# Connect Newsletter with Mailchimp Account

#### **Dashboard > MC4WP > Mailchimp**

### **1. Get Mailchimp API**

We are using MailChimp for the WP plugin for Newsletter subscribe. You can read more about MailChimp from [here](http://bit.ly/mailchimps)​

 Follow that step below to help you can collect emails of subscribers.

 **Step 1** - Signup for the [Mailchimp](http://bit.ly/mailchimps) account then create your lists to collect email.

 **Step 2** - Install and active plugin [MailChimp for WP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/) and take MailChimp API key

Open <https://us1.admin.mailchimp.com/account/api/> and copy Mailchimp API key

![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MNROqxinGIHrcdd3Eoq%2F-MV5zajzdOW859qpzeua%2F-MV60dhQbhfXenRSUeuF%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=01c515b1-7b88-45d6-8015-788aade01020)

&#x20;**Step 3** - Navigate to **MailChimp for WP** > **MailChimp** then connect with your Mailchimp account you created from step 1 and insert API key then "Save changes"

![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-LrH9aW6XqSY9ds7Nu5x%2F-LrH9jTnO_UysYLt8AuE%2F-LrIilwXRQ_1f7Ae6eRe%2Fmail.png?alt=media\&token=53e84bda-633b-4e66-b8b5-0272b025efa5)

**Step 4** - Create Mailchimp form to collect email.

Navigate to **Forms -> Add new form**

&#x20;Import HTML Code below on section Form mark-up Source

![](https://1843780857-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MaXty7PwzltVHa_ZvX3%2F-MdWagNjy8lt6MibKAQY%2F-MdWb6NPS2oMgk7dWPzw%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=50739d6d-d3d5-4158-b86e-52e70faeb037)

**Source:**

```
<input type="email" name="EMAIL" placeholder="email@gifymo.com" required />
<button type="submit" value="subscribe">
<span>Submit</span>
</button>
```

**Step 5** - After creating your plugin. You must set a position where you want to display.

&#x20;**Open Appearance -> Widgets** then drag **Mailchimp** widget to **Newsletter Sidebar.** You can bring that sidebar to every position you want. ( You can drag to left, a right sidebar for each page. You can drag to Footer position.... )

![](https://1843780857-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MaXty7PwzltVHa_ZvX3%2F-MdWagNjy8lt6MibKAQY%2F-MdWbKr38WMHNILDlk0A%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=2f53ee79-cc40-405d-9a35-10de4b687bf8)