Maropost provides two options for signing up new users - Signup Form and Acquisition Builder and Forms. In this article, you will learn about creating and managing the Signup Forms. To learn about Acquisition Builder, get started here: Acquisition Builder: Overview.
The Signup Forms are simple HTML embedded forms that can be added to any landing page. You can use the Signup Forms to get new users to subscribe to your lists.
Managing Signup Forms
You can create a new Signup Form and manage the previously created ones on the Signup Forms index page. To access the page, in Navigation, go to ACQUISITION, and select Signup Forms (Old).
You can use the following actions to manage the Signup Forms:
- Preview – Renders the preview of the Signup Form.
- HTML Code – Shows the HTML code of the Signup Form.
- Edit – Opens the Signup Form in edit mode.
- Delete – Deletes the Signup Form permanently.
The following screenshot shows the Signup Form index page and highlights its navigation steps and available actions:
Creating a Signup Form
Perform the following steps to create a new Signup Form:
- On the Signup Forms index page, click the New Signup Form (Legacy) button.
- In Step 1 (Create Signup Form) of the Signup Form builder, you enter the form details and specify the setting preferences.
📋 Note: When enabling reCAPTCHA, you are required to enter the Site Key and Secret Key. You must first create a reCAPTCHA on the Google reCAPTCHA home page that generates the keys. You can then copy the keys into the corresponding fields on the Signup Form builder. To learn more, see ReCAPTCHA in Signup Forms.
Also, note that the reCAPTCHA won't be visible in the form preview. You must embed the form on your website to see it. - Click Next.
- In Step 2 (Design Sign Up Form), you design the Signup Form. Here, you can choose from the available default and custom fields to show as input fields in your form. You can also update the formatting of your form, fields, and button.
- Click Next.
- In Step 3 (Modify Header and Footer), create a header and footer for the Signup Form.
- Click Next.
- In Step 4 (Thank You Message), create the web page that is displayed when your user completes filling out the Signup Form. The basic text editor provides features similar to any word processor along with support for tags to personalize your message.
- Click Save.