To change the default setting for mail list sign up to checked to (hopefully) get more people on the sign up list:
Open skins\yourskin\styleTemplates\content/reg.tpl
Find:
CODE
<td colspan=”2″>{LANG_RECIEVE_EMAILS}
<input type=”checkbox” name=”optIn1st”
value=”1″ tabindex=”15″ {VAL_OPTIN1ST_CHECKED}/></td>
Change to:
CODE
<td colspan=”2″>{LANG_RECIEVE_EMAILS}
<input type=”checkbox” name=”optIn1st”
value=”1″ tabindex=”15″ {VAL_OPTIN1ST_CHECKED}/
CHECKED></td>
Depending on your country/location, there may be some legalities to “auto-enable” a customers choice to receive newsletter. Some may view it as not actually an “opt-in”….lol.
Anyway, following this will auto-check the box for a customer, its easy for them to uncheck if desired.