I had a couple of requests for clients that use the plugin regardless so instead of playing with the core and, therefore, making it unupdateable (is that a word?), I decided to write a plugin that will only work is the Newsletter plugin is installed.

My features are simple:

• Import all WP users as Newsletter Subscribers
• Import all WP commenters (whether they like it or not) as Newsletter subscribers
• Import a TSV or CSV string (textarea copy in method) Import
• Comment post auto subscribe with opt out checkbox

The entire plugin focuses on getting you subscribers albeit not in a necessarily good way. I suppose I could make the plugin a little more ethical by not bypassing the double opt in. Any one interested in me doing this say so and I shall re-release with an option either way (or better, just do what the newsletter plugin itself is set to do).

This was written in a couple of hours so is a little crude but gets the job done. Feel free to take it and use it if you feel that your newsletter subscriber counts could do with a little ‘help‘

Usage
Download Plugin -> Upload to your site -> Activate it!

Import options and settings are on an admin page with the link in the bottom left hand corner of the admin pages.

Download
SB Newsletter Signup Generator (3.98 kB)