Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat For WordPress Helps You Get More Email Subscribers. Create Beautiful Campaign Monitor Forms In 2 Minutes.
Solid choice
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin… is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 3.9/5 and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 73/100 on our health check.
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (200+ active installs)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Campaign Monitor Forms by O… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| campaign monitor | #2 |
| campaign monitor block | #1 |
| campaign monitor form | #4 |
| campaign monitor widget | #2 |
| campaign monitor wordpress | #5 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 from 7 reviews
About Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat
From the official readme · v2.6.2Description
Campaign Monitor Optin Cat WordPress Plugin
The Campaign Monitor Optin Cat WordPress Plugin lets you create gorgeous Campaign Monitor sign-up forms to your WordPress site in minutes.
Gutenberg Compatible
This plugin is fully compatible with WordPress 5.0’s new content editor (“Gutenberg”). Simply create your optin form, then add your Campaign Monitor block to your website.
Opt-in Types
- Post boxes let you add a Campaign Monitor form to a post or page using shortcodes or by automatically appending the form to the bottom of your post or page.
- Sidebar widgets. You can add Campaign Monitor forms to your sidebar using widgets.
- Popups. Capture more emails using lightbox popups.
Features
- Popup targeting based on time spent on page and frequency.
- Intuitive user interface, set up your Campaign Monitor forms in seconds.
- Full customization options, such as the ability to change your copy, font-size, colors and more.
- Campaign Monitor form works with responsive sites.
- Form validation.
- Redirect users to a “Thank You”-page after submission.
- Build unlimited Campaign Monitor forms.
- Analytics feature so you can learn which Campaign Monitor forms work well and which ones don’t.
- WordPress 5.0 Gutenberg support. Add Campaign Monitor blocks to WordPress’ new visual editor with ease.
Developer Friendly
- You can customize your Campaign Monitor forms using our “Custom CSS” feature.
- You can inherit your theme’s form styling by choosign our “No CSS” layout.
Optin Cat Premium
Optin Cat Premium helps you get more Campaign Monitor subscribers:
Lots of extra layout & design options.
Smart popup targeting.
Mobile Campaign Monitor popups.
Two Step Optins: Trigger a popup after the user clicks on a hyperlink.
Optin Bait Delivery: Send optin baits straight from WordPress.
Exit Intervention: Display popups when the user is about to leave your site.
Attention grabbing Popup Effects.
Priority email support.
Roadmap
We’ve got a bunch of feature ideas, such as more opt-in form designs and various types of signup forms. We’d love to hear your suggestions, feel free to share them in the support forum.
Requirements
In order to use this plugin you’ll need a Campaign Monitor account + Campaign Monitor API key.
Relevant Links
Privacy Disclosure
This plugin stores personal data (eg. names & emails collected using this plugin) in the WordPress database.
This plugin integrates with the WordPress GDPR privacy controls for data export & data deletion added in WordPress 4.9.6.
This plugin uses a browser cookie to track successful optins.
This plugin can be configured to connect to 3rd party service providers such as Campaign Monitor.
If you use this plugin to connect to a 3rd party, personal data may also be shared with that party.
Additional privacy policy information for 3rd party services can be found here:
Our full privacy policy is available here: https://fatcatapps.com/legal/privacy-policy/
Installation
- Upload the plugin to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- In your sidebar, select ‘Optin Cat -> Add New’ to create a new table
Frequently asked questions
How to disable impression & conversion tracking?
Simply add define( 'FCA_EOI_DISABLE_STATS_TRACKING', TRUE); to your theme’s functions.php file.
Changelog
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat 2.6.2
- Add support for WordPress 7.0 admin UI updates
- Fix HTML link buttons
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat 2.6.1
- Fix potential XSS vector reported.
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat 2.6.0
- Fix placeholder text not showing up
- Fix redirection after optin
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat 2.5.9
- Fix editor accordion closing when clicking inside fields
- Fix editor accordion icons
- Fix/change untitled posts/pages to display (no title) instead of blank
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat 2.5.8
- Fix editor accordion not working
- Fix translation warning
- Fix checkbox CSS on powerups page
- Fix potential XSS vectors reported.
- Fix HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE error logged in some configurations
- Removed support for Mad Mimi ( Service is shutdown )
- Tested up to WordPress 6.7.
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat 2.5.7
- Fix Local optin option generating error
Screenshots
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FAQ
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin… free?
Yes. Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin… safe to use in 2026?
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin… is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 3.9/5 and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 73/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin…?
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin… is active on 200+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 34,187 times since it launched in September 2014. It was downloaded 207 times in the last 30 days.
Does Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin… work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin… up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 3.9.1 or newer.
When was Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin… last updated?
The latest version, 2.6.2, was released on August 16, 2026 (2 months ago).
Who makes Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin…?
Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin… is developed and maintained by fatcatapps.
What are the best alternatives to Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin…?
The most popular alternatives to Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin… are Campaign Monitor for WordPr… (2K+ installs), CM Commerce for WooCommerce (90+ installs) and Contact Form 7 (80+ installs).
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