Title: Genesis eNews Extended
Author: Brandon Kraft
Published: April 2, 2012
Last modified: April 30, 2026
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# Genesis eNews Extended
By [Brandon Kraft](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kraftbj/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/genesis-enews-extended.2.4.0.zip)
* [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/#description)
* [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/#installation)
* [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/genesis-enews-extended/)
## Description
Creates a new widget to easily add mailing lists to a Genesis website. Recommended
plugin in virtually all Genesis theme tutorials. The widget allows the site administrator
to set the form action, e-mail form field, and hidden fields to mimic the subscribe
form of other mailing list services.
### Thanks
A special thanks to all who have contributed to Genesis eNews Extended.
#### Financial Donations
* Joe Taylor
* Dorian Speed
* Paul Meyers
* Joel Runyon
* Jennifer Jinright
* Greg Ferro
* Greg Young
#### Code Contributions
* Gary Jones (many, many times over)
* Mike Hemberger
* John Levandowski
* David Decker
* Kim Parsell
* Erick Nelson
* Nick Davis
* Maor Chasen
#### StudioPress
* Special thanks to Brian Gardner and the team at StudioPress who wrote the original
code that provided the foundation for the plugin.
If you’re not listed and think you should be, please drop me a note. Any omission
is, in no way, intentional.
## Screenshots
[⌊Example of the plugin in use on a site running Streamline 2.0.⌉⌊Example of the
plugin in use on a site running Streamline 2.0.⌉[
Example of the plugin in use on a site running Streamline 2.0.
[⌊Widget setting screen.⌉⌊Widget setting screen.⌉[
Widget setting screen.
## Installation
1. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
2. In Appearance->Widgets, add Genesis eNews Extended widget to any sidebar.
3. Using the mailing list contact form code provided by your vendor, add the form
action URL, the form field ID for the e-mail field and any hidden fields (not all
services use them) into the widget options. See some tips for this on the [plugin’s install page](https://kraft.blog/genesis-enews-extended/install).
4. If using name fields, read the [plugin’s tutorial website](https://kraft.blog/genesis-enews-extended/tutorials).
5. Verify it works!
## FAQ
### How do I get the privacy policy link to show? The checkbox isn’t working.
Genesis eNews Extended uses WordPress’ built-in privacy policy setting. Be sure
you have a privacy page set at wp-admin/privacy.php .
### The first and last name fields look funky.
Read more on the [plugin’s tutorial website](https://kraft.blog/genesis-enews-extended/tutorials).
### I need help! Where I can get it?
“Official” tutorials will be maintained on the [plugin’s website](https://kraft.blog/genesis-enews-extended/).
Questions can be asked at the [WordPress.org Support Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/genesis-enews-extended)
for this plugin.
## Reviews
### [It works Marvelously](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-works-marvelously/)
[jscmal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jscmal/) August 31, 2019
Hi. I am loving this plugin, used with MailChimp. The reason is that it does not
use APIs. Then, it works perfectly in any circumstance, just passing data to MailChimp
by the Form Action. Instead, using the MailChimp API, it is possible to have some
limitations. For example, if you deleted a user profile on MailChimp, it is not
possible for that user to subscribe again via API, using the same email. Thank you
very for this plugin. 🙂
### [Seems to be a target for bots 🙁](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/seems-to-be-a-target-for-bots/)
[cindybidar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cindybidar/) January 17, 2019
We’ve been using this for years, and over the past few months have noticed dozens
of .ru subscribers being added to our mailing list every week. That stopped when
we replaced this plugin with a different form builder, so I suspect there’s a bot
out there targeting it. Check your subscribers list.
### [Disappointed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disappointed-59/)
[LadyHype](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ladyhype/) January 12, 2018 3 replies
Very disappointed with the plugin and the genesis theme in general. I used the plugin
for a opt-in form on my website and it just looked a mess in the sidebar. I was
a youtube video of this plugin being used two year ago and the template now is nothing
like it was then. Another thing, if you are using mailchip you get a double opt-
in option and there isn’t a way to change that. I’m sure a subscriber wouldn’t like
to have enter there email twice. Just disappointing. 🙁
### [Very simple wrapper for adding in your form action for various services](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-simple-wrapper-for-adding-in-your-form-action-for-various-services/)
[Christina](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carasmo/) October 12, 2016
I love the simplicity of this plugin. Just read the form code from the service you’re
using, make sure you put in the action and the field names (precision is crucial)
and you’re good to go! Then you will need to set up, at the service itself, the
pages for the confirmations and other notices.
### [Simple Always Wins](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-always-wins/)
[Eric Dye](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ericdye/) September 3, 2016 1 reply
As a preimium Gravity Forms users, this is the plugin I prefer using for email subscription
forms. It’s straight forward, easy to plug-in your MailChimp data, and much easier
to style. Simple. To the point. No bloat. I wish more plugins were like this.
### [The best](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-best-552/)
[cmarkis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cmarkis/) September 3, 2016
The best plugin of Brandon and Coffea Web Services thanks!
[ Read all 28 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/genesis-enews-extended/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“Genesis eNews Extended” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Brandon Kraft ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kraftbj/)
“Genesis eNews Extended” has been translated into 14 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/genesis-enews-extended/contributors)
for their contributions.
[Translate “Genesis eNews Extended” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/genesis-enews-extended)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/genesis-enews-extended/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/genesis-enews-extended/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/genesis-enews-extended/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/genesis-enews-extended/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 2.4.0
* Shortcodes now render by default in the widget’s Text and After Text areas. Matches
WordPress core’s text widget behavior since 4.9.
* Added new `gee_text_content` and `gee_after_text_content` filters that run after`
wpautop`, mirroring core’s `widget_text_content` split. Existing `gee_text` /`
gee_after_text` hooks continue to receive raw user input. Sites that want to
disable default shortcode processing can `remove_filter( 'gee_text_content', '
do_shortcode' )` (and the same for `gee_after_text_content`).
* Fixed: inline `style` attributes are no longer stripped from `` elements
in the Hidden Fields box, and the `display`, `visibility`, `opacity`, and `background-
image` declarations vendor newsletter snippets rely on now survive sanitization.
This restores Flodesk-style tracking pixels and similar visually-hidden inputs.
Props 17thavenue for the report (issue 164).
* Widened the Hidden Fields allowlist to permit common form attributes that vendor
newsletter snippets rely on (`placeholder`, `required`, `autocomplete`, `pattern`,`
min`/`max`/`step`, `aria-*`, `data-*`, `tabindex`, `role`, etc.) while continuing
to strip event handlers (`on*`) and form-overriding attributes (`formaction`,`
formmethod`).
* Restored the pre-2.3.0 form `id` format (`subscribe`, no hyphen) after
2.3.0 inadvertently changed it to `subscribe-`.
#### 2.3.1
* Restored `subbox`, `subbox1`, `subbox2`, and `subbutton` on the form’s input
elements (as both `id` and class) for backward compatibility with sites that
style off them. Note: when more than one widget instance is on the same page,
the IDs will not be unique, which is technically invalid HTML but preserves long-
standing behavior.
#### 2.3.0
* Removed defunct FeedBurner integration. Google discontinued email subscriptions
in 2021.
* Removed obsolete MailPoet 2 (WYSIJA) integration.
* Security: tightened output escaping on the form action URL, hidden fields, and
widget title.
* Accessibility: added `role="alert"` to admin-facing configuration notices.
* Added an admin notice when the widget is saved without a form action, to help
new users spot misconfiguration.
* Fixed duplicate hardcoded HTML IDs that could collide when multiple widget instances
were placed on a page.
* Bumped tested version to WordPress 7.0.
#### 2.2.0
* Adds “enews-{$field_count}-field” classes to form to aid in additional styling.
See https://github.com/kraftbj/genesis-enews-extended/pull/152
Props to JiveDig
for the contribution.
#### 2.1.4
* Accessibility: Use aria-label instead of to prevent CSS being either over-agressive
or not enough.
#### 2.1.2
* Accessibility: Updates to be implicit to eliminate duplication when multiple
instances are used on a page.
* Coding Standards: Implement WPCS.
#### 2.1.1
* Remove comment that was displaying on the front end.
#### 2.1.0
* Provide option to link to the site’s Privacy Policy.
* Allow “a” HTML tags in the hidden fields settings field.
* Various improvements to match coding standards.
#### 2.0.2
* Fixes minor issue that led to HTML validation issues.
* Fixes PHP notice for checking non-existent variables in some cases.
#### 2.0.1
* Corrects typo impacting Last Name field text placeholder.
#### 2.0.0
* Add filters for text before and after form.
* Fixed form name to be valid HTML 4.
* Use https with Feedburner to prevent mixed content warnings on HTTPS sites.
* Minor code fix when MailPoet is not present.
* Adds `genesis-enews-extended-args` filter to allow plugins to manipulate the
widget settings prior to output.
* Uses HTML 5 placeholders instead of JavaScript.
* Form ID now uses a unique value.
#### 1.4.1
* Add fieldset, legend, option, optgroup, select to allowed HTML for Hidden Fields
area.
* Update CSS for screenreaders. Props jwenerd.
* Updated BG translations. Props Daniel Bailey.
#### 1.4.0
* Adds MailPoet itegration. Props [Maor Chasen](http://maorchasen.com/).
* Updated pt_BR translation and added en_UK translation. Props [Fabiana Simões](http://fabianapsimoes.wordpress.com/)
and [Gary Jones](http://garyjones.co.uk/).
* Minor code improvements. Props [Gary Jones](http://garyjones.co.uk/).
#### 1.3.3
* Updated Bulgarian translation. Props [Daniel Bailey](http://scarinessreported.com/).
#### 1.3.2
* Remove type hints to prevent error when strict reporting used in PHP 5.4
#### 1.3.1
* Minor code improvements.
* Updates HTML5 option for late Genesis 2.0 changes. Props Nick Davis.
#### 1.3.0
* Adds option for HTML5-enhanced forms.
* Adds error checking for including http://feeds.feedburner.com in the Feedburner
ID field.
* Minor code improvements
* Listing of issues [resolved in this version](https://github.com/kraftbj/genesis-enews-extended/issues?milestone=8&state=closed).
#### 1.2.0
* Adds text space after form. Perfect for a link to a Privacy Statement!
* Code cleanup. Thanks to [Kim Parsell](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kpdesign/)
for reporting.
* Adds labels to form elements to make it compatible with screen readers for the
visually impaired.
* Adds Serbian Translation. Props to Diana S.
* Listing of issues [resolved in this version](https://github.com/kraftbj/genesis-enews-extended/issues?milestone=11&state=closed).
#### 1.1.2
* Improved French translation. Props to [Paul de Wouters](http://paulwp.com/).
* Improved German translation. Props to [David Decker!](http://deckerweb.de/).
* Enables mail service validation of name fields by clearing default text onsubmit.
#### 1.1.1
* Fixed bug with incorrect escaping function used in first and last name fields.
* Fixed bug with some translations not working.
#### 1.1.0
* Allows for more HTML tags to be used in the Text to Show field. Dropped genesis_allowed_tags
in favor or wp_kses_post. Props to [John Levandowski](http://wpselect.com/).
* eNews Extended is now compatible with the Catalyst theme (Catalyst is not officially
supported).
* Fuzzy translations added for many languages based on Genesis 1.8.2 translations
of the original eNews Widget.
#### 1.0.X
* Adds the ability to edit “First Name” and “Last Name” displayed on front-end.
* Security update and other code cleanup.
* Version numbering now using semver.org rationale.
#### 0.2.0
* Various code enhancements to improve performance and adhere better to WP standards.
Props to [Gary Jones](http://garyjones.co.uk/)
* Adds Spanish translation. Props to [Ryan Sullivan](http://www.wpsitecare.com/)
* Adds Italian translation. Props to [Marco Galasso](http://neatandplain.com/)
* Adds Slovak translation. Props to [Branco Radenovich](http://webhostinggeeks.com/user-reviews/)
#### 0.1.6
* Makes available first and last name fields.
#### 0.1.5
* Adds option to open confirmation window in the same tab.
#### 0.1.4
* Adds l18n support for other languages, props to [David Decker!](http://deckerweb.de/)
* Adds German translation, props to [David Decker!](http://deckerweb.de/)
#### 0.1.3
* Adds Feedburner support in anticipation of Genesis 1.9
* Security and translation updates
#### 0.1.2
* Modifies class name to work with more StudioPress themes.
#### 0.1.1
* Adds “Hidden Fields” widget setting to make the widget compatible with more mailing
services.
#### 0.1
* Initial release.
## Meta
* Version **2.4.0**
* Last updated **3 months ago**
* Active installations **40,000+**
* WordPress version ** 4.9.6 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.0.2**
* PHP version ** 5.4.0 or higher **
* Languages
* [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/),
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[English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/),
[Galician](https://gl.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/),
[Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/),
[Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/),
[Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/),
and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-enews-extended/).
* [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/genesis-enews-extended)
* Tags
* [genesis](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/genesis/)[genesiswp](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/genesiswp/)
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[subscribe](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/subscribe/)
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## Ratings
4.7 out of 5 stars.
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## Contributors
* [ Brandon Kraft ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kraftbj/)
## Support
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