Getting Started with Super Speedy Emails

This guide walks you through setting up the plugin from scratch — creating your first list, building a signup form, and embedding it on your site.

Installation

1. Upload the super-speedy-emails folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin via Plugins in your WordPress admin
3. You’ll see a new SSE Emails menu in the admin sidebar

The plugin automatically creates its database tables on activation. No additional setup is required.

Quick Start (5 Minutes)

Step 1: Create a List

Lists are how you organize your subscribers. You might have one list for a general newsletter and another for product updates.

1. Go to SSE Emails > Lists
2. Click Add New
3. Enter a name (e.g. “Newsletter”) — the slug auto-generates
4. Optionally add a description (shown on the subscription management page)
5. Click Save List

You can create as many lists as you need. Each form can subscribe users to one or more lists.

Step 2: Create a Form

Forms are the signup widgets your visitors interact with. Each form is configured independently with its own style, fields, and linked lists.

1. Go to SSE Emails > Forms
2. Click Add New
3. Fill in the settings: – Form Name — internal label, not shown to visitors – Linked Lists — check which lists this form subscribes people to – Fields — email is always included; optionally enable First Name and Last Name – Success Message — what visitors see after subscribing
4. Configure the style (see Styling Forms)
5. Click Save Form

After saving, you’ll see the shortcode on the forms list page (e.g.

).

Step 3: Embed the Form

You have three options:

Shortcode — paste

into any page, post, or widget that supports shortcodes.

Gutenberg Block — in the block editor, search for “SSE Signup Form”, add it, and select your form from the dropdown. See Using Forms with Gutenberg for details.

Popup — configure the form as a popup in the form editor so it appears automatically. See Popup Forms.

Step 4: Configure Settings

Go to SSE Emails > Settings for global options:

• From Name / Email — sets the default sender identity for outgoing email (per-category overrides live under Settings > Sending)
• Subscription Management Page — click “Create Page” to auto-generate a page where visitors can manage their list preferences
• WooCommerce tab (if WooCommerce is installed) — enable an “Email Preferences” tab in My Account
• Advanced — cookie lifetime, uninstall data deletion

Where Things Live

What	Where
All admin pages	SSE Emails menu in the sidebar
Lists	SSE Emails > Lists
Forms	SSE Emails > Forms
Subscribers	SSE Emails > Subscribers
Settings	SSE Emails > Settings
Dashboard overview	SSE Emails > Dashboard

What Happens When Someone Subscribes

1. Visitor fills out the form and submits
2. The plugin validates the email and checks the honeypot spam field
3. A subscriber record is created (or found if the email already exists)
4. The subscriber is added to all lists linked to that form
5. If the visitor is not logged in, a cookie (sse_subscriber_id) is set so they can be recognized later
6. If they later create a WordPress account with the same email, the subscription is automatically linked to their user profile

Next Steps

• Styling Forms — presets, colors, and custom design
• Using Forms with Gutenberg — block editor integration
• Popup Forms — time and scroll triggers
• Shortcode Reference — all available shortcodes
• Subscription Management — the preferences page
• Unsubscribes & the Preference Centre — where unsubscribe links go, and how non-customers (guest buyers, newsletter-only signups) manage preferences via a tokenised link
• WooCommerce Integration — My Account tab
• Managing Subscribers — admin tools, filtering, export