Title: MC4WP: Mailchimp Top Bar – Email Subscribe Notification Bar Author: Danny van Kooten Published: January 28, 2015 Last modified: June 24, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/mailchimp-top-bar/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1077204) ![](https://ps.w.org/mailchimp-top-bar/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1224622) # MC4WP: Mailchimp Top Bar – Email Subscribe Notification Bar By [Danny van Kooten](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvankooten/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/mailchimp-top-bar.1.7.6.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-top-bar/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-top-bar/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-top-bar/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-top-bar/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp-top-bar/) ## Description Grow your Mailchimp audience with a customizable email signup bar at the top or bottom of your WordPress site. The bar stays visible while visitors browse, helping your call to action get noticed without blocking your content. Mailchimp Top Bar is an add-on for [MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/). It connects the bar to the Mailchimp audience of your choice. ### Features * **Capture more subscribers:** Keep your email signup call to action visible while visitors browse. * **Match your brand:** Customize the bar text, button text, and colors from the plugin settings. * **Choose its position:** Display the subscribe bar at the top or bottom of the screen. * **Let visitors dismiss it:** Visitors can hide the bar when they are not interested. * **Keep pages fast:** The front-end JavaScript is under 2 kB when compressed. ### About the Plugin Author [Danny van Kooten](https://www.dannyvankooten.com/) has been building WordPress plugins since 2010, starting with WordPress 3.0. He is the founder of [ibericode](https://www.ibericode.com/), the small software company behind popular WordPress plugins including [Mailchimp for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/), [Boxzilla Pop-ups](https://wordpress.org/plugins/boxzilla/) and [Koko Analytics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/koko-analytics/). ## Screenshots [⌊A Mailchimp email signup bar displayed at the top of a WordPress site.⌉⌊A Mailchimp email signup bar displayed at the top of a WordPress site.⌉[ A Mailchimp email signup bar displayed at the top of a WordPress site. [⌊A Mailchimp subscribe bar displayed at the bottom of a WordPress site.⌉⌊A Mailchimp subscribe bar displayed at the bottom of a WordPress site.⌉[ A Mailchimp subscribe bar displayed at the bottom of a WordPress site. [⌊The collapsed email signup bar, which visitors can reopen using the arrow button.⌉⌊ The collapsed email signup bar, which visitors can reopen using the arrow button .⌉[ The collapsed email signup bar, which visitors can reopen using the arrow button. [⌊The bar settings for choosing a Mailchimp audience and customizing the signup text, email placeholder, and button label.⌉⌊The bar settings for choosing a Mailchimp audience and customizing the signup text, email placeholder, and button label.⌉[ The bar settings for choosing a Mailchimp audience and customizing the signup text, email placeholder, and button label. [⌊The appearance settings for changing the notification bar position, size, colors, and sticky behavior.⌉⌊The appearance settings for changing the notification bar position, size, colors, and sticky behavior.⌉[ The appearance settings for changing the notification bar position, size, colors, and sticky behavior. [⌊The message settings for customizing signup responses and redirecting subscribers after a successful signup.⌉⌊The message settings for customizing signup responses and redirecting subscribers after a successful signup.⌉[ The message settings for customizing signup responses and redirecting subscribers after a successful signup. ## Installation Mailchimp Top Bar requires the [MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/). #### Automatic installation 1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to _Plugins > Add New_. 2. Search for **Mailchimp Top Bar**. 3. Click _Install Now_, then activate the plugin. 4. Go to **Mailchimp for WP > Mailchimp Settings** and enter [your Mailchimp API key](https://admin.mailchimp.com/account/api). 5. Go to **Mailchimp for WP > Top Bar** and select a Mailchimp audience. 6. Customize the text, colors, and position as needed. #### Manual installation 1. Download the plugin ZIP file. 2. Go to _Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin_. 3. Upload the ZIP file, install it, and activate the plugin. 4. Configure the API key and audience under **Mailchimp for WP**. ## FAQ ### Can I show the Mailchimp top bar on specific pages only? Yes. Use the `mctb_show_bar` filter to control where the bar appears. This example shows it on blog posts only: ``` add_filter( 'mctb_show_bar', function( $show ) { return is_single(); } ); ``` This example shows it only on the contact page: ``` add_filter( 'mctb_show_bar', function( $show ) { return is_page( 'contact' ); } ); ``` See the [WordPress Conditional Tags documentation](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/) for other conditions. ### Can I capture names in the notification bar? Yes. Add a name field and pass its value to the selected Mailchimp audience: ``` add_action( 'mctb_before_submit_button', function() { echo ''; } ); add_filter( 'mctb_subscriber_data', function( $subscriber ) { if ( ! empty( $_POST['NAME'] ) ) { $subscriber->merge_fields['NAME'] = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['NAME'] ); } return $subscriber; } ); ``` See [adding a name field to Mailchimp Top Bar](https://www.mc4wp.com/kb/add-name-field-to-mailchimp-top-bar/) for more details. ### How can I hide the email signup bar on mobile devices? Add this CSS to hide the bar on screens narrower than 600 pixels: ``` @media ( max-width: 600px ) { #mailchimp-top-bar { display: none !important; } } ``` ### Does Mailchimp Top Bar affect site performance? The plugin keeps its front-end footprint small. Its JavaScript is under 2 kB when compressed, and the stylesheet loads without blocking page rendering. ### Where can I get support? Open a topic in the [WordPress.org support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp-top-bar). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/330668bb5e0a7e0fcea3017918d2a6c2f833e88641defd223da1acb44a4d2ca4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Terrible](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/terrible-241/)󠁿 [labtecdxmp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/labtecdxmp/) October 20, 2021 The Support staff are not interested in helping you, just marking their Topics as‘ Resolved’. You need to Hire a WordPress Developer if you want to get the full functionality from the ‘add-on’. I’ve spent 4 days wasting my time on this plugin and will never ever install this rubbish again. I’d give it 0/10 if i could. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6c49ca3f95ca80aa203fa83d410bd072ec977c54c3aae6ca40a47fcbe074e85e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[missing GDPR support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-gdpr-support/)󠁿 [mykilos](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mykilos/) June 22, 2020 This useful topbar does need to be updated to allow a required checkbox otherwise it’s no longer useful/legal to use on any website within the EU or any website collecting data from EU citizens. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4841344040f67cbf38b7f8f4acb8c20d918cbf6dc9f955482afc0d6388c2bd99? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[doesn’t work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-1861/)󠁿 [leclerc-web](https://profiles.wordpress.org/leclercweb/) April 21, 2018 1 reply the plugin is displayed in “plugins” but no menu, no settings, completely useless… it is useless! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dd1a96d33b36b40e0bf588dc908368e34718dfb46375d71ae897ea7dc42561dd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-4841/)󠁿 [miggy91](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miggy91/) February 20, 2018 Works exactly as described with great support! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c41a1e82ee9d2530a4bb80f0312611ab675347755849d208fe1a65239c35745c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great !](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-7763/)󠁿 [kikinovak](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kikinovak/) February 19, 2018 4 replies Hi, I just installed MailChimp Top Bar on my website (where it became a Bottom Bar), and it works just great. Setup is hassle-free, and it looks great without being too aggressive. https://www.microlinux.fr Cheers, Niki ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/98a3816ea4262a1b492c89526a9bcd7009d3ef5c3f724f500641e0498035a7b6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great..](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-4712/)󠁿 [gbyounis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gbyounis/) February 17, 2018 You can customize the colors and the appearance. [ Read all 30 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp-top-bar/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “MC4WP: Mailchimp Top Bar – Email Subscribe Notification Bar” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Danny van Kooten ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvankooten/) * [ ibericode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibericode/) * [ Harish Chouhan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hchouhan/) * [ Lap ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lapzor/) “MC4WP: Mailchimp Top Bar – Email Subscribe Notification Bar” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mailchimp-top-bar/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “MC4WP: Mailchimp Top Bar – Email Subscribe Notification Bar” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mailchimp-top-bar) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailchimp-top-bar/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/mailchimp-top-bar/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/mailchimp-top-bar/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/mailchimp-top-bar/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.7.6 * Improved email address validation. * Address warnings reported by WordPress Coding Standards. #### 1.7.5 * Allow WP Core to handle dependency on core Mailchimp for WordPress plugin. * Minor defensive coding improvements. #### 1.7.4 * Bump required WordPress version to 7.4 or higher. * Modernize code base by using latest PHP features and removing legacy compatibility code. #### 1.7.3 * Minor performance or memory usage related improvements. * Compatibility check with latest WordPress version. #### 1.7.1 * Update dependencies and WordPress compatibility. * Decrease timestamp check to one second ago. [View the full changelog on GitHub](https://github.com/ibericode/mailchimp-top-bar/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) ## Meta * Version **1.7.6** * Last updated **1 month ago** * Active installations **6,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-top-bar/) and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-top-bar/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mailchimp-top-bar) * Tags * [email signup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/email-signup/)[mailchimp](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mailchimp/) [notification bar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/notification-bar/)[Subscribe Bar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/subscribe-bar/) [top bar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/top-bar/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-top-bar/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.6 out of 5 stars. * [ 27 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp-top-bar/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp-top-bar/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp-top-bar/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp-top-bar/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp-top-bar/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp-top-bar/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailchimp-top-bar/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Danny van Kooten ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvankooten/) * [ ibericode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibericode/) * [ Harish Chouhan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hchouhan/) * [ Lap ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lapzor/) ## Support Got something to say? 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