How do I get the newsletter automatically checked in at the customer registration?

[teriff]

Hi there!

I have noticed that when someone makes a new account in my prestashop the person have to cross the box for newsletter himself upon registration. It's much better to have the reverse that customers have to uncross the newsletter box instead if he/she dosen't want it.

It makes higher rate of newsletter subscribers and seriously, who dosen't want to have my newsletter?

Someone know how to do this?

[Zenith]

In "themes/prestashop/authentication.tpl"

Find:

            <input type="checkbox" name="newsletter" id="newsletter" value="1" {if isset($smarty.post.newsletter) AND $smarty.post.newsletter == 1} checked="checked"{/if} />

Replace with:

            <input type="checkbox" name="newsletter" id="newsletter" value="1" checked="checked" />

[rocky]

That code will almost work, but if the customer unchecks the box and then an error occurs, it will become checked again. See my post here to have the newsletter box ticked by default and maintain its state when an error occurs.

[fecsó]

Hi rocky,

Thanks a lot for your help, it works well.

fecsó

[robkwal]

Thanks for this, just what I was looking for!

[Prestafan1234]

As your customer, I would be extremely annoyed, if you made that selection for me! This is probably one of the reasons that this is illegal here in Denmark - we have very strict laws to protect the consumers, which in my opinion is excellent! You might get a lot of subscribers this way, but is that really any good, if people mark you as spam or unsubscribe again as soon as they get your first e-mail??

Wouldn't you rather that people signed up, because they have actively chosen to get updated on your products. People get enough spam mails and phone calls from people trying to sell things as it is. If it was me, you would just be another one of the people I tell off for contacting me without me asking for it.

[Fecso]

Dear All,

Does anybody know the solution for Presta 1.4?

Thanks in advance,

fecso