Is there a way to create a pop up window for newsletter sign up?

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Is there a way to create a pop up window for newsletter sign up on the homepage? Does anyone know how to do so?

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I don’t know of any way to do this with stock Vin65 tools, but it should be a fairly simple project for a web designer.

I’d imagine they’d use the v65:subscribe tags.

If you’re using Mailchimp, it’s simple to add a modal popup using their tools

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Yea I don’t possibly think Vin65 will have that tools, but I will have to attempt some coding into the main page, which I am having a hard time finding the front page to insert the codes. Do you know what is the name for the front page? is it a htm or cfm format?

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It’s not a “stock” thing within Vin65, but I’ve done it as a developer for clients before and plenty of others can do the same, it’s not a hard project. :slight_smile:

Here’s an example (see ‘Subscribe to Our Newsletter’ button in the bottom right corner).

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Hi Lindsay,
This is perfect! This is exactly what I am looking for. What file do you put the code in? and how do you do it?

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Hi @FlorenceLeong — you probably will want to hire a developer for this, unless you’re really comfortable with coding. It’s not a hard job for someone who codes on the regular, but I wouldn’t describe it as entry-level either. I should have said “
 it’s not a hard project for a developer.” Sorry to lead you on, that wasn’t my intention!

Please don’t mess with the .cfm files — those are the files that are created by the Vin65 CMS when you parse .htm/.html files. Where the code goes will depend on the way your current site is set up and how a button can best fit into your design.

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Thanks Lindsay, Yea it is easy for developer to do that. but I have the codes, I just have to figure out where is the main page to put in the codes for the pop up. But thanks anyways.

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I’m going to go out on a limb and say that if you’re not comfortable already with editing the homepage, you probably shouldn’t be attempting this project yourself.

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To add to this
why is there not a check box for newsletter sign up on the POS screen where you are emailing a receipt to a client? It would be so easy for tasting room staff to click a box after someone has agreed to receive newsletters. Right now, staff would have to go into manage contact, contact type, and select “newsletter”. Way to long of a process in a busy tasting room. Is this something a developer could code in?