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MailerLite – Signup forms (official)

By MailerLite

Forms & Data Collection / Contact Forms

MailerLite – Signup forms (official) Review - In-Depth Analysis

Easily add newsletter signup forms to your WordPress site. Subscribers are saved directly to your MailerLite account. Quick setup with pre-built forms or custom options.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.56/10

User Rating

3/5 (based on 40+ reviews)

Active Installations

100,000+

Update Frequency

Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

5.87 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

The Official MailerLite signup forms plugin makes it easy to grow your newsletter subscriber list from your WordPress blog or website. The plugin automatically integrates your WordPress form with your MailerLite email marketing account.

If you don't have a MailerLite account yet, you can signup for a free trial here. Once you activate the plugin, you’ll be able to select and add any of the pre-built webforms from your MailerLite account or create a new form from scratch. You can place the form in the sidebar using a widget or use a shortcode to put it wherever you want.

Setup is fast and easy! You just need to enter your MailerLite account API code and you’re all set. Plugin features include easily-to-add webforms from MailerLite to your WordPress blog or website, option to create new webforms, WordPress 5 new editor support, save subscribers automatically to your MailerLite account, place webforms using widget or shortcode, double opt-in signup, updated plugin layout, and automate welcome emails from your MailerLite account.

Comparing to Alternatives

MailerLite – Signup forms (official) is a plugin designed to integrate MailerLite signup forms into WordPress sites. When compared to other popular form plugins, it offers a focused solution but lacks some flexibility and reliability.

Top alternatives

Contact Form 7 ( WPS: 7.61)
Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You ( WPS: 7.44)
WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More ( WPS: 7.71)

Strengths

Direct integration with MailerLite email marketing platform.
Supports embedding MailerLite forms via shortcode.
Official plugin ensuring compatibility with MailerLite services.

Weaknesses

Unreliable syncing of forms and subscriber lists.
Limited customization and styling options compared to other form builders.
Issues with form editing and saving within WordPress.
Lack of support for newer WordPress features like block-based checkout.

User Sentiment Analysis

User feedback highlights significant challenges with the plugin's reliability and usability.

Positive highlights

"Plugin does connect after pasting the correct API code." – honeystonebooks
"Supports embedding forms created on MailerLite website." – lukascech
"Official plugin for MailerLite integration." – general user consensus

Common complaints

Forms show success messages but do not add subscribers to lists.
Forms created in WordPress do not sync or save properly.
Redirects to MailerLite website with 'Form not found' errors when editing.
No support or resolution for block-based checkout compatibility issues.
Styling is not applied to embedded forms.

Weaknesses

Unclear error messages and confusing interface.
Frequent syncing and connection problems between plugin and MailerLite platform.
Poor support and lack of updates addressing critical bugs.

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users who are already committed to the MailerLite platform and need a simple way to embed signup forms on their WordPress site without advanced customization.

Not ideal for

Users seeking reliable, fully functional form management within WordPress or those requiring advanced form styling, editing, and integration features. Also not recommended for those using block-based checkout or needing seamless subscriber list syncing.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The plugin is free and provides basic embedding of MailerLite signup forms into WordPress sites, but lacks advanced features and reliable syncing.

Final Verdict

MailerLite – Signup forms (official) offers a direct integration with the MailerLite platform but suffers from significant reliability and usability issues that impact its effectiveness.

Users looking for a dependable and fully featured form solution may find better alternatives, while those committed to MailerLite might use this plugin cautiously, aware of its limitations.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free MailerLite – Signup forms (official) plugin.

newsletter signup

MailerLite integration

webform

Screenshots

FAQ

Requires PHP5 and CURL.

Use the load_mailerlite_form($id) function.

<?php if( function_exists( 'load_mailerlite_form' ) ) {     load_mailerlite_form(0); }

You can use CSS rules to style the sign-up form, use the following CSS selectors to target the various form elements.

Every form can be different, because element ID of form is:

#mailerlite-form_(your_form_id)

Elements of form can be styled.

.mailerlite-form .mailerlite-form-title {} /* the form title */ .mailerlite-form .mailerlite-form-description {} /* the form description */ .mailerlite-form .mailerlite-form-field label {} /* the form input label */ .mailerlite-form .mailerlite-form-field input {} /* the form inputs */ .mailerlite-form .mailerlite-form-loader {} /* the form loading text */ .mailerlite-form .mailerlite-subscribe-button-container {} /* the form button container */ .mailerlite-form .mailerlite-subscribe-button-container .mailerlite-subscribe-submit {} /* the form submit button */ .mailerlite-form .mailerlite-form-response {} /* the form response message */

Add your custom CSS rules to the end of your theme stylesheet, /wp-content/themes/your-theme-name/style.css. Do not add them to the plugin stylesheet as they will be automatically overwritten on the next plugin update.