Plugin - VerticalResponse (Create custom newsletter subscription forms)

The RSForm!Pro VerticalResponse Integration Plugin is a plugin that once installed and enabled will allow you to create custom subscription forms for Vertical Response email-marketing manager through RSForm!Pro.

Downloading and Installing the plugin

Configuring the plugin

Configuring VerticalResponse can be done from Components >> RSForm!Pro >> Configuration >> VerticalResponse tab:

• API Key: The API Key for the application created using the VerticalResponse Developers account
• API Secret: The Secret Key for the application created using the VerticalResponse Developers account

Tutorial: How to create a signup form for Vertical Response

Generate API Key and API Secret

• Head to Verticalresponse Developers page
• Click on "GET AN API KEY" button
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• Register a new Mashery ID
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• Activate the account using the link sent to the email address used in the registration process
• Sign in to VerticalResponse API Portal using Mashery ID
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• Click on the "Get API Keys" button and Register Your New Application by completing the form displayed
• Notice that a "Key" and "Secret" key have been generated.
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Configure the RSForm!Pro Vertical Response plugin

• Head to Components > RSForm!Pro > Configuration > VerticalResponse tab
• Add the "API Key" and "API Secret" from your VerticalResponse API Portal (make sure your keys does not contain any white spaces)
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• Click on "Save" button at the top
• Head back to "VerticalResponse" tab within the RSForm!Pro Configuration and click on the "Authorize" button.
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• You will be redirected to Vertical Response website and asked to login in order to allow your application to access and update your VerticalResponse account.
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• Login
• After logging in you will be redirected to back to RSForm!Pro Configuration page and if the VerticalResponse Token was saved in the database, the "Authorize" button will become green.
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Enable VerticalResponse Integration

• Head to Components > RSForm!Pro > Manage Forms > Select your form > Properties
• Click on the "VerticalResponse" tab from the left sidebar
• Set to "Yes" the "Enable VerticalResponse Integration" option
• You will notice that VerticalResponse default options will be displayed
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• Select your VerticalResponse Contact list using the "Select a list" option
  
  
Note: If "Update contact if exists" option is enabled, when the form is submitted the already existing user information from VerticalResponse will be updated instead of creating a new entry.
• The next step is to select your RSForm!Pro form fields that corresponds to the VerticalResponse list.
  
  
Note: In order for the Vertical Response contact list to be populated, your RSForm!Pro form needs to include at least the following fields:
• First Name - a textbox field where the user can fill in his first name
• Last Name - a textbox field for the user to fill in his last name
• Email - a textbox field for the user's email address
• Save
• Head over to frontend area and submit the newly configured RSForm!Pro form
• Check your selected VerticalResponse Contact list for new entries