I know you can add custom fields to the registration template, but these are just limited to text input, textarea and dropdown. I need to add a checkbox. Plus, the checkbox when checked must automatically add the registrant to the EE newsletter mailing list!

Any idea how I can do this?

I know a check has been added for this- on your registration template, try adding in:

If that doesn’t work, I’ll pop open the code and take a closer look.

Nearly. Registration works, but registrants aren’t being added to the mailing list.

Let’s see- it’s definitely in there.  Make sure your value is the same as the mailing list you want them subscribed to.  So in the example above?  The mailing list id is ‘1’- if yours is different, you’d need to change that.

OK- next, keep in mind it’s a little complicated because you have a lot of options on how people can register- and the mailing list is supposed to be double opt in.  So- go to ‘Admin- Utilities- MySQL Manger- Manage DB Tables’ - take a look at the exp_mailing_list_queue - are they being put in there?  That’s a holding table- they’ll be moved over to the actual mailing list upon confirmation.

And- let’s see- what are your registration settings?  Email confirmation, manual confirmation, or no confirmation/auto?

Ho-ho! Of course. Changed the id to the correct list and now we’re in business.

Thanks Robin.

La!  I should have mentioned it in the first place.  Glad it was an easy fix!

Robin, I tried to set up the same ability. I used the code you described above, confirmed that the value is the same as the list, and then submitted a new registration several times.

The link signing me up for a newsletter on the registration page displays correctly. I received the confirming email and activated the account. I went into the members section and saw my new account. But I was not signed up for the newsletter, and exp_mailing_list_queue did not show anything pending. Any suggestions?

Can you sign up to it manually?  Mailing list is installed and such?  And you’re running the latest version?

The email list list works correctly. I did sign up the address manually within the email module. I’m new enough to EE that I’m not sure about this next point, but in Admin / Members and Groups / View / Utilities / View Subscriptions, there is no email subscription listed.

And yes, I’m running the latest version.

Hm- go to ‘Admin- Utilities- SQL Manager- Manage DB Tables’ and browse exp_mailing_list_queue - is the one you signed up as in there?

No, it’s empty.

Puzzling.  Can you link me to your registration page?  I’d like to take a look at the rendered code.

Here you go:

http://new.vpa.net/index.php/member/register/

Looks like the value is wrong- it needs to be a number- specifically the number of the mailing list you want them assigned to.  Rendered code looks like:

Value should likely be ‘1’- or basically, whatever the id is for that mailing list.

Make sense?

Yes, that solved it. I assumed incorrectly I should use the short name of the list for the value rather than the number. Thank you.

  Easy to do- and glad it’s squared away now.

Thanks Robin. I’ve been trying to figure out this little trick for a minute. Thanks!!

Hello Robin,

Is there a way to do the opposite of this…  mailinglist_unsubscribe? 

Reason:
Users subscribe to the mailing list prior to becoming a member.  Once they register I would like to remove them from the mailing list as they are added to a member group.  This will stop them from getting duplicate emails when both the list and a member group are selected.