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Email Signup Integrations

Power up your Campsite with our MailChimp or Google Sheets integration.

Make sure you're signed up for Campsite Pro to use the email integrations feature.

If you're looking to get more email subscribers via MailChimp or Google Sheets, Campsite makes it possible in just a few easy steps!

Mailchimp

Setting up your Mailchimp API key

This integration also requires a Mailchimp account.

  1. Login to your MailChimp Account
  2. Navigate to the API keys screen, by clicking on your username in the top right corner and select 'account'. Next click 'Extras' and select 'API Keys'. (or click this shortcut) MailChimp API Keys
  3. Select all and copy the API Key field.
  4. Paste in the API Key on your settings page under "Integrations"
    Paste in campsite
  5. You're all set!

Note: Make sure to test your email signup link. If you receive an error about merge tags, you may have to make sure that only the email field is required.
Merge tags

Creating an Email Signup link

Once your API key has been added to Campsite, you can add an email signup link.

  1. Go to your admin page
  2. Click the arrow on the Add New Link button
    Email signup button
  3. Add a label and select a Mailchimp list from the dropdown
    Email link editing
  4. All done! Visitors can now signup for your mailchimp list.

Google Sheets

Authorizing your Google Account

To use Google Sheets for email signups, we need access to your Google account. If you signed up with Google, then you can go to the next section.

  1. Go to your account page
  2. Click the 'Authorize' button in the Social Accounts section
    Authorize google account
  3. All done! You can now choose Google as your storage option for email signups.

Creating an Email Signup link

Once your acount has been authorized with Google, you can add an email signup link.

  1. Go to your admin page
  2. Click the arrow on the Add New Link button.
    Email signup button
  3. Add a label and select the Google Sheets storage option.
    Email signup Google Sheets
  4. If we don't have full access to your Google account, you may see the below. Sign in with Google to grant us access to your Google Sheets.
    Email signup Google Sign In
  5. You can either create a new sheet (recommended) or select an existing one.
  6. If you're selecting an existing spreadsheet. Make sure it is formatted like the example below with the Date and Email header row.
    Google Sheets example
  7. All done! Visitors to your Campsite that sign up with this link will be added to the selected Google Sheet.