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Set Up Subscription Form

2 min read·Updated Feb 18, 2026·3 views

Every Groupmail group comes with a built-in subscription form that lets people sign up to receive your emails through a simple public link. Share it on your website, in social media bios, or anywhere you want to grow your audience.

Enable the Subscription Form

From the sidebar, click Group Settings, then select the Subscription tab. You'll see a toggle to enable the subscription form — it's off by default.

Fig. 1 — The Subscription tab with the form toggle switched off

Switch the toggle on and a Public Form URL appears immediately. Click Copy Link to grab the URL and share it wherever you like.

Fig. 2 — Subscription form enabled with the public URL ready to copy

Bookmark your form URL or add it to your website's footer so visitors can subscribe at any time.

Customise Your Form

Click Edit Form Settings to configure what information the form collects. You'll see fields for Email Address, First Name, Last Name, and Phone Number. Each field can be toggled on or off, and you can mark any of them as required by ticking the Required checkbox.

Fig. 3 — The form editor showing all available fields and their settings

Collecting first and last names lets you personalise your campaigns with merge tags — a small detail that makes a big difference in open rates.

Email is always required, but consider making first name required too. The more you know about your subscribers, the more relevant your campaigns can be.

Set Your Welcome and Confirmation Messages

Below the form fields, you'll find two text areas. The Welcome Message appears at the top of the subscription form — use it to tell visitors what they'll receive. The Confirmation Message is shown after someone successfully subscribes.

Fig. 4 — Form fields configured with a customised welcome message

Save and Preview

Once you've configured everything, click Save at the top of the page. Then click Preview Form to see exactly what your subscribers will see.

Fig. 5 — The saved form configuration ready for preview

The preview shows your group name, welcome message, and all the fields you've enabled. This is what visitors will see when they open your subscription link.

Fig. 6 — A live preview of the subscription form as subscribers will see it

Test your form by opening the public URL in an incognito window and subscribing with a test email address. You'll see the new contact appear in your group's Contacts page.
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