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Confirms an email capture form is present, submits cleanly, and actually delivers the subscriber and notification, so the site builds a list the owner controls.
Category: Website QA Audit
Use this when running Layer 2 (Content Architecture Checks) of the Website QA Audit – a dead opt-in form means the site captures zero owned audience.
Inputs
- Site URL and the location(s) of the opt-in form (homepage, lead magnet section, blog sidebar, footer)
- Access to the connected email platform/list and the notification inbox
- A test email address you control
- The audit report/spreadsheet for logging results
Steps
- Locate every email opt-in form on the site; fail the check immediately if no form exists at all.
- Submit a real test entry through each form with your test address.
- Confirm the on-page result: a success message or thank-you page, not a silent reload or an error.
- Verify delivery on the back end: the test address appears in the email platform's list/audience, and any owner notification arrives in the right inbox.
- If a lead magnet is promised, confirm the delivery email actually arrives with a working download link, and check it isn't landing in spam.
- Repeat the test from a mobile device, then log each form's location and results in the audit report.
Definition of done (QA checklist)
- At least one opt-in form exists, and every form passes a live test submission on desktop and mobile
- Test subscriber recorded in the email platform and promised follow-up/lead magnet email delivered (not to spam)
- Form locations and test results logged in the audit report, linked back to /website-qa-audit
Example(s)
- Example needed – run the Meta-Article Prompt after first real run.
File in the zip: skills/website-qa-audit/verify-email-opt-in-form-exists-and-works.md. Download the Task Library zip.
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