Spambots can populate your list with illegitimate email addresses, which, if undeterred, can lead to lots of bounced emails, and even harm your sender reputation.
By using double opt-in, you ensure that every email added to your list is valid and genuinely interested in your content, as they need to confirm their subscription manually.
Turning on double opt-in for your site
Here's how to turn on double opt-in for your Podia site!
In the sidebar menu, click on Settings and then select Email.
Locate the Email opt-in line, and choose Edit.
From here, you can choose if you want Single opt-in or Double opt-in.
Don't require double opt-in: People are automatically subscribed when subscribing for emails.
Require double opt-in (recommended): People are sent a confirmation email before they are subscribed.
People that do not confirm their email addresses will be marked with an Unconfirmed badge.
If you choose to require double opt-in, people will receive an email with a link so they can confirm their email addresses.
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