---
title: "Getting started - MailChimp Auto-Subscribe"
description: "Here is a Getting Started 	tutorial for the MailChimp Auto-Subscribe extension   Setup  	Login to Joomla! back-end 	Go to Extension -> Pl"
url: "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/mailchimp-auto-subscribe/star/getting-started"
date: "2026-05-20T09:22:44+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

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#  Getting started

 Here is a *Getting Started* tutorial for the MailChimp Auto-Subscribe extension

## [Setup](#setup)

- Login to Joomla! back-end
- Go to Extension -> Plugin manager
- Search for the "MailChimp Auto-Subscribe" plugin and click to edit it

 ![search-for-mailchimp-plugin.png](https://www.tassos.gr/images/search-for-mailchimp-plugin.png)

- Set the status to *Enabled*
- Enter the MailChimp's API Key and List Unique ID

 ![mailchimp-plugin-apikey-listid.png](https://www.tassos.gr/images/mailchimp-plugin-apikey-listid.png)

- Optionally set the appropriate settings under the *Advanced Tab*

 ![mailchimp-plugin-advanced-options.png](https://www.tassos.gr/images/mailchimp-plugin-advanced-options.png)

## [How to Create a MailChimp API Key](#how-to-create-a-mailchimp-api-key)

- Login to your [MailChimp](http://www.mailchimp.com) account
- Go to *Account* -> *Extras* -> *API Keys*
- Click on the *Create A Key* button if you don't have already created an API Key.
- Copy the API Key and paste it to the extension's *API Key* field.

 A typicall MailChimp API Key looks like: b2a476a53c84dd3d9fd886f542e81756-us5

 Read the MailChimp's official tutorial on [How to Find or Generate your API Key](http://kb.mailchimp.com/accounts/management/about-api-keys) .

## [Find Your List ID](#find-your-list-id)

- From to the MailChimp's top menu go to *Audience*
- Click on the Audience's title you want to use
- Go to *Manage Audience* -> *Settings*
- Scroll down until you find the text field named *Unique id for audience X*
- Copy the value and paste it to the extension's *List unique id* field.

 Read the MailChimp's official tutorial on how to [Find your List ID](http://kb.mailchimp.com/lists/managing-subscribers/find-your-list-id) .

A typicall MailChimp List ID looks like: ba6fae5a17

 Last updated on Nov 26th 2024 12:11

## Schema

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "name": "Home",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "name": "Home",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 3,
            "name": "MailChimp Auto-Subscribe",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/mailchimp-auto-subscribe"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 4,
            "name": "Getting Started",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/mailchimp-auto-subscribe/star"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 5,
            "name": "Getting started",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/mailchimp-auto-subscribe/star/getting-started"
        }
    ]
}
```

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Article",
    "mainEntityOfPage": {
        "@type": "WebPage",
        "@id": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/mailchimp-auto-subscribe/star/getting-started"
    },
    "headline": "Getting started",
    "image": {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        "url": "https://www.tassos.gr/"
    },
    "publisher": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Tassos",
        "logo": {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "url": "https://www.tassos.gr/https://www.tassos.gr/media/brand/logo-text.png"
        }
    },
    "author": {
        "@type": "Person",
        "name": "Tassos Marinos",
        "url": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/mailchimp-auto-subscribe/star/getting-started"
    },
    "datePublished": "2015-07-14T18:11:40+03:00",
    "dateCreated": "2015-07-14T18:11:40+03:00",
    "dateModified": "2024-11-26T12:28:25+02:00"
}
```