is solution describes how to create a unsubscribe web form. An unsubscribe web form will allow users to opt-out of a single or multiple lists. The form can reside on any website.
Creating a unsubscribe web form
- Navigate to "Utilities: Web Forms: New Unsubscribe Form"
- Choose the desired options for the web form
- Click the "Get HTML" button
- Copy and paste the HTML into your web page
Unsubscribe web form options
- Email notification
- yes - The member will receive an email notifying they have been unsubscribed
- no - The member will not be sent an email notification
- Confirm
- yes - The member will be directed to a web page asking if they want to unsubscribe
- no - The member will be unsubscribed immediately
- Lists
- Click on "Choose Lists" to select multiple lists
- Destination URL (optional)
- If specified, this will redirect the member to the web page after clicking on the Unsubscribe button
- Append unsubscribe information to destination URL
- This option will pass information about the unsubscribing member into the destination URL, potentially to be used by a script. The options are:
- e = Email address
- id = Member id and character uniquely identifying this member.
- l = Lists, separated by spaces.
- c = Confirm unsubscribe via email. Options are (T)rue or (F)alse.
- n = Send email notification of the unsubscribe. Options are (T)rue or (F)alse.
- u = Destination URL after unsubscribing.
- w = Show page asking unsubscribers to confirm before completing unsubscribe
- a = Append unsubscribes information to destination URL. Options are (T)rue or (F)alse.
- This option will pass information about the unsubscribing member into the destination URL, potentially to be used by a script. The options are:
- Show confirming web page
- yes - The member will be taken to a page confirming they have been unsubscribed successfully
- no - The member will be taken to the specified Destination URL page
- Note: If no Destination URL is defined, and Show confirming web page is set to "no", the unsubscribe form page will just be refreshed. It is advisable to either set the confirmation page to "yes", enter a destination URL, or both.