Title: attachment/settings?
Last modified: November 9, 2017

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# attachment/settings?

 *  Resolved [bboesl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bboesl/)
 * (@bboesl)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attachment-settings/)
 * Hello,
 * I have a couple questions…
 * First of all, I just tested the plugin by putting my own email address in and
   I get a confirmation pop-up, but it’s been half the day now and I still have 
   not received any confirmation message to my actual email. Why would this be?
 * Additionally is this set up how we have our signup form in Mailchimp set up? 
   For example, I have a thank you and an attachment with my freebie go out in Mailchimp,
   but I don’t see how to do that with this plugin in, (adding the attachment)?
   
   Then, I also have a follow up email go out a day later and am not sure if this
   could do that too?
 * Any guidance would help.
 * Thank you,
    Brooke

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 *  Plugin Contributor [yikesitskevin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yikesitskevin/)
 * (@yikesitskevin)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attachment-settings/#post-9666724)
 * Hello Brooke,
 * First, I am not sure why your subscription was unsuccessful but if you send over
   a URL to your form I can test it and make sure that subscriptions are working.
 * Second, as long as you’re using the correct list and choose double opt-in (in
   our plugin – submission settings), your MailChimp.com settings should not be 
   affected. So your thank you email with an attachment and your next day follow
   up email should send as normal.
 * Cheers,
    Kevin.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Tracy Levesque](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liljimmi/)
 * (@liljimmi)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 YIKES, Inc. Co-Owner
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attachment-settings/#post-9678625)
 * Hi [@bboesl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bboesl/),
 * Are you able to send a link to your form so we can take a look?
 * Thank you!
    -Tracy
 *  Thread Starter [bboesl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bboesl/)
 * (@bboesl)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attachment-settings/#post-9681938)
 * Thanks for the response. The link where the form is, is here below the slider
   image – [http://brookeboesl.com](http://brookeboesl.com)
 * I just would like them to be able to sign up and then immediately receive my 
   email with the download, and then the follow up email I have automated a few 
   days later. However, neither of these seem to be working with the plugin. It 
   only seems to work with the Mailchimp signup link.
 * Thanks,
    Brooke
 *  Plugin Contributor [yikesitskevin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yikesitskevin/)
 * (@yikesitskevin)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attachment-settings/#post-9682270)
 * Hi [@bboesl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bboesl/),
 * First, you’ll need to use double opt-in for your welcome message and attachment
   to be sent. I just tested subscribing on your site with double opt-in and it 
   is working. (here is an article explaining how to set double opt-in: [https://yikesplugins.com/support/knowledge-base/opt-in-settings/](https://yikesplugins.com/support/knowledge-base/opt-in-settings/)).
 * Second, your theme is hiding our success/failure message after a subscriber signs
   up. The subscriptions are successful but the styles connected to your “SUBSCRIBE
   TO RECEIVE ALL EXCLUSIVE UPDATES!” are sitting on top of the sign up form’s messages.
   We can try adding some custom CSS to change this but it might be easier for you
   to move the sign up form slightly.
 * Cheers,
    Kevin.
 *  Thread Starter [bboesl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bboesl/)
 * (@bboesl)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attachment-settings/#post-9682417)
 * So they can’t simply opt-in with their info as they would in my Mailchimp signup
   form link, without the double opt-in setting? They can only get the attachment
   with the double opt-in with this plug in?
 * As for my theme, it seems to be displaying fine on my devices – using Safari 
   on both desktop and mobile. What are you using that’s it’s not displaying? Or
   do you know why it might not be displaying right for you, but it seems to be 
   for me?
 * Thanks,
    Brooke
 *  Plugin Contributor [yikesitskevin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yikesitskevin/)
 * (@yikesitskevin)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attachment-settings/#post-9682490)
 * Hello Brooke,
 * I thought it was MailChimp’s policy to only send welcome emails to users who 
   double opt-in. This is definitely the case for subscribing via the API which 
   is what our plugin our uses. Their hosted forms might work differently. However,
   you must use double opt-in if you want subscribers to receive the welcome email(
   which includes the attachment).
 * What is not displaying is our form’s success/error messages. After a user subscribes,
   we display a message above the form. So you know what I am talking about, there
   are a few pictures of these messages in this article : [https://yikesplugins.com/support/knowledge-base/whoops-something-went-wrong/](https://yikesplugins.com/support/knowledge-base/whoops-something-went-wrong/)
 * Does that make sense?
 * All the best,
    Kevin.
 *  Thread Starter [bboesl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bboesl/)
 * (@bboesl)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attachment-settings/#post-9682584)
 * I think that has changed for Mailchimp, since they recently added the feature
   that you don’t need a double opt in.
    So I don’t have the double opt-in setting
   on my Mailchimp sign up form, and people are receiving the welcome email/attachment
   through the direct Mailchimp link. However, when someone opts in on my website,
   it doesn’t seem to go through without the double opt-in. So I’m wondering if 
   there’s a way for that to work without the double opt-in?
 * Also, yes I’m familiar with what the success/error message is, but I can see 
   them when I test it on my website via desktop and my phone, so I’m wondering 
   why I’m able to see it, but you aren’t.
 * Brooke
 *  Plugin Contributor [yikesitskevin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yikesitskevin/)
 * (@yikesitskevin)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attachment-settings/#post-9682672)
 * I am going to do some research on the double opt-in issue but I am not optimistic
   that they’ve changed it for the API. As I said before, I subscribed on your site
   and did not receive the email (single opt-in). When I unsubscribed and then re-
   subscribed (which will always use double opt-in), I did receive the email. I’ll
   let you know if I find anything.
 * In terms of the success/error message – I’m sorry! I thought you had never seen
   the message – oops! When I try to subscribe on my desktop on Chrome the message
   is not visible. However when I test on my phone (Chrome and Safari) I am able
   to see the message. I am not sure what’s going on there.
 *  Thread Starter [bboesl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bboesl/)
 * (@bboesl)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attachment-settings/#post-9683341)
 * Okay, could you let me know what you find out about the double opt-in; and also
   if you find out why different browsers or devices may be making the success/error
   message be visible or not?
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [bboesl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bboesl/).
 *  Plugin Contributor [yikesitskevin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yikesitskevin/)
 * (@yikesitskevin)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attachment-settings/#post-9685409)
 * Hi Brooke,
 * MailChimp has an announcement that they’re transitioning forms to single opt-
   in as of the beginning of this month. This makes me think they’re making changes
   to the single opt-in workflow. However, there have been no changes to the API(
   at least not yet). Unless you’re using a hosted form, MailChimp will not send
   a welcome email to single opt-in subscribers.
 * Oddly enough it seems the success/error message is now working in the browser.
   I am not sure what’s going on with that. It was not working in Chrome yesterday
   but it is working perfectly now. I also tested FireFox and it worked perfectly
   the first time.
 * So in conclusion, you’ll need to use double opt-in for our plugin to work properly.
   I’m sorry about that!
 * All the best,
    Kevin.

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