Mailchimp templates

To set up an email template in Mailchimp, login to your Mailchimp account and select “Campaigns” in the menu on the left. Then click on “Email templates”.

You can use a template you have already made, or create a new template. Once you have a template you are satisfied with, click on the dropdown menu next to your template and click “Export as HTML”.

When a pop-up appears, click on “Export Template”. An HTML file will then be downloaded to your computer. Once it is downloaded, click on it to open it in your browser. Right-click on a blank area on the page and select “View page source”. This shows the HTML code of your email. Select everything on this page and copy it.

To import the template into your MLM, go to your email profile in MLM and click on the “< >” or “Code View” under the “HTML body” section.

Delete everything in the text box, then paste the HTML you got from your Mailchimp template into the text box. Click on “< >” or “Code View” again, and your email will appear. You can also edit and change the template here if needed.

There is a line of Javascript code that the editor normally automatically deletes, but you should check that it is not there. Leaving it in will cause issues. To check if it is there, go to the “Code View” again and scroll down.
If you see the line starting with “<script”, delete this entire line.

Make sure that when you click “Save”, you are not in code view.

In case you need more help with Mailchimp templates, here are some further links with information about the use of email templates and HTML in Mailchimp:

• Where to Edit Template Code
• Common HTML Mistakes
• Limitations of HTML Email