Member Essentials offers an integration with Mailchimp. This provides a way for your member's information in Member Essentials to sync with your Mailchimp account. There is tool to Monitor the sync in Member Essentials under Admin > Member Management > Mailchimp Config. Also, Access Groups can appear as Tags which will sync nightly to Mailchimp.
Required access:
You will need the Email Administrator administrative access level or Administrator access.
Where to go:
To get to the Mailchimp Config, follow these steps:
- Go to Admin > Member Management
- Select Mailchimp Config
Steps to be taken:
Log in into your Mailchimp Account (make sure you have an available Audience)
- From Mailchimp, select Audience > Manage Audience > View Audience > Create Audience
2. Follow the prompts for the new Audience and save the Audience name.
3. Select your profile on the lower left corner, then Account
4. Select Extras > API keys
5. Select Create A Key and copy the API key
6. Return to Member Management > Mailchimp Config
7. Paste the API Key and the Audience Name / List Name
8. Click Save
The Last sync will have the Date and Time when the synchronization completes, about every 4 hours.
As your members update their email address, the system will update Mailchimp every 4 hours.
- To watch the video tutorial: Video - Sync to MailChimp
- Tutorial to setup a new free Mailchimp account