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I was looking for a WordPress Opt-In plugin today, and despite the fact that there are a lot of solutions – there sure aren’t a lot of good ones (lol). If you have a WordPress blog or web site, chances are at one time or antother you’ll need to have a plugin that will handle an opt-in form to collect email addresses for a newsletter or mailing list. There’s nothing better than having a targeted audience for your market or niche.

if you’re looking for an opt-in plugin, here are some features you should consider:

• control of email templates
• editing ability for signup and confirmation pages
• export and import of the list of email contacts
• ability to put the signup form where you want (sidebar, page, post)
• ability to manage more than one list
• interface with email marketing services, such as Aweber, MailChip, etc.
• ability to tie confirmation to something, like a free download, video, ebook, etc
• double opt-in confirmation of email signups

I have to say – I’m not completely happy with what I found, but I did find a great free plugin: G-Lock Double Opt-In Manager

It has most of the features. You can import, export, control the email, signup, and confirmation pages. And in the welcome email you can add a link to a download, but that’s of course only good for managing a single free thing. The good news is – you can export the email contacts, so if and when I find a better solution – I can export the emails to the new plugin.

What do you use for a WordPress Opt-In plugin?