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Chimpify: Email Capture Popup
Changelog

Product updates, improvements, and fixes for merchants using Chimpify to customize email signup popups and grow their Mailchimp subscriber lists.

About these release notes

Browse all the release versions below, from the initial release through latest version. This changelog summarizes the feature history provided for this page.

v2.1Form Flexibility & Refinements

More control over subscriber information, plus focused refinements to the popup setup experience.

  • Additional Form Fields: Expanded the available subscriber form-field configuration so merchants can request the information they need during signup.
  • Form Configuration Updates: Refined field options and form presentation to make subscription forms clearer and easier to configure.
  • Popup Settings Improvements: Polished settings behavior and consistency across popup configuration sections.
  • Bug Fixes & Stability: Resolved minor issues affecting settings, form behavior, and the overall administration experience.
v2.0Major Update — Admin, Templates & GDPR

A major update focused on a refreshed administration experience and more complete subscriber-management workflows.

  • Refined Admin Experience: Improved the organization and presentation of popup settings, with clearer sections for general options, popup layout, success messages, custom CSS, and GDPR settings.
  • Updated Popup Templates: Refreshed the template selection workflow and customization experience, making it easier to start from a design and adjust it to match a store.
  • Automatic Subscription: Added automatic subscription options for supported customer actions, including customer registration and order placement, to help merchants grow their email lists.
  • GDPR Settings: Introduced configurable GDPR-related consent content, including a header, description, communication media, and legal text fields.
  • More Design Controls: Expanded practical controls for popup backgrounds, container corner radius, subscription text boxes, button colors, gradients, and hover states.
  • Preview & Save Workflow: Improved the save-and-preview workflow so merchants can review popup changes before publishing them.
  • Stability & Usability: Included general fixes and interface refinements across the administration settings.
v1.2Signup Controls & Display Options

Additional controls for when popups appear and how subscription content is presented.

  • Double Opt-In Option: Added a setting to enable double opt-in where supported by the connected email marketing workflow.
  • Bottom Content Position: Added alignment controls to position popup bottom content to the left, center, or right.
  • Display & Timing Controls: Refined popup delay and repeat-display timing options to help merchants choose when visitors see the signup form.
  • Page Targeting: Expanded display controls for showing popups on selected store areas, such as the home page, catalog, product pages, and blog pages.
  • Popup Styling: Improved customization controls for backgrounds, borders, overlays, and subscription button appearance.
  • Minor Fixes: Addressed small display and configuration issues for a more consistent setup experience.
v1.1Reliability & Configuration Updates

Early maintenance updates to improve the core popup setup and storefront behavior.

  • Popup Configuration Fixes: Resolved minor issues in popup settings and configuration handling.
  • Display Improvements: Refined popup timing and visibility behavior for a more predictable visitor experience.
  • Form & Message Refinements: Improved consistency across subscription form fields, validation messages, and success-message settings.
  • General Updates: Applied small usability and stability improvements to the app administration and storefront popup.
v1.0Initial Release

The first release of Chimpify: Email Capture Popup for Shopify stores.

  • Custom Email Capture Popup: Enabled merchants to display a newsletter signup popup and collect visitor email subscriptions for a connected Mailchimp audience.
  • Popup Templates & Content Editor: Provided starter templates and editable popup content, including support for custom HTML and embedded media where appropriate.
  • Popup Design Controls: Introduced settings for popup dimensions, colors, background images, borders, overlays, and subscription button styling.
  • Display Rules & Timing: Added basic controls for popup activation, display timing, and the store pages where the popup can appear.
  • Discount Messaging: Supported subscription offers by allowing merchants to include discount messaging in popup content and success messages.
  • Admin Setup: Provided separate popup and API settings to configure the app and connect it to Mailchimp.