Every autoresponder card on the Autoresponders tab works the same way once it is connected. This article explains the shared buttons, so you can manage any service in the same few clicks.
Where to find it:
Go to Free List Building → Autoresponders. The page opens with the AWeber Quick Setup (Recommended) card, then Other Autoresponder Connections with one card per service. ResultsAiX Mailer is always the first card.
Connect and Disconnect:
Each card shows Not Connected or Connected. Fill in the card's fields and click Connect. Disconnect asks you to confirm and then removes the saved details from this site.
Test Connection:
Click it on a connected card. The plugin asks the service for your lists and shows a message such as "Connection successful! Found 3 lists." If something is wrong, the message shows the service's reason.
Default List:
The dropdown shows your lists (or tags, campaigns or audiences, depending on the service). There is one default list for the whole plugin, used by every funnel that has no list of its own. When you choose a list in this dropdown, it is saved straight away as the default, that service becomes the default autoresponder, and the list is filled in on every funnel that has no list yet.
Refresh Lists:
Lists are kept for 24 hours so screens stay fast. After you create a new list in your service, click Refresh Lists (Refresh Tags or Refresh Audiences on some cards). The button shows how many were loaded.
The Apply buttons:
- Apply to Funnels Without a List: sets this service and list on every funnel that has no list yet. Funnels with their own list keep it.
- Apply to ALL Funnels: sets this service and list on every funnel, replacing any per-funnel choice. You are asked to confirm first.
- A green line under the buttons tells you how many funnels were updated, for example "Updated 96 funnels."
Both buttons also save the service and list as your global default.
Collect First Name:
Opt-in forms ask for an email address only. To ask for a first name too, tick Enable first name field on opt-in forms under Collect First Name in Settings. The name is passed to your service, for example as FNAME in Mailchimp.
Every opt-in is also saved on your site:
Whatever service you use, each email is stored in the Lists tab with the funnel, the service and the date. You can search and export it as CSV at any time (see Collected Emails).
A real example:
Sam Rivera creates a new Mailchimp audience called Free Guide Readers, clicks Refresh Lists on the Mailchimp card, picks it in Default List and clicks Apply to Funnels Without a List. The funnels Sam already sent to ActiveCampaign and ConvertKit keep their own lists.
Tips:
- Use Apply to Funnels Without a List day to day. Keep Apply to ALL Funnels for a full switch to a new service.
- Check the Lists tab after any change; it shows the provider and list every funnel now uses.
- See Default Autoresponder vs Per-Funnel Overrides for the full picture.