# How to? Automatically add DNC-Status to NEW contacts

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-automatically-add-dnc-status-to-new-contacts/31021>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [February 22, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-automatically-add-dnc-status-to-new-contacts/31021 "2024-02-22T13:37:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![prince\_van](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@prince\_van](https://forum.mautic.org/u/prince_van)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-automatically-add-dnc-status-to-new-contacts/31021/1 "2024-02-22T13:37:09Z")

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**Your software**  
My Mautic version is: v5.0.2  
My PHP version is: 8.1.2-1  
My Database type and version is: 8.0.34-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 pdo\_mysql Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySQL80Platform

**Your problem**  
Hi 🙂  
I want to add new contacts (that subscribe with a form) as “DNC” by default, and only remove that status after they clicked a link.  
Removing the status in a campaign is easy, but I can’t find the setting to add new contacts (and really only NEW contacts) as DNC by default. Does it exist?

Thank you!  
David

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**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-automatically-add-dnc-status-to-new-contacts/31021/2 "2024-02-22T13:45:54Z")

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Hello, New contacts from NOW on?

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**Author:** ![prince\_van](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@prince\_van](https://forum.mautic.org/u/prince_van)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-automatically-add-dnc-status-to-new-contacts/31021/3 "2024-02-22T14:21:17Z")

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Hi Joeyk,  
it’s a completely new account - so, yes 🙂 Whenever someone signs up on my form who is not yet a contact, I want him to have DNC status. If he is already in my account, and does not have DNC, that should not change.  
Thx!  
David

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**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-automatically-add-dnc-status-to-new-contacts/31021/4 "2024-02-22T14:24:50Z")

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Hello David,

You can do this:

1. Make your form into a Campaign Form.
2. Similar to this add the DNC as first step once they filled out the campaign form.  
[https://youtu.be/eRCDImZ-VRw](https://youtu.be/eRCDImZ-VRw)

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**Author:** ![prince\_van](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@prince\_van](https://forum.mautic.org/u/prince_van)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-automatically-add-dnc-status-to-new-contacts/31021/5 "2024-02-22T14:36:27Z")

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Hi Joeyk,

doing it in a campaign is possible, but I wondered if there’s some kind of setting to do it without a campaign 🙂

David

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**Author:** ![pierre\_a](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/pierre_a/32/7031_2.png) [@pierre\_a](https://forum.mautic.org/u/pierre_a)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-automatically-add-dnc-status-to-new-contacts/31021/6 "2024-02-23T17:05:55Z")

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Hey David,

> [@prince\_van](#):
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> doing it in a campaign is possible, but I wondered if there’s some kind of setting to do it without a campaign 🙂

No is not possible outside a campaign. 😉

Pierre