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15 Responses to “Newsletter Sign-up Checkbox on Magento Checkout Page”

• Brady

  May 26, 2010 at 2:34 am

  

  I’ve tried this extension in the past, but uninstalled it because there is a bug that will not let users uncheck the Newsletter Registration box. We used it for 2 days and had numerous customers complain that they felt forced to register for the newsletter.

  Have you had any experience with this issue?
• gayatri.sa

  May 27, 2010 at 8:02 pm

  

  Oh! I didn’t notice this – you are correct – it doesn’t let users to uncheck. Thanks for bringing this to my notice. As a token of gratitude here is the fix for it

  Open this file
  [magento-root]/app/design/frontend/default/default/template/checkoutnewsletter/newsletter.phtml

  And change the Javascript to this:

  //<![CDATA[
  var firstTimeDone = false;
  Element.show('register-customer-newsletter');
  hideCheckoutNewsletter = function (){
  if (typeof(checkout) != 'undefined'){
  if (checkout.method == 'register'){
  isVisibleRegister()): ?>
  Element.hide('register-customer-newsletter');
  $('billing:is_subscribed').checked = false;

  Element.show('register-customer-newsletter');
  isChecked() || $helper->isChecked()): ?>
  if (firstTimeDone == false) {
  $('billing:is_subscribed').checked = true;
  firstTimeDone = true;
  }

  }
  else if (checkout.method == 'guest'){
  isVisibleGuest()): ?>
  Element.hide('register-customer-newsletter');
  $('billing:is_subscribed').checked = false;

  Element.show('register-customer-newsletter');
  isChecked() || $helper->isChecked()): ?>
  if (firstTimeDone == false) {
  $('billing:is_subscribed').checked = true;
  firstTimeDone = true;
  }

  }
  }
  }
  setInterval("hideCheckoutNewsletter()", 100);
  //]]>

  Funny, that none of our customer’s have reported this issue.
  Hope this fix works for you – do let me know.
• Alan

  June 20, 2010 at 8:54 pm

  

  I’ve tried this extension and updated the JS with yours (thanks!). The problem is it still doesn’t seem to work 100% and only adds registered users emails. Guests just seem to get ignored.

  Has everyone else found this?
• Gunnar

  June 21, 2010 at 2:40 am

  

  Hi
  I tried this extension a while back, but uninstalled it because even though i got it working in the frontend it never showed any results in the backend. So the checkbox was check but no new entry in Newsletter -> Newsletter Subscriber was added.

  Now that i came across your article here i hope that you might have an answer since the developer of the extension could not give me any support anymore since he gave it to a company that charges now for that “new” extension. And even though i bought it and installed it – i had to uninstall it again since it broke another extension i am using.

  So if you can help me out here – i would be more then thrilled.

  Cheers Gunnar
• Gunnar

  June 21, 2010 at 2:26 pm

  

  Hi Alan
  With me it does not even insert registered users in the Newsletter Subscriber page.
  I wish i knew what is wrong.

  Cheers Gunnar
• Gunnar

  July 1, 2010 at 12:33 am

  

  Hi gayatri.sa
  Do you happen to have any insights on this subject.
  I really could use some help here.
  Thanks.

  Gunnar
• Alex

  July 13, 2010 at 10:37 pm

  

  Thank you for your bugfix. For me only guests can subscribe to the newsletter.
  Users, who register through the checkout process, are not subscribed.
  Maybe someone knews the solution?

  Thanks

  Alex
• Joe Fletcher

  July 14, 2010 at 3:08 am

  

  I concur: still not working after making those constant changes in Observer.php. (customers aren’t added to the newsletter_subscriber table. I believe the core issue is that Magento 1.4 changed the way it handles newsletter subscriptions in addition to Brady’s suggestions above.

  We’re also discussing this on the Magento forum here:
  http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/193167/

  Any more thoughts?
• Joe Fletcher

  July 15, 2010 at 2:17 am

  

  Over on the other thread, we’ve taken your advice & added to it. Seems to work now, although we’re still testing & not 100% sure. Add in one more line like this: case ‘login_in’:

  switch ($quote->getCheckoutMethod()){

  case ‘register’:
  case ‘login_in’:

  $customer->setIsSubscribed(1);

  break;

  case ‘guest’:
• Jungle Spice

  August 1, 2010 at 6:13 pm

  

  Thanks for a good blog.
  Is their anyone who knows if there is a extensions which works with 1.4.0.1?
• Seoki

  September 23, 2010 at 10:18 am

  

  Thanks for a your help!
• John

  December 1, 2010 at 1:25 am

  

  Thanks for this. But my dreamweaver finds an error in javascript on line 17 which is: “isVisibleRegister()): ?>”. Is there anything wrong there?
• Rodrigo Valim

  January 19, 2011 at 7:28 pm

  

  guys I’m Brazilian. sorry for bad english (by Google Translator). I found a simple way to include registration of newssletter at the checkout page.
  follow the steps:

  1 – Open: design/frontend/default/default/checkout/onepage/billing.phtlm

  2 – Paste code: <input type="checkbox" name="billing[is_subscribed]" title="__(‘Sign Up for Newsletter’) ?>” value=”1″ id=”billing:is_subscribed” class=”checkbox” />

  3 – Open: app/code/core/Checkout/Model/Type/Onepage.php

  4 – Paste code: dentro do método savebilling. na linha 289. cole o codigo: if (isset($data['is_subscribed'])) {
  $status = Mage::getModel(‘newsletter/subscriber’)->subscribe($data['email']);
  }

  5 – This is it
• Keith

  March 2, 2011 at 8:56 am

  

  Rodrigo – thanks for the code- worked great for us. We were having problems with the checkoutnewsletter extension breaking our gift registry checkouts. Your fix did the trick for us.
• Paul

  March 31, 2011 at 7:36 pm

  

  Thank Rodrigo. That worked really well!
  Although there are a few errors…

  The code on stage 2 should be:
  <input type="checkbox" name="billing[is_subscribed]" title="” value=”1″ id=”billing:is_subscribed” class=”checkbox” />

  and Stage 3 should be: app/code/core/Mage/Checkout/Model/Type/Onepage.php
  and you should copy that to:
  app/code/local/Mage/Checkout/Model/Type/Onepage.php

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