I recently installed PHPList v2.10.10 (the latest stable release) to manage an email campaign and ran into a slight problem. PHPList allows users to define their own form fields for lists – name, address, birthday, email, and so on. These fields are referred to as “attributes”. Almost any type of data can be configured by adding an attribute in PHPList. You then create a sign-up page and choose which attributes you want users to enter, and whether or not that attribute is required to complete list sign-up.

I started setting up my attributes and naturally, added one by accident. After finding a button deceivingly named “delete”, I clicked it to correct my error. An http request was sent and the page reloaded – but my attribute was still there, winking at me like an old man who – while sitting on his porch – witnessed your ice cream tumbling off its cone after the first lick.

Luckily, a quick search found a remedy so I pass it along to you, the ethereal inter-web user:

http://forums.phplist.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=24502#p67476

Take that, old man.