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Mandrill

Estimated reading: 2 minutes Updated July 31, 2026

Overview

AFI sends transactional emails through Mandrill (Mailchimp Transactional) from WordPress events. Use it for receipts, welcomes, password resets — anything triggered by user action — with deliverability backed by Mailchimp.

Supported actions

  • Send Email with Template
  • Send Raw Email

Authentication

  1. Log in to Mailchimp Transactional (Mandrill).
  2. Open Settings > SMTP & API Info.
  3. Generate an API key.
  4. In AFI go to Settings > Mandrill and paste the key.

How to create the integration

  1. In WordPress admin, go to AFI > New Integration.
  2. Pick your Sender (Contact Form 7, WPForms, WooCommerce, etc.) and the form / event to listen on.
  3. Pick Mandrill as the Receiver, then pick the Task you want to run.
  4. Map sender fields onto Mandrill’s fields. From, To, Subject, and either Template Name + merge vars OR HTML body are required.
  5. Optional: add Conditional Logic so the action only fires on matching submissions.
  6. Save and run a test submission. Check AFI > Log if anything looks off.

Notes & caveats

  • Verified sending domain with SPF / DKIM is required for production delivery.
  • Template-based vs raw: pre-built templates with merge vars are simpler — fall back to raw HTML only for one-offs.
  • Mailchimp account required: Mandrill is a paid add-on to Mailchimp accounts.

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