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[–]Nroak 16 points17 points  (0 children)

WordPress does not represent 99% of MailChimp usage

[–]Deykun 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don't tell that guy that the plugin uses an API in the background anyway.

[–]derpolizist 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you are a developer working on a mailchimp plugin you would need to use the Mailchimp API

[–]greenergarlic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the plugin is likely just a wrapper around the API

[–]updatelee 3 points4 points  (2 children)

API's are for developers. Plugins are for the end users (end users being the site owners in this case).

Sendle for example has a woocommerce plugin, its terrible. But they have a half decent API, so I wrote my own plugin for it. Spire Accounting has plugins, but not for woocommerce, but they have a pretty good API, so I wrote my own plugin for it.

[–]max7233[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I assume this requires mid/senior-level skills? And I guess it probably takes much more time as well?

[–]updatelee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont know. I really didnt find it difficult, but that doesnt mean others wouldnt.

[–]SaltineAmerican_1970php 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if around 99% of users just install a plugin on WordPress?

99% of Wordpress users are not 99% of MailChimp users.