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Collect subscribers properly and keep them yourself. A sign-up block or shortcode, a confirmation email with a signed link, a list of confirmed subscribers in the dashboard, and a CSV export. It builds the list and stops there; sending is a different job.

The Pantry Subscribe settings screen in the WordPress admin, at Plugin Pantry > Subscribe (and Subscribers).

What it does

  • Sign-up form as a block and a shortcode: email, optional name, optional consent checkbox with your wording
  • Double opt-in: a confirmation email with a signed link that expires, and the subscriber only counts once confirmed
  • Subscribers kept as a private post type with status pending, confirmed or unsubscribed, listed under the Plugin Pantry menu with search and a status filter
  • Signed unsubscribe link handling, so any email you send later can carry one
  • Honeypot, timing check and per-address rate limit, the same approach as Pantry Contact
  • CSV export of confirmed subscribers, and deletion from the list
  • Optional notification to you when someone confirms

What it does not do

  • No newsletter sending, campaigns or templates
  • No integrations with email services
  • No segments, tags or automation
  • No tracking pixels or open rates
  • No CAPTCHA

Measured footprint

Zip size
37 KB
Lines of PHP
2,750
Options
pantry_subscribe_settings, pantry_subscribe_version
Post meta
_pantry_subscribe_status, _pantry_subscribe_name, _pantry_subscribe_source, _pantry_subscribe_ip, _pantry_subscribe_consent (only when the consent box is in use), _pantry_subscribe_confirmed (only once the address is confirmed)
Custom tables
none
Post types
pantry_subscriber
Cron events
none
Transients
pantry_subscribe_rl_<hashed address>, one hour, pantry_subscribe_resend_<subscriber id>, one hour
Admin assets
includes/core/assets/pantry-admin.css on the settings screen only, includes/core/assets/pantry-admin.js on the settings screen only, src/block/editor.js in the block editor only, assets/form.css in the block editor only, so the block preview matches the front end
Front-end assets
assets/form.css on pages that render the form, when the stylesheet setting is on
External requests
none
Measured on
2026-09-12

Compatibility

WordPress
6.4 or newer, tested to 7.1
PHP
8.1 or newer
Where it lives
Plugin Pantry > Subscribe (and Subscribers)
Licence
GPLv2 or later

Documentation

Read the documentation

Every setting on the Pantry Subscribe screen and what each one does, with the hooks it publishes: the same text that ships in the plugin README.

Pro add-on (planned)

See Pantry Pro pricing
  • Hand-off of confirmed subscribers to Mailchimp, Kit, MailerLite or Resend audiences
  • Plain-text campaigns sent in batches through Pantry Mail with an unsubscribe link

Planned for a later Pantry Pro release. Nothing in the free plugin waits on it, and a licence bought today covers it the day it ships, since one key covers every module.

Changelog

All notable changes to Pantry Subscribe are recorded here. The format follows Keep a Changelog, and the project uses Semantic Versioning.

1.0.0 - 2026-09-12

Added
  • Sign-up form as the shortcode [pantry_subscribe_form] and a server-rendered Sign-up form block, with an address field, an optional name field and an optional consent box with your own wording.
  • Double opt-in: a plain-text confirmation email carrying a signed link that expires after seven days, and a subscriber who only counts once confirmed.
  • Signed unsubscribe links that never expire, published on each subscriber's screen and in the CSV export, so any email you send later can carry one.
  • Subscribers kept as a private pantry_subscriber post type with the status pending, confirmed or unsubscribed, listed under the Plugin Pantry menu with search and a status filter.
  • CSV export of confirmed subscribers, nonced and capability checked, with the unsubscribe link on every row.
  • Optional email to you when somebody confirms.
  • Honeypot field, signed minimum-time check, nonce and a per address rate limit, the same approach as Pantry Contact. A pending address is sent at most one confirmation an hour.
  • The same answer whether an address is new, pending or already confirmed, so the form never says who is on the list.
  • Works without JavaScript: the form posts and redirects with the message. No front-end script at all, and about thirty lines of CSS that inherit the theme, loaded only on pages that show the form.