{"id":427,"date":"2020-05-27T04:01:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T04:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/?page_id=427"},"modified":"2023-10-05T21:09:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T01:09:58","slug":"email-signup-block","status":"publish","type":"reference-article","link":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference-article\/email-signup-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Signup Block"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This block is only featured in the Pro and Premium Tiers of the NC State Web Platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use Cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An effective way for content creators to ensure repeat visitors to their site, is through the use of an email signup. Whether that be for a monthly newsletter, quarterly departmental updates, or some other specific need, the Email Signup block offers site maintainers a way for them to intake user emails while having the visual appeal of an easy to use, stylish block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Gutenberg, adding an Email Signup block to a page is as easy as clicking the &#8220;Add a block&#8221; button and choosing &#8220;Email Signup&#8221; from the block list. Alternatively, the block can be found by using the &#8220;Search for a block&#8221; function. For more info on blocks and adding them to a WordPress site, see our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/platforms\/nc-state-theme\/blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\">documentation on blocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-red-400-color\">NOTE:<\/span><\/strong> Before adding an Email Signup block to a page or post, the Gravity Forms plugin must be installed and the components of the form must be built using the &#8220;Forms&#8221; section within WordPress. For more information on Gravity Forms and building forms, read our <a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-admin\/admin.php?page=gf_edit_forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gravity Forms documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once added, the Email Signup block is simple to setup. From the &#8220;Select a Form&#8221; drop down menu, creators will choose any of the pre-made forms that are available to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After choosing the form, the Email Signup block allows for customization to the heading, teaser text, input field, and also the background color of the block through the right-hand side menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have questions? Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/ucomm-dev-request\">go.ncsu.edu\/ucomm-dev-request<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"Sleek email signup forms directly through WordPress sites.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"availability":[49],"content-type":[51],"class_list":["post-427","reference-article","type-reference-article","status-publish","hentry","availability-nc-state-theme","content-type-block"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article\/427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reference-article"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article\/427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3923,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article\/427\/revisions\/3923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"availability","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/availability?post=427"},{"taxonomy":"content-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-type?post=427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}