aetta

Aetta Email Capture is a minimal email capture form plugin for WordPress.
It focuses on one thing only: collecting email signups using a form in a fast, clean and reliable way without unnecessary features, external services or heavy scripts.
No page builders. 
No tracking. 
No marketing automation.
Just a simple opt-in form that works with any theme.
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Simple shortcode: <code>[aetta_email_capture]</code></li>
<li>Lightweight and fast (no JS frameworks)</li>
<li>GDPR-friendly consent checkbox</li>
<li>Built-in honeypot and basic anti-spam</li>
<li>Email deduplication</li>
<li>CSV export (Excel-safe)</li>
<li>Optional IP and User-Agent storage</li>
<li>Automatic data retention and purge</li>
<li>Fully translation-ready</li>
<li>Works with any theme or page builder</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
Add the shortcode anywhere:
[aetta_email_capture]
The form will handle validation, consent and submission automatically.
<h3>Settings</h3>
You can configure the plugin under:
WP Admin → Aetta Email Capture → Settings
Available options include:
<ul>
<li>Data retention period</li>
<li>Rate limiting and anti-bot delay</li>
<li>Whether to store IP and User-Agent</li>
<li>Enable/disable built-in CSS</li>
<li>Add custom CSS classes for easy theming</li>
<li>Customize labels and messages</li>
</ul>
<h3>Styling & Customization</h3>
The plugin uses clean HTML and CSS variables.
You can:
<ul>
<li>Disable built-in CSS and style everything from your theme</li>
<li>Override styles using CSS variables</li>
<li>Add custom classes via the settings page</li>
</ul>
No inline styles or scripts are required.
<h3>Privacy</h3>
Aetta Email Capture stores submitted data as private entries in WordPress.
Depending on your settings, it may store:
<ul>
<li>Name</li>
<li>Email address</li>
<li>Consent status</li>
<li>Submission date</li>
<li>Optional IP address and User-Agent</li>
</ul>
The plugin integrates with WordPress Privacy tools and supports data export and erasure.

Aetta Email Capture

Creates a form to capture emails. Simple, fast and lightweight email capture. No bloat.

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<h3>Usage Notes</h3>
Shortcodes 
You may use these shortcodes in your pages, posts and HTML widgets!
[simple_newsletter] 
This will display a basic email subscribe form.
Available Options
[simple_newsletter name=”true”] 
Set to true to create a “Name” field if you wish to capture the subscribers name as well as email address.
[simple_newsletter title=”My Form Title”] 
Gives your form a title. Default displays no title.
[simple_newsletter button=”Go!”] 
Changes the text on the button. Default displays “Subscribe”
[simple_newsletter terms=”http://www.someURL.com/terms.html”] 
Do you want the subscriber to agree to terms and conditions first? Then enter the URL.
[simple_newsletter terms_text=”I agree to terms & conditions”] 
Enter the link text for the terms and conditions link.
[simple_newsletter thanks=”Thank you for subscribing!”] 
This is the thank you text that displays after successful submit.
Example of use:
[simple_newsletter name=”true” terms_text=”I agree to the terms and conditions” terms=”http://www.google.com” button=”GoYo!” thanks=”Thank you very much for joining our mailing list!”]
Hardcoded into a Theme
Paste this into your theme where you want the form displayed.
<pre><code><?php
$snsf_args = array(
"name"=>1,
"title"=>"My New Title",
"button"=>"My New Button",
"terms" => "http://www.google.com",
"terms_text" => "this is my terms text",
"thanks" => "Thank you sooo much!"
);
echo do_newsletter($snsf_args);
?>
</code></pre>

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