Just to update this in case anyone else is interested…I reached out to Wix. Currently, when you create an email automation to send an email confirmation when someone subscribes to your newsletter/mailing list, you cannot set a trigger for the email to be sent AFTER the person confirms their email when the subscribe double opt-in is enabled.
You only have the option to send it immediately after they submit the Subscribe Form or X number of days after the form is submitted. This does not work when you want to send a “Thanks for Subscribing!” email AFTER they change from “pending subscriber” to “subscriber” with the double opt-in. This is especially important when a free eBook, pdf document, etc is being offered when someone subscribes. You don’t want to provide the free asset until they confirm their email in the double opt-in, but then you want to send the asset immediately, once they do complete the double opt-in.
Wix has advised me that they will be forward on this request.
Current workaround: In the submission form message or as a separate email automation, give a reminder that an email confirming subscription will need to be actioned to received the free ebook, etc. Once they confirm, you will need to manually send out the free document/ebook to them.