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MailChimp Campaign Archive
Adds a [mailchimp_campaigns] shortcode that lists your latest MailChimp email campaigns
The facts
- Rating
- 4.1★ from 8
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 15 Dec 2012
- Added
- Dec 2012
- Requires WP
- 2.0.2
- Tested up to
- WP 3.5.2
- Downloads
- 8,105
Our analysis
AI-assistedMailChimp Campaign Archive is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display your MailChimp email campaigns on your website. It uses a shortcode, [mailchimp_campaigns], to generate an unordered list of your latest campaigns, complete with links to view their HTML versions.
You need to provide an API key from MailChimp to use the plugin. The shortcode offers various parameters to customize the output, including limits on the number of campaigns displayed, the order of the list, and filtering by campaign status or other criteria.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for users who want to showcase their MailChimp email campaigns on a WordPress site.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Allows integration of MailChimp campaigns into WordPress
- ✓Customizable shortcode with multiple parameters
- ✓Can filter campaigns by status, list ID, and more
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in December 2012
- •Tested only up to WordPress version 3.5.2
- •Limited support and potential compatibility issues due to age
Verdict
MailChimp Campaign Archive provides a straightforward way to display email campaigns, but its outdated status may limit its effectiveness with newer WordPress versions.
From the developer
j's own description of MailChimp Campaign Archive, lightly tidied.
MailChimp Campaign Archive adds a [mailchimp_campaigns] shortcode to WordPress. This shortcode lists your latest MailChimp email campaigns as an unordered list with links to view the HTML version of each email.
Usage
The only required parameter is apikey which you must generate from MailChimp: https://admin.mailchimp.com/account/api/
Example usage: [mailchimp_campaigns apikey="xxxxxxxxxx" limit="10" order="ASC" link_text="title"]
apikey
Generated from https://admin.mailchimp.com/account/api/
limit
Specify how many campaigns to list. Can be any integer between 1 and 1000.
offset
If offset is non-negative, the archive list will start at that offset in the list. If offset is negative, the archive list will start that far from the end of the list. For example, set this to 10 to omit the first ten email campaigns from the list, or set it to -2 to omit every campaign that comes before the second to last campaign.
order
Can be either ASC or DESC (ascending or descending)
link_text
Specify where to get link text. Can be either “subject” or “title”
status
Only show campaigns of a specific status. Can be: “sent”, “save”, “paused”, “schedule”, or “sending”
from_name
Only show campaigns that have this “From Name”
from_email
Only show campaigns that have this “Reply-to Email”
list_id
Only show campaigns sent to this list ID. The ID for a given list can be found by navigating to the Lists page, clicking the Gear drop down, and selecting List Settings and Unique ID.
folder_id
Only show campaigns from this folder ID. The folder ID can be found in the “fid” parameter in the “Folder Archive Code”
organize_by
Organize campaign list by date. Can be either “year” or “month”
heading_tag
HTML element to use for month/year titles. Only needed if “organize_by” is set. Should be one of: h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6
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