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Hey folks,

Is there a way to set up a CiviMail subscribe block so anonymous users and guests can simply type their email address or their first and last name and email address and subscribe to a particular group? Thanks!

Thanks. I hadn't thought of searching for an appropriate Drupal module. I'll remember that next time I have an issue. Thanks again!

I too am interested in getting this data into a block as opposed to having to click and be redirected to a page in Drupal. Specifically, when you want to subscribe to just one group (civicrm/mailing/subscribe?reset=1&gid=somenumber) and the page just has a text field for email address and a subscribe button, I would like to put THIS code into a block so on every page there is a block that says something like "Subscribe to our newsletter!" with just the text box and submit button. On clicking submit it could do what it does now by taking you to the home page.

Part II of this development could be: if a user is logged in and already subscribed to a group, the block has an unsubscribe option instead (would also love to see this in the page component as is now).

Perhaps this is a CiviNode feature request if not appropriate for CiviCRM development?

Excellent idea. I am attempting to paste in html code and get it down to a reasonable look. After pressing submit, it fails on the subscribe page.

Here's what I have in my Drupal block:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://burlington.cctv.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/js/Common.js"></script>
 
<!-- .tpl file invoked: CRM/Mailing/Form/Subscribe.tpl. Call via form.tpl if we have a form in the page. -->
    <form  action="http://burlington.cctv.org/civicrm/mailing/subscribe" method="post" name="Subscribe" id="Subscribe" >
  <div><input name="qfKey" type="hidden" value="a3eac52934c2d18558e05948fdee5e3e" />
<input name="_qf_default" type="hidden" value="Subscribe:next" />
</div>
   <label for="email">  Email
   </label><input maxlength="64" size="10" name="email" type="text" id="email" class="form-text big required" />
 <input class="form-submit default" name="_qf_Subscribe_next" value="Subscribe" type="submit" />
</form>

And here is the backtrace error I get upon submitting
backTrace

/var/www/html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/CRM/Core/Error.php, backtrace, 255
/var/www/html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/CRM/Core/Controller.php, fatal, 182
/var/www/html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/CRM/Core/Controller.php, key, 136
/var/www/html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/CRM/Core/Controller/Simple.php, __construct, 59
/var/www/html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/CRM/Utils/Wrapper.php, __construct, 75
/var/www/html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/CRM/Mailing/Invoke.php, run, 85
/var/www/html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/CRM/Core/Component.php(183) : eval()'d code, main, 1
/var/www/html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/CRM/Core/Component.php, eval, 183
/var/www/html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/CRM/Core/Invoke.php, invoke, 144
/var/www/html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/drupal/civicrm.module, invoke, 319
, civicrm_invoke,
/var/www/html/includes/menu.inc, call_user_func_array, 418
/var/www/html/index.php, menu_execute_active_handler, 15

unrecoverable error
    Sorry. A non-recoverable error has occurred.

    Could not find valid Key

    Return to home page.
Any ideas of what this is about?

Hi Dave.

Would it be possible to tell me how to set up the two example subscribe forms in 1.9 you cite? or at least point me in the right direction.

thanks in advance!

Yup. that was what i was asking and this really helps.  One more question: are these pages configurable in terms of adding profiles (like contribution pages for example) or editing intro/description text? Or is this a 2.0 thing?
thanks!

I am using this method to put a newsletter subscribe block on the drupal side of my site:
http://<your drupal site>/civicrm/mailing/subscribe?reset=1&gid=2

but when the user hits the 'subscribe' button, they are redirected to a group member search page ".../civicrm/group/search?reset=1..." which displays the message:

Your subscription request has been submitted. Check your inbox shortly for the confirmation email(s).

How can I keep the user on the subscribe page and display the message above the subscribe form rather than redirecting?

ah yes you are right, I was logged in as admin, so switching to a user role displays a confirmation page BUT also a link to "view listings" which gives them access to everyone's email address!!!

It looks like to disable the viewing of listings I would also be disabling access to forms (profile, event and contribution forms) am I wrong here? how can I give access to forms but not listings?