Newsletter

The newsletter subscription component is a simple, ready-to-use Livewire component that integrates with Mailchimp to collect email subscriptions.

Requirements

To use the newsletter component, ensure the following:

• Spatie Laravel Newsletter package is installed. Please refer to the Spatie Laravel Newsletter documentation for installation instructions.
• Mailchimp API key and List ID are set in your .env file:

  NEWSLETTER_API_KEY=your-mailchimp-api-key
  NEWSLETTER_LIST_ID=your-mailchimp-list-id
  

How It Works

The component uses the Spatie Laravel Newsletter package to interface with Mailchimp's API. When a user submits their email address.

Mailchimp Setup

Before using the newsletter component, you need to set up your Mailchimp account and configure the required environment variables.

Step 1: Get Your Mailchimp API Key

1. Log in to your Mailchimp account
2. Navigate to Account > Extras > API keys
3. If you don't have an API key, click Create A Key
4. Copy the generated API key (it will look like: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-us1)

Step 2: Get Your Mailchimp List ID

1. In your Mailchimp dashboard, go to Audience > More Options > Audiance Settings
2. Scroll down to find your Audiance ID
3. Copy the List ID (it will look like: a1b2c3d4e5)

Note: If you don't have a list yet, create one first by going to Audience > Create Audience.

Usage

The newsletter component is a standard Livewire component that can be included anywhere in your Blade templates. Simply use the Livewire component directive:

<livewire:forms.newsletter />

References

Category	Path / Name	Description
Livewire Component	App\Livewire\Forms\Newsletter	Main newsletter subscription component
View	resources/views/livewire/forms/newsletter.blade.php	Newsletter form template
Config	config/newsletter.php	Newsletter and Mailchimp configuration
Package	spatie/laravel-newsletter	Third-party package providing Mailchimp integration