### [Kit Addon](https://wpforms.com/docs/convertkit-addon/)

**Published:** December 12, 2023
**Author:** David Ozokoye

**Excerpt:** Learn how to install and use the Kit addon with WPForms.

**Content:**

Kit Addon is a Plus Feature

 Unlock Kit Addon and other powerful features to grow your business.

 [ Get WPForms Plus ](https://wpforms.com/pricing/) 

Would you like to learn how to connect and use Kit with WPForms? With the Kit addon, you can easily send leads from your WordPress forms to your Kit account.

This tutorial explains how to install and use the Kit addon with WPForms.

- [1. Installing the Kit Addon](#installing)
- [2. Setting Up Kit Integration](#setting-up)
- [3. Using Kit With Your Forms](#using-convertkit)

**Requirements:**

- You’ll need a [Plus or higher license](https://wpforms.com/pricing/) to use the Kit addon
- Ensure that you’ve installed the latest version of WPForms to meet the [minimum required version](https://wpforms.com/docs/why-you-should-always-use-the-latest-version-of-wpforms/#version-requirements) for the Kit addon

Kit was formerly called ConvertKit. The functionality in our addon remains the same and is unaffected by the change of branding.

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## 1. Installing the Kit Addon

Before you get started, you’ll first need to ensure WPForms is [installed and activated](https://wpforms.com/docs/install-wpforms-plugin/) on your WordPress site and that you’ve [verified your license](https://wpforms.com/docs/verify-wpforms-license/).

After that, you’ll be able to quickly [install and activate the Kit addon](https://wpforms.com/docs/install-activate-wpforms-addons/).

## 2. Setting Up Kit Integration

After installing and activating the Kit addon, you’ll need to connect your site with your Kit account.

To do so, go to **WPForms » Settings** and then select the **Integrations** tab.

![WPForms integration tab](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/wpforms-integration-tab.png "WPForms Integration Tab")Next, click on **Kit** to reveal the details for this integration. Then click the **+ Add New Account** button to connect your account.

![Add new Kit connection](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/add-new-Kit-connection.png "Add New Connection")You’ll need to enter the API Key and API Secret from your Kit account dashboard.

![ConvertKit integration settings](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kit-integration.png "ConvertKit Integration Settings")Keep this browser tab open, as we’ll return to it later.

### Retrieving API Details

To get your API keys, log in to your [Kit account dashboard](https://app.kit.com/dashboard "ConvertKit account dashboard"). Next, click on your company name located at the top right corner and select **Settings**.

![Kit account settings](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kit-account-settings.png "ConvertKit Account Settings")In the **Settings** page, scroll down and select the **Developer** option to open additional settings.

![](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kit-developers-settings-option-1.png "Advanced Settings Option")From there, you’ll see 2 API keys: **Your API Key** and **API Secret** in the **V3 Key** section.

![API Keys Kit](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kit-api-key.png "ConvertKit API Section")Click the **Copy** button next to **Your API Key** to copy the API Key.

![Copy Kit API key](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/copy-kit-api-key.png "Copy API Key")### Saving Your API Details in WPForms

After copying your API key, return to the browser tab with WPForms open and paste the key you just copied into the **Kit** **API Key** field.

![Paste API key](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/add-Kit-API-key-to-WPForms.png "Paste API Key")Similarly, you’ll need to copy your **API Secret** from Kit and paste it into the **Kit** **API Secret** field.

![Paste API secret](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/add-Kit-secret-key-to-WPForms.png "Paste API Secret")When you’re ready, click the **Connect to Kit** button to connect your account.

![Click connect to ConvertKit button](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/connect-to-kit.png "Click Connect to ConvertKit Button")You should see **Connected** next to the addon name after saving your changes.

![Connected account](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kit-account-connected.png "Connected ConverKit Account")**Note:** You can connect multiple accounts to the Kit addon. To add an additional account, click the **+ Add New Account** button and follow the same steps to retrieve and save your API keys.

## 3. Using Kit With Your Forms

After you’ve connected your account, you’ll be able to link Kit to your WordPress forms. To proceed, [create a new form](https://wpforms.com/docs/creating-first-form/) or edit an existing one to access the form builder.

**Note:** To see these features in action and get started quickly, you can use our pre-built [ConvertKit Signup Contact Form Template](https://wpforms.com/templates/convertkit-signup-contact-form-template/) as a foundation for your own form.

In the form builder, add the fields you’d like to include in your form. After that, go to **Marketing » Kit** to access the Kit configuration page.

Then, click on the **Add New Connection** button.

![Add new Kit connection](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/add-new-Kit-connection-in-WPForms.png "Add New ConvertKit Connection to Form")In the overlay that appears, enter a name for your connection. This name is for internal use only, so you can use any name you like.

![Enter connection nickname](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/enter-connection-nickname.png "Enter Connection Nickname")Once you’ve named your connection, you’ll need to choose the account you connected under **Select Account**.

![Select ConvertKit account](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/select-account-form-builder.png "Select ConvertKit Account")**Note:** You can create as many connections as you need. Simply click the **Add New Connection** button and select an account from the **Select Account** dropdown.

### Choosing an Action to Perform

There are 3 available options to choose from:

- [Subscribe](#subscribe)
- [Unsubscribe](#unsubscribe)
- [Remove subscriber’s tags](#remove)

![Action to perform](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/select-action-to-perform.png "Action to Perform")#### Subscribe

This action lets you add a new contact to your mailing list. When selected, additional options will appear.

![Select subscribe action](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/subscribe-action-selected.png "Select Subscribe Action")Below, we’ll explain the available options in more detail.

##### Email

This field contains the user’s email you wish to add to your subscriber list. You’ll need to map this field to the Email field on your form.

![Select email field](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/select-email-field.png "Select Email Field")##### New Email

This optional email field is particularly useful when you create a form allowing users to update their email address on your Kit account.

![Select new email field](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/select-new-email-field.png "Select New Email Field")Kit will replace the subscriber’s email address with the one mapped to the New Email field.

##### First Name

This is an optional field to capture the users’ name. This is useful if you’d like to send personalized emails to your subscribers.

![Select user first name](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/first-name.png)##### Form

If you’ve created any form on your Kit account, you’ll be able to link the form to your WordPress form. To do so, click the **Form** dropdown and choose the form you’d like to connect with your WordPress form.

![Select forms](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/select-form.png "Select ConvertKit Forms")##### Tags

Tags allow you to segment your subscribers into groups. For example, you can group users who have shown interest in a particular product and then send promotional emails to the user group.

![Select tags](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/select-tags.png "Select ConvertKit Tags")If you’ve set up tags on your Kit dashboard, you’ll be able to choose any of them from the **Tags** dropdown.

##### New Tags

WPForms lets you create new tags that’ll be added to your Kit account. You simply need to enter the tag name in the **New Tags** field.

![Create new tags](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/create-new-tags.png "Create New Tags")**Note:** If you’d like to create multiple tags, enter the tag names in the **New Tags** field and separate each tag with a comma.

##### Custom Fields

When the Subscribe action is selected, you’ll be able to map any of your form’s Field Values to [Kit custom fields](https://help.kit.com/en/articles/2502504-how-to-add-custom-fields-to-subscribers).

![Mapping custom fields](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/custom-fields.png "Mapping Custom Fields")#### Unsubscribe

This action allows you to remove a contact from your mailing list without deleting their information from your account.

![Select email to unsubscribe](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/select-email-to-unsubscribe.png "Select Email to Unsubscribe")When you choose the Unsubscribe action, you only need to select the email field from your form.

![Select Email to Unsubscribe](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/unsubscribe-action.png "Select Email to Unsubscribe")Once the form is submitted, the email address matching the one submitted through your form will be unsubscribed from your mailing list.

#### Remove Subscriber’s Tags

Use this option if you’d like to delete a subscriber from a specific tag(s) on your Kit account. Once selected, you’ll need to map the email field on your form to the Email field in Kit.

![Map email field to remove tags](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/remove-tags-email-field.png "Map Email Field to Remove Tags")Next, you’ll need to choose the tag(s) you’d like to remove the user from in the **Tags** field.

![Select tags to remove](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/select-tags-to-remove.png "Select Tags to Remove")#### Enabling Conditional Logic

Conditional logic allows you to configure rules that must be met for the connection to work. Once you enable it, you can set any rule(s) you like following WPForms conditional logic system.

![Enabling conditional logic](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/enable-conditional-logic.png "Enabling Conditional Logic")For example, we can add the [Checkboxes field](https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-customize-the-checkboxes-field-in-wpforms/) with one option requesting the users’ permission before adding them as subscribers.

Then in the conditional logic block, we set the rule to process this connection if **Join Our Newsletter?** **is Yes**.

![Configuring conditional logic](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/configuring-conditional-logic.png "Configuring Conditional Logic")**Note:** For more details on using conditional logic in WPForms, we recommend [checking out our conditional logic tutorial](https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-use-conditional-logic-with-wpforms/).

That’s it! Now you know how to install and use the Kit addon with WPForms.

Next, would you like to learn how to create a dedicated lead-capturing form? Check our tutorial to learn [how to use the Lead Forms addon.](https://wpforms.com/docs/lead-forms-addon/)

**Categories:** Marketing Integrations, Addons

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