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MailBluster

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Overview

With the AFI plugin, you can automatically send new form submissions to MailBluster, a powerful email marketing tool. This integration allows you to effortlessly create or update leads in your MailBluster account.


โœ… Supported Action

  • Create New Lead โ€“ Adds or updates a lead in your MailBluster list.


๐Ÿ”ง How to Set It Up

Step 1: Get Your MailBluster API Key

  1. Log in to your MailBluster dashboard.

  2. Go to Settings โ†’ API Keys.

  3. Click Create API Key or copy an existing one.


Step 2: Connect MailBluster with AFI

  1. In WordPress Admin, go to AFI โ†’ Settings โ†’ MailBluster.

  2. Paste your API Key into the input field.

  3. Click Save Changes.


Step 3: Create an Integration

  1. Go to AFI โ†’ Add New.

  2. Choose your form plugin (e.g., WPForms, Elementor, Contact Form 7) under the Trigger section.

  3. Select the form you want to connect.

  4. Under the Action section:

    • Platform: Select MailBluster

    • Task: Select Create New Lead


Step 4: Map Form Fields

Once the platform and task are selected, you will be able to map your form fields to MailBluster lead fields.

Supported fields include:

  • email (required)

  • firstName

  • lastName

  • fullName

  • timezone

  • ipAddress

  • Optionally enable Double Opt-In

You can use AFI’s dynamic merge tags to populate these fields from form submissions.


Step 5: Save Integration

Click the Save Integration button after completing your field mappings.

Now every form submission will be sent to MailBluster and a lead will be created or updated automatically.


๐Ÿงช Troubleshooting

If the integration doesn’t seem to work:

  1. Go to AFI โ†’ Logs to view recent API responses.

  2. Verify the following:

    • The API Key is valid.

    • Email field is correctly mapped and not empty.

    • If a lead already exists, it will be updated; otherwise, a new one will be created.

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