What Is The Bloom Inline Opt-In?
The Inline opt-in allows you to place an opt-in form anywhere on your website manually using a shortcode.
Unlike some of the other opt-in types, which are automatically displayed in certain locations, the Inline opt-in form generates a shortcode that you can copy and paste inside the WordPress post editor, allowing you to place the form anywhere inside of a post or page.
Creating The Inline Opt-In
To create an opt-in form, click on the Bloom → Optin Forms link in your WordPress Dashboard or the Home icon within the Bloom settings page to open the main settings tab.
Here, you can manage the opt-ins you have created in the past and create new opt-ins. To create your first opt-in form, click the New Optin button. This will reveal the 6 opt-in types that Bloom supports.
Click on the Inline option to begin building your new opt-in. Once you select your opt-in type, you will be taken to the opt-in creation screen, where you can adjust the various opt-in settings.
These settings are broken into four categories:
Setup,
Design,
Success Action
Setup
Within the Setup tab of the opt-in creation process, you can give your opt-in a name (for future reference) and assign an email account to the opt-in form.
Before you can start collecting email addresses, you first need to connect Bloom to your email marketing service, such as MailChimp or Constant Contact.
If you haven't added an account to Bloom yet, you can go ahead and do it from here. If you have already added an account, you can choose the account and associate email list from the Form Integration settings on this page.
For detailed information about how to add accounts to Bloom and a comprehensive list of all account types supported by Bloom, please refer to our in-depth accounts tutorial.
Design
Within the Design tab, you can customize the appearance of your opt-in form.
Bloom has many design settings, such as:
Background color,
Font color,
Button color,
Form color,
Image and form location,
Border styles and
Much more.
Within this tab, you can adjust these settings and preview your form by clicking the Preview button.
Generate Shortcode
After configuring your Locked Content opt-in, you will be presented with a generate shortcode button.
This button will display the Shortcode to place your Locked Content opt-in form anywhere on your website.
You can also access a list of your shortcodes from within the Bloom Shortcode button within the WordPress post editor or by clicking the shortcode icon within the opt-in management tab in your Bloom settings panel.
For a comprehensive look at the Bloom Shortcodes and how to use them, please take a look at our in-depth design tutorial.
