version, but thought I’d ask because I always need that as well as an email address.
 * Thanks again!
 * Laura
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-top-bar/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-top-bar/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Danny van Kooten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dvankooten/)
 * (@dvankooten)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722275)
 * Hi Laura,
 * Great, thanks for checking it out so soon. Glad you like it already!
 * Right now it is indeed not possible to add a first name box. I am still considering
   whether I should add that to the plugin since the intention of the top bar is
   to give your visitors a **super quick** way to subscribe to your list from any
   page.
 * Adding a “first name” field will double the amount of info required from your
   visitors and will somewhat decrease the number of people actually subscribing.
   What do you think?
 * Would it be an option to make the first name field an optional field for now?
   You can do so by logging into your MailChimp account and unchecking the “Required?”
   checkbox there.
 * Let me know! Super open for any suggestions you have. 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [LaurasLemonade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauraslemonade/)
 * (@lauraslemonade)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722424)
 * Hi Danny,
 * Thanks for getting back to me so quickly 🙂
 * I totally agree with your points. However I’m not sure that the **sole** purpose
   of a top bar is to give super quick access, but can also be used as an immediate
   and constant CTA – it really depends on the sites audience. Although having a
   first name available may reduce numbers of people signing up, I feel it would
   reduce the quality of interaction between me and subscribers in the long run…
   sending an email with “Hi [hello@myemail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/hello@myemail.com?output_format=md)!”
   is a little less personal then sending one with “Hi Danny!”. Just food for thought
   🙂
 * For now I’ll make it optional though, because I really like having the top bar.
 * I just had an idea for a suggestion… is it possible to make it “sticky” so that
   it doesn’t disappear as you scroll down the page?
 * Thanks again!
 * Haha now to build my list…
 *  [Mike Potvin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike-potvin/)
 * (@mike-potvin)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722442)
 * Hi Danny,
    I agree with Laura, it would be nice to have a first name field. You
   could make it optional and leave it up to us if we want to risk fewer subs by
   asking for extra info. I also like the sticky idea.
 * I have one other request: I’d like to be able to change the font to match my 
   website. I can’t see anyway to do that (unless I’m missing something).
 * This was an excellent addition, thanks!
 * Mike
 *  Plugin Author [Danny van Kooten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dvankooten/)
 * (@dvankooten)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722451)
 * Hi Laura and Mike,
 * Good points, I just added it to the roadmap of the plugin. Hope I can get around
   to it in the next week. 🙂
 * The “sticky’ option is something I thought about as well, that one will be in
   next weeks release.
 * Thanks for thinking along! Really appreciate it. Now should you have a minute
   to spare, [a plugin review here on WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/mailchimp-top-bar)
   would make me very happy. Of course you can wait with it until I get around to
   adding the “first name” field. 😉
 *  Plugin Author [Danny van Kooten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dvankooten/)
 * (@dvankooten)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722452)
 * [@mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike/), the bar doesn’t set a font
   so it should pick up from your theme. However, it could be that your theme styles
   only applies a font to children of a certain element. Do you have an URL for 
   me?
 * In any case, you can set the font for the bar by adding some custom CSS to your
   theme. An easy way to do that is by using the [Simple Custom CSS plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css/).
 * Something like the following will change the font.
 *     ```
       #mailchimp-top-bar { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; }
       ```
   
 * Hope that helps. If not, let me know!
 *  [Mike Potvin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike-potvin/)
 * (@mike-potvin)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722470)
 * Thanks for the CSS tip! I’m glad to hear you’re adding first name and sticky 
   features. Please make them optional though so we can toggle them on/off if we
   want to.
 *  [Mike Potvin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike-potvin/)
 * (@mike-potvin)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722476)
 * You were absolutely correct about the font change, thanks.
 * One more suggestion, I know the whole point is to make the bar impossible to 
   miss, but it would be nice to be able to adjust it’s height. I think using a 
   contrasting colour makes it obvious enough, so being able to dial back the size
   if you want would be great.
 *  [rdw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdw/)
 * (@rdw)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722532)
 * Hi Danny, thanks for your handy Mailchimp for WP-plugin,
    and I was happy to 
   discover this great add-on! Just installed the add-on, but… I also disabled the
   topbar for now, because I like to use First Name to personalize my newsletters.
   Hope you find the time soon to add a FirstName field. Anyway, thanks for your
   great work!
 *  [dawnboyerdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dawnboyerdesign/)
 * (@dawnboyerdesign)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722536)
 * Hi, Danny,
 * I love the plugin–thanks! I’d like to add my name to the list of people requesting
   options for first name, and last name too. That way, I can configure the bar 
   in the way that works best for my clients’ needs.
 * I also have another request. It would be great if we could position the bar in
   another area, e.g., below the main slider area where it’s more noticeable than
   on the top of the page, where the search function gets hidden in a particular
   theme I’m working with (Jupiter).
 * Thanks for being open to suggestions and for making such a great product.
 * Best wishes,
    Dawn
 *  [CC / Caroline Claudia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claudiacc/)
 * (@claudiacc)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722541)
 * Hi Danny,
 * I would also love to use the First Name to personalize my newsletters.
 * Can we add the first name now?
 * Thank you for this great plugin, I will keep it disable until I can add the first
   name.
 * Take care,
    CC
 *  Plugin Contributor [Harish Chouhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hchouhan/)
 * (@hchouhan)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722542)
 * Hello Everyone,
 * We apologize for the long delay in replying. We have finally discussed this and
   hopefully would be release an update soon. However it would not be possible to
   give an exact time at the moment.
 *  [EarthlingGirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stine-g/)
 * (@stine-g)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722549)
 * I just wish to join the choir singing for the option of adding a first name box
   in the bar – that would be awesome! 🙂
 * But that said, I want to thank you for an awesome plugin – it’s so easy to implement
   and use! 🙂
 * Kind regards,
    EG
 *  Plugin Contributor [Harish Chouhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hchouhan/)
 * (@hchouhan)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-first-name-box/#post-5722550)
 * Hey EarthlingGirl,
 * Thank you for your kind words. Due to the complexity of the extra field (additional
   field will reduce space for message and would have to be tested on mobile device)
   it would take a while before we work on this and release an update.

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