prefix . 'gamepulse_subscriptions';
$charset_collate = $wpdb->get_charset_collate();
$sql = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS $table_name (
id mediumint(9) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
email varchar(100) NOT NULL,
created_at datetime DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (id),
UNIQUE KEY email (email)
) $charset_collate;";
require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php');
dbDelta($sql);
}
// Shortcode to display the form
add_shortcode('gamepulse_newsletter', 'gamepulse_newsletter_form_shortcode');
function gamepulse_newsletter_form_shortcode() {
ob_start();
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'Please enter a valid email address.']);
}
global $wpdb;
$table_name = $wpdb->prefix . 'gamepulse_subscriptions';
// Check if already subscribed
$exists = $wpdb->get_var($wpdb->prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $table_name WHERE email = %s", $email));
if ($exists) {
wp_send_json_error(['message' => 'You are already subscribed!']);
}
$inserted = $wpdb->insert(
$table_name,
['email' => $email],
['%s']
);
if ($inserted) {
// Send notification to admin using MailService
if (file_exists(ABSPATH . 'mail/MailService.php')) {
require_once ABSPATH . 'mail/MailService.php';
$site_name = get_bloginfo('name');
MailService::sendMail(
null, // Fallback to MAIL_TO
"New Subscriber for $site_name",
"A new user has subscribed to your newsletter: $email
",
"A new user has subscribed to your newsletter: $email"
);
}
wp_send_json_success(['message' => 'Thank you for subscribing!']);
} else {
wp_send_json_error(['message' => 'Subscription failed. Please try again later.']);
}
}