On a collection with a PDF, tick Ask for an email before download. Visitors enter a name and email and receive a personal download link, which proves the address is real. Place the same form anywhere with [rwp_download collection="45"].
Your list is under Recipes → Email List: search, delete and Export CSV. It lives in your own WordPress database, so it moves with your site.
Connecting a newsletter
- The Newsletter Plugin (free): readers are copied into your chosen list when they open their link. People who unsubscribed are never re-added.
- MailerLite: add your API token and group.
- A webhook for Zapier, Make, Kit or anything else.
Make sure your site can send email reliably first: Emails not arriving.