Overview

Our WordPress Forms Plugin allows you to publish your subscription forms on your WordPress-hosted website.

Our WordPress plugin allows you to browse your subscription forms in WordPress, generate a short code, and easily publish forms to your website. To set up the Forms Plugin, follow these steps:

Step 1: Download the Plugin

Download the plugin file by right-clicking on this link and clicking Save Link As. Save it somewhere on your computer that’s relevant and easy to remember.

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Step 2: Install & Activate the Plugin

Navigate to the Installed Plugins page in the back-end of your WordPress site and:

  • Click on the Add New button next to the Plugins page title.
  • Click on the Upload Plugin button next to the page title.
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  • Click Choose File to browse for the plugin that you just downloaded.
  • Click Install Now.
  • On the plugin install page, click Activate Plugin.

Step 3: Set up the API

You should now see the Everlytic Forms plugin in the list on your Plugins dashboard. To set up the API between your site and our system:

  • Click on the Settings link on the plugin.
  • On a separate tab in your browser, log in to our system. Hover over your user name in the top-right navigation bar and click on Users & Access Rights. Copy your API Username and API key from the Authentication section in our system.
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  • Paste this into the relevant sections on the API Settings page back on your WordPress site.
  • For the Customer Name, use your company name.
  • For the API URL, go back to the browser tab where you’re logged into our system and copy the browser URL text after the https:// and before the next forward slash. e.g. live4.everlytic.net.
  • Click Save Changes.
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Step 4: Generate, Paste, and Publish the Form Shortcode

To get the shortcode so you can put the form on your website:

  • Click on the Everlytic Forms button in the left-hand navigation in WordPress. This page will display a list of all the forms you’ve published with our system. If you haven’t created a subscription form yet, this page will be blank.
  • In this list, find the form you want to use in your WordPress site and click the Create Shortcode button below it.
  • Copy the entire code, including the square brackets, and paste it into the web page that you want the form to be on.
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  • Publish the web page. The form should now be embedded on that web page.