The Ultimate Guide to Using WordPress Forms (All You Need to Know)

We use forms across all our Word­Press web­sites and have seen how they can increase func­tion­al­i­ty and boost the user experience. 

Whether you’re col­lect­ing feed­back, man­ag­ing reg­is­tra­tions, or gen­er­at­ing leads, forms serve as a crit­i­cal com­mu­ni­ca­tion tool between you and your vis­i­tors. They can make it easy to gath­er infor­ma­tion, allow users to share their thoughts eas­i­ly, or sign up for newslet­ters and events.

Addi­tion­al­ly, well-designed forms can help you bet­ter under­stand your audience’s needs, ulti­mate­ly improv­ing your con­tent and services.

We per­son­al­ly use WPForms for var­i­ous tasks, such as our con­tact forms and our annu­al user sur­veys. This hands-on expe­ri­ence gives us con­fi­dence in rec­om­mend­ing this tool, as we know its strengths and lim­i­ta­tions first­hand. Plus, we have worked with oth­er form builders to test out their pros and cons. 

In this guide, we will explore every­thing you need to know about using Word­Press forms effectively.

Ultimate Guide to Using WordPress forms

To help you out, we’ve cre­at­ed a table of con­tents for easy nav­i­ga­tion through our ulti­mate guide on using Word­Press forms:

Table of Contents

Let’s dive right in!

What Are WordPress Forms?

Word­Press forms are inter­ac­tive tools that allow your web­site vis­i­tors to sub­mit infor­ma­tion. They can be used for var­i­ous pur­pos­es, such as gath­er­ing feed­back and col­lect­ing con­tact information.

You can think of a Word­Press form as an online ver­sion of a paper form you might fill out. Instead of writ­ing on paper, users type their answers direct­ly into fields on your Word­Press website.

For exam­ple, if you have a con­tact form, vis­i­tors can enter their name, email address, and mes­sage before click­ing ‘Send,’ ‘Sub­mit,’ or some­thing similar.

This infor­ma­tion is then sent to you so you can respond.

If you run a small busi­ness web­site, adding online forms can real­ly help with com­mu­ni­ca­tion and make it eas­i­er for vis­i­tors to con­nect with you. These inter­ac­tive tools let users quick­ly sub­mit their infor­ma­tion, mak­ing things sim­pler for both you and your customers.

For exam­ple, at WPBe­gin­ner, we use forms for var­i­ous pur­pos­es, including:

  • Col­lect­ing inquiries through our con­tact forms
  • Man­ag­ing web­site migra­tion requests
  • Con­duct­ing annu­al user sur­veys for feedback
  • Offer­ing free tools like our email sig­na­ture gen­er­a­tor, and more.

Why Are Forms Important for Your WordPress Site?

Using Word­Press forms is a great way to engage with your vis­i­tors and gath­er valu­able infor­ma­tion. They’re easy to cus­tomize and can fit var­i­ous needs. 

Here are some pop­u­lar types of forms and why they matter:

  • Con­tact Forms: These let vis­i­tors reach out with ques­tions or com­ments. They help stream­line com­mu­ni­ca­tion and keep your inbox organized.
  • Reg­is­tra­tion Forms: If you have a mem­ber­ship site, then reg­is­tra­tion forms allow users to cre­ate accounts. This helps you build a com­mu­ni­ty and man­age user access to exclu­sive content.
  • Sur­vey Forms: Gath­er­ing feed­back is key to improv­ing your site. Sur­vey forms let you ask vis­i­tors about their expe­ri­ence or pref­er­ences, mak­ing them feel valued.
  • Pay­ment Forms: If you sell prod­ucts or ser­vices, pay­ment forms enable secure trans­ac­tions direct­ly on your site, mak­ing the buy­ing process smooth for customers.

In short, Word­Press forms can boost user inter­ac­tion and help you col­lect essen­tial data. As a result, they help cre­ate a bet­ter expe­ri­ence for every­one on your site.

Choosing the Best WordPress Form Plugin

When it comes to pick­ing the right Word­Press form plu­g­in, there are a few impor­tant fac­tors to con­sid­er. You want some­thing that’s easy to use, offers good val­ue for your mon­ey, and inte­grates well with oth­er tools you might need.

First, ease of use is impor­tant. You don’t want to spend hours try­ing to fig­ure out how to cre­ate a sim­ple form. 

That’s why you should look for plu­g­ins with a user-friend­ly drag-and-drop inter­face. This makes it sim­ple to add fields and cus­tomize your forms with­out any cod­ing skills.

Drag and drop new form fields

Next, you might want to con­sid­er the add-ons and inte­gra­tions. The best plu­g­ins allow you to expand their functionality.

For exam­ple, you might want to let users upload files, make pur­chas­es, or con­nect with email mar­ket­ing tools. 

WPForms is a great choice for con­tact forms because it is super user-friend­ly and offers var­i­ous add-ons to extend its capa­bil­i­ties. For more infor­ma­tion, you can see our rec­om­men­da­tions for the best con­tact forms in Word­Press.

Don’t have much time? You can read our com­par­i­son on WPForms vs. Grav­i­ty Forms vs. For­mi­da­ble Forms.

Val­ue for mon­ey is anoth­er impor­tant fac­tor. Some plu­g­ins charge a month­ly fee, while oth­ers offer one-time pur­chas­es. Make sure to choose one that fits your bud­get and pro­vides the fea­tures you need.

Keep in mind, too, that some free plu­g­ins can be hard to use. For exam­ple, Con­tact Form 7 is a pop­u­lar option, but it lacks the user-friend­li­ness and advanced fea­tures of oth­er options. 

For more infor­ma­tion, you can read our full com­par­i­son of Con­tact Form 7 vs. WPForms.

Expert Rec­om­men­da­tion: For the best solu­tion, we rec­om­mend WPForms for your con­tact forms, Opt­in­Mon­ster for lead gen­er­a­tion forms, and Char­i­ta­ble for fundrais­ing efforts. These plu­g­ins offer pow­er­ful fea­tures and excel­lent sup­port to help you achieve your goals.

If you’re look­ing for oth­er form-build­ing options, then you can check out our full list of the best online form builders.

How to Build WordPress Forms

Gen­er­al­ly, build­ing a Word­Press form involves just a few sim­ple steps.

After acti­vat­ing a form plu­g­in, you’ll be able to access its form builder to select a tem­plate and cus­tomize it. Then, you will typ­i­cal­ly be able to set up cus­tom email noti­fi­ca­tions and oth­er set­tings for the form. 

Final­ly, you can add the form to your post or page.

Let’s take a look at how this works for all kinds of dif­fer­ent Word­Press forms, includ­ing con­tact forms, sur­veys, and more.

Adding Contact Forms in WordPress

Adding a con­tact form to your Word­Press site is eas­i­er and more effec­tive than post­ing your email pub­licly, which can lead to tons of spam from bots.

A con­tact form adds a lay­er of secu­ri­ty to keep unwant­ed emails out. It also allows you to ask for exact­ly the infor­ma­tion you need, such as name, phone num­ber, and email address.

On top of all that, it can help you grow your email list.

Build a contact form in the form builder

For detailed instruc­tions, you can check out our guide on how to cre­ate a con­tact form in Word­Press.

While you will typ­i­cal­ly embed your con­tact form into a post or page, you can also make it floating.

This for­mat is not as intru­sive as pop-ups but still easy to spot, giv­ing a sub­tle nudge for peo­ple to engage. This set­up can also improve user expe­ri­ence as it lets users ask ques­tions, get help, or leave feed­back with­out leav­ing the page.

WPForms and OptinMonster's floating form on a live website

For more infor­ma­tion, you can read our guide on how to show a float­ing con­tact form in Word­Press.

Adding a Job Application Form in WordPress

If you run a small busi­ness, you prob­a­bly get a lot of resumes in your email, mak­ing it tough to keep track of applications.

Adding a job appli­ca­tion form to your Word­Press careers page can real­ly help tidy up your inbox and make the hir­ing process smoother.

Job Application Form with conditional logic on a live website

To learn more, then you’ll want to check out our guide on how to cre­ate a job appli­ca­tion form in Word­Press.

Adding WordPress Forms with Dropdown Fields

A drop­down field lets users pick one option from a list of choic­es by sim­ply click­ing on it. You can use drop­down fields in var­i­ous web forms, like email newslet­ter signups, con­tact forms, event reg­is­tra­tions, or prod­uct orders.

Using drop­down fields can make your forms more effec­tive. They keep your data con­sis­tent by pro­vid­ing a set list of options, which pre­vents invalid entries and makes data analy­sis easier.

A contact form with dropdown fields embedded on a WordPress website

Plus, drop­down fields allow for dynam­ic fea­tures, let­ting you show addi­tion­al ques­tions based on user selec­tions. They also help reduce the length of your forms, mak­ing them less intim­i­dat­ing and improv­ing the over­all user experience.

For more infor­ma­tion, please refer to our guide on how to cre­ate Word­Press forms with drop­down fields.

Adding Order Forms in WordPress

If you’re feel­ing over­whelmed by set­ting up an online store, don’t wor­ry – many busi­ness­es don’t need a full eCom­merce site.

For some­thing sim­ple, like a restau­rant, you can just add an order form with­out all the extra shop­ping cart fea­tures. This makes it eas­i­er to take orders and pay­ments, whether online or at pick­up, and can help stream­line your business.

Editing takeout order form

For step-by-step instruc­tions, then you can see our guide on how to cre­ate an online order form in Word­Press and our expert pick of the best online order form plu­g­ins for Word­Press.

Adding Forms with Payment Options in WordPress

If you’re only sell­ing a few items or accept­ing cus­tom pay­ments, then a sim­ple pay­ment form might be a bet­ter option than a full eCom­merce plu­g­in.

For exam­ple, non-prof­its can accept dona­tions on vol­un­teer forms, or web­sites can offer ‘pay what you like’ for dig­i­tal down­loads. You can even give vis­i­tors free down­loads with the option to pay for pre­mi­um upgrades.

Luck­i­ly, many form builders now offer easy pay­ment gate­way inte­gra­tions. This makes it eas­i­er to con­nect your form with pop­u­lar gate­ways like Stripe and PayPal.

Adding a payment field

For more infor­ma­tion, you’ll want to check out our guide on how to cre­ate a Word­Press form with pay­ment options.

Adding HIPAA-Compliant Forms in WordPress

HIPAA, or the Health Insur­ance Porta­bil­i­ty and Account­abil­i­ty Act, is a US law that pro­tects people’s pri­vate med­ical information.

If your Word­Press web­site deals with patient data, like on health­care provider sites or tele­health plat­forms, then it’s impor­tant to keep that infor­ma­tion safe and secure.

When you use HIPAA-com­pli­ant forms, it helps build trust with your patients since they know their health infor­ma­tion is pro­tect­ed. Plus, if you don’t fol­low these rules, you could end up fac­ing hefty fines and penalties.

HIPAA-compliant form on a live website

For detailed instruc­tions, you can read our guide on how to cre­ate a HIPAA-com­pli­ant form in Word­Press.

Adding User Registration Forms in WordPress

Adding a cus­tom user reg­is­tra­tion form in Word­Press comes with sev­er­al key ben­e­fits. You can gath­er spe­cif­ic user details, mak­ing the signup process fit your site’s needs.

For exam­ple, you can add fields beyond basic info, like pref­er­ences, social media, or oth­er data impor­tant to your business.

Registration form on a live website

For more details, you can read our guide on how to cre­ate a cus­tom user reg­is­tra­tion form in Word­Press.

Adding an RSVP Form in WordPress

Are you plan­ning a big event like a birth­day par­ty, fundrais­er, or wed­ding? You’ll need an easy way to col­lect RSVPs from your guests.

If you have a Word­Press web­site, then you can cre­ate and man­age RSVP forms with­out any cod­ing. This will save you time and help you keep track of who has replied since guests often respond in dif­fer­ent ways, like through email, text mes­sages, or even in person.

With an RSVP form, every­one can reply the same way, and all their respons­es will be saved in your Word­Press database.

Editing RSVP forms

Note: WPForms now comes with AI Choic­es, which helps you gen­er­ate options for check­box­es, drop­downs, and mul­ti­ple-choice fields. Sim­ply add the rel­e­vant field to the form and click the ‘Gen­er­ate Choic­es’ to use the tool.

For more on this, you’ll want to check out our guide on how to cre­ate an RSVP form in Word­Press.

Adding a WordPress Form With a Date Picker

A date pick­er field in a Word­Press form is super help­ful for let­ting users eas­i­ly enter dates. You might use it for reg­is­tra­tion forms where users pro­vide their birth­dates, order forms for select­ing deliv­ery dates, or rental forms for pick­ing up items.

It’s also great for call­back requests or leave requests, where users can spec­i­fy when they want to be con­tact­ed or the dates they’ll be off.

Configuring the General settings of a form in WPForms

Over­all, using a date pick­er makes it eas­i­er for users to input dates cor­rect­ly and helps keep every­thing consistent.

For more details, you can see our guide on how to cre­ate a Word­Press form with a date pick­er.

Adding Conversational Forms in WordPress

Tra­di­tion­al con­tact forms, which show all the ques­tions at once, can make high­er form com­ple­tion rates hard­er to achieve.

That’s where con­ver­sa­tion­al forms come in handy. They ask one ques­tion at a time, sim­u­lat­ing a nat­ur­al con­ver­sa­tion, which makes the process more inter­ac­tive and less intim­i­dat­ing for users.

Conversational Forms Progress Bar Styles - Proportion

To learn more, you can read our guide on how to cre­ate con­ver­sa­tion­al forms in Word­Press.

How to Create a Custom Calculator in WordPress

A cus­tom cal­cu­la­tor lets users quick­ly fig­ure things out with­out leav­ing your site.

For exam­ple, if you run a health and fit­ness blog, then adding a BMI cal­cu­la­tor can help users decide on prod­ucts or sub­scrip­tion plans. 

Or, if you sell world­wide, then a met­ric-to-impe­r­i­al con­vert­er can help cus­tomers check sizes, while a ship­ping cal­cu­la­tor pre­vents sur­pris­es at checkout.

Plus, you can use cal­cu­la­tors to gen­er­ate leads by ask­ing users for their email address­es to send them their results.

Shipping discount calculator form preview

For detailed instruc­tions, please see our guide on how to cre­ate a cus­tom cal­cu­la­tor in Word­Press.

Note: A good cal­cu­la­tor plu­g­in can help you build a cal­cu­la­tor in no time. For­rec­om­men­da­tions, you can go through our expert picks of the best cal­cu­la­tor plu­g­ins for Word­Press.

Adding Survey Forms in WordPress

An online sur­vey is a great way to ask your vis­i­tors ques­tions and get their feed­back. You can learn what cus­tomers want from your prod­ucts or ser­vices, such as which fea­tures to add or how to improve their experience.

If you have a Word­Press blog, then sur­veys can help you learn if your con­tent is help­ful and what top­ics your audi­ence wants to read about. You can even cre­ate sur­veys for your team to under­stand their con­cerns and find ways to improve teamwork.

Note: Hav­ing the right sur­vey form builder makes things eas­i­er. If you don’t know where to look, you can see our expert picks of the best Word­Press sur­vey plugins.

Survey widget

For more details, check out our guide on how to cre­ate a sur­vey in Word­Press.

Adding a Custom Airtable Form in WordPress

Cre­at­ing a cus­tom Airtable form in Word­Press can help you man­age all the data com­ing in from your web­site, like con­tact forms and surveys.

Instead of get­ting lost in a pile of emails and messy spread­sheets, Airtable lets you orga­nize and visu­al­ize your data bet­ter. You can use it as a CRM to keep track of leads and con­tacts from your forms or store user sur­vey data for easy access.

Plus, you can use Airtable to man­age tasks by project, cre­ate a con­tent cal­en­dar for your blog, or keep an inven­to­ry list for your online store.

Making recipe live

Over­all, it’s a smart way to stay orga­nized and make the most of the infor­ma­tion you gather.

For detailed instruc­tions, you can read our guide on how to cre­ate a cus­tom Airtable form in Word­Press.

Building a WordPress AJAX Form

AJAX, which stands for Asyn­chro­nous Javascript and XML, is a tech­nique that helps web­sites trans­fer data with­out hav­ing to reload the page.

Many pop­u­lar sites like Gmail and Face­book use AJAX to keep users engaged with­out interruptions.

On your Word­Press site, you can use AJAX for forms to col­lect feed­back or allow user logins with­out reload­ing the page.

In oth­er words, when you use AJAX forms, only the infor­ma­tion from the form is sent to the serv­er instead of refresh­ing the entire web­page. This means less work for the serv­er and less data being trans­ferred, which can make your web­site run faster.

Enabling AJAX in WPForms

For detailed instruc­tions, you can read our guide on how to build a Word­Press AJAX form.

Adding HTML Forms in WordPress

Unlike reg­u­lar forms, HTML forms are cre­at­ed using HTML code, which gives you full con­trol over how they look and func­tion. Some ben­e­fits of mak­ing your own HTML forms include faster load­ing times and the abil­i­ty to cus­tomize them exact­ly to your needs.

While cod­ing your own forms can be a great way to learn, it can also be tricky due to issues like com­pat­i­bil­i­ty across dif­fer­ent web browsers.

For­tu­nate­ly, there are tools you can use to add HTML forms to your Word­Press site with­out hav­ing to code every­thing from scratch.

The form code editor in HTML Forms

For step-by-step instruc­tions, please refer to our guide on how to add HTML forms in Word­Press.

How to Customize WordPress Forms

Cus­tomiz­ing your Word­Press forms is impor­tant to make them match your website’s look and feel. This helps your site look more pro­fes­sion­al and keeps things con­sis­tent, which can build trust with your visitors.

Plus, forms that fit your design are usu­al­ly eas­i­er to use, lead­ing to more peo­ple com­plet­ing and sub­mit­ting them.

To learn more, you can refer to our step-by-step guide on how to cus­tomize and style your Word­Press forms.

Now, let’s see some key ways to tweak your forms and make them stand out.

Choos­ing a Form Tem­plate for Your Needs

Many form plu­g­ins come with tem­plates that you can use as a start­ing point.

These tem­plates are designed to save you time and help you cre­ate forms quick­ly. You can choose a tem­plate that suits your needs and then quick­ly cus­tomize it to match your site’s brand­ing and spe­cif­ic form needs.

For exam­ple, WPForms has a vast library of form tem­plates – more than 1900 and counting.

WPForms' templates

Some of the most com­mon ones include the ‘Sim­ple Con­tact Form,’ ‘Newslet­ter Signup Form,’ ‘Billing / Order Form,’ ‘Sur­vey Form’, and ‘Sug­ges­tion Form.’ Depend­ing on which form builder you choose, you may have access to a wide vari­ety of cus­tomiz­able form templates.

Using Drag-and-Drop Func­tion­al­i­ty to Per­son­al­ize Your Form

A form builder’s inter­face usu­al­ly has a drag-and-drop fea­ture, which means you can eas­i­ly add or remove fields with­out any cod­ing. It often looks like a sim­ple lay­out where you can click and drag ele­ments to arrange them how you want.

Typ­i­cal­ly, the form builder will have a cus­tomiza­tion pan­el on one side and a pre­view on the oth­er, like this:

Customize your user login form

This for­mat makes form cre­ation a breeze, even for begin­ners. You sim­ply need to drag and drop the ele­ment that you want from the left col­umn onto the form builder on the right. 

For details, see our guide on how to make a con­tact form.

Explore Cus­tomiza­tion Options for Fur­ther Adjustments

Now, mod­ern form builders often have plen­ty of cus­tomiza­tion options. 

First, you can adjust col­ors, fonts, and but­ton styles to match your website’s theme. Then, they might even offer pre-set themes, allow­ing you to quick­ly apply a fan­tas­tic look to your forms.

For exam­ple, WPForms lets you choose a theme through the Word­Press block editor.

With dozens of theme options, you can eas­i­ly find a theme that match­es your site’s look and feel, mak­ing cus­tomiza­tion quick. Just click on the theme you want to use, and your form will instant­ly take on that style.

The themes section in the WPForms block setting

Some plu­g­ins also let you choose between light and dark modes for a more tai­lored visu­al experience.

For more on this, you can read our guide on how to cus­tomize and style your Word­Press forms.

Post-Sub­mis­sion Form Tips

After some­one sub­mits a form on your Word­Press site, there are a cou­ple of impor­tant things to con­sid­er: redi­rect­ing users and send­ing con­fir­ma­tion emails.

First, you might want to redi­rect users to a thank-you page after they sub­mit their form. This is a great way to let them know their sub­mis­sion was successful.

For exam­ple, you could direct them to a page that says, ‘Thanks for reach­ing out! We’ll get back to you soon.’ It gives vis­i­tors a sense of clo­sure and lets them know what to expect next.

Thank you page example

For more infor­ma­tion, you can check out our guide on how to redi­rect users after form sub­mis­sion in Word­Press.

Next up is send­ing con­fir­ma­tion emails. This is an essen­tial step for keep­ing your users informed.

After they fill out a form, you can auto­mat­i­cal­ly send the vis­i­tor an email that con­firms their submission.

Sending email confirmations to your customers, students, or clients

The email can say some­thing like, ‘Thanks for your mes­sage! We’ve received your form and will respond short­ly.’ In addi­tion to reas­sur­ing users that their infor­ma­tion went through, this keeps them engaged with your site. Plus, it gives them a record of their submission.

To learn more, you can read our detailed guide on how to send con­fir­ma­tion emails after Word­Press form sub­mis­sion.

All in all, cus­tomiz­ing your forms adds a per­son­al touch and can improve engage­ment, so don’t skip this impor­tant step.

Embedding Forms into Your WordPress Site 

There are a cou­ple of easy ways to add forms to your Word­Press site.

One com­mon method is using the ‘Embed’ but­ton right from the form builder. This but­ton will usu­al­ly redi­rect you to the Word­Press con­tent edi­tor, where you can add the form using the block feature.

The embed button in WPForms

Anoth­er pop­u­lar method is using a short­code.

A short­code is a small piece of code that you can insert into your Word­Press edi­tor. When you pub­lish the page, Word­Press will auto­mat­i­cal­ly replace it with your form.

Both meth­ods are sim­ple and let you get your forms up and run­ning quickly! 

To learn more, you can refer to our guide on how to embed forms in Word­Press.

WordPress Form Optimization

Mak­ing your Word­Press forms look and func­tion bet­ter can help reduce form aban­don­ment and improve over­all performance.

A great way to do this is by track­ing how peo­ple inter­act with your forms. With tools like Google Ana­lyt­ics, you can see where users get stuck, which ques­tions slow them down, and how many actu­al­ly fin­ish the form.

Google Ana­lyt­ics can be tricky to use for begin­ners, so that’s where Mon­sterIn­sights comes in. It’s the best and most pop­u­lar Google Ana­lyt­ics plu­g­in for WordPress.

Mon­sterIn­sights sim­pli­fies ana­lyt­ics by giv­ing you the most impor­tant stats in a user-friend­ly way right from your Word­Press dashboard.

Click on form event category

This infor­ma­tion helps you spot prob­lems, like con­fus­ing ques­tions or too many fields, so you can fix them and get more peo­ple to com­plete the form.

To learn more, you can see our guide on how to set up Word­Press form track­ing in Google Ana­lyt­ics.

If you have a lead form, we also have a step-by-step guide on how to track user jour­neys on Word­Press lead forms.

You can also make your forms less intim­i­dat­ing.

Long forms can scare peo­ple off, so try break­ing them into small­er steps or only ask­ing for the most impor­tant details.

This is where con­di­tion­al log­ic forms can be a mas­sive help.

Con­di­tion­al log­ic is a smart fea­ture that lets your form fields change based on users’ answers, mak­ing the form clean­er and eas­i­er to fill out.

For exam­ple, if a cus­tomer rates their sat­is­fac­tion as ‘Low,’ then addi­tion­al ques­tions about their issues will appear, while those who rate it as ‘High’ will see ques­tions about what they liked.

This approach not only makes fill­ing out forms more user-friend­ly but also helps you col­lect bet­ter data, lead­ing to high­er sub­mis­sion rates and more accu­rate fol­low-up actions.

How can we improve? conditional logic

For more infor­ma­tion, you can check out our blog post on ways to use con­di­tion­al log­ic in Word­Press forms.

Addi­tion­al­ly, adding fun ele­ments like progress bars or inter­ac­tive ques­tions can make fill­ing out the form more enjoy­able. You can see our guide on how to make Word­Press forms more inter­ac­tive for more tips.

WordPress Form Security and Troubleshooting Tips

Keep­ing your Word­Press forms secure is super impor­tant, espe­cial­ly when it comes to deal­ing with spam submissions.

While unchecked spam can flood your forms with use­less entries, there are ways to pre­vent it.

For instance, you can add CAPTCHA to your login and reg­is­tra­tion forms. This will pro­tect your Word­Press login and reg­is­tra­tion forms, which are often tar­gets for spam­mers and brute-force attacks.

Adding custom captcha in WPForms

Lim­it­ing the num­ber of form entries can also be real­ly use­ful in var­i­ous situations.

For exam­ple, you might want to restrict an RSVP form to a cer­tain num­ber of seats or only allow feed­back from reg­is­tered mem­bers. You can set lim­its based on total entries, dead­lines, or even user login status.

Setting form entry limits

For more infor­ma­tion, you can refer to our guide on how to lim­it the num­ber of Word­Press form entries.

Anoth­er option is adding a sec­ond pass­word lay­er, but do note that this can be hard to man­age for larg­er sites with mul­ti­ple users.

You can learn more about it in our guide on how to pass­word-pro­tect your Word­Press forms.

How­ev­er, the eas­i­est and most basic method is to install a fire­wall plu­g­in like Cloud­flare to keep your site secure. If your plu­g­in has an anti-spam fil­ter, you can also enable it to block bots and sus­pi­cious activ­i­ty automatically.

Anti-spam token in WPForms

For more on this, you can read our guide on how to cre­ate secure con­tact forms in Word­Press.

When it comes to form trou­bleshoot­ing, you can some­times run into issues like your form plu­g­in not send­ing emails, dis­play­ing errors, or fail­ing to load properly.

If some­thing goes wrong, you can check your form plugin’s set­tings first. Make sure the email noti­fi­ca­tions are set up cor­rect­ly, and if the form doesn’t dis­play prop­er­ly, see if it’s a theme con­flict or a prob­lem with oth­er plugins.

Keep­ing every­thing updat­ed and test­ing your forms reg­u­lar­ly can help catch prob­lems before they become big­ger issues.

For more details, you can refer to our guide on Word­Press form does not work: trou­bleshoot­ing tips.

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FAQs About WordPress Forms

We’ve cov­ered a lot of infor­ma­tion about Word­Press forms so far, but you may still have a few ques­tions. Here are answers to some of the most com­mon ones:

How do I use WPForms?

To use WPForms, you will need to first install and acti­vate the plu­g­in. Then, you can go to WPForms in your dash­board, cre­ate a new form using the drag-and-drop builder, and embed it on your site with a short­code or block.

For infor­ma­tion on how to do this, you can check out our guide on how to cre­ate a con­tact form in Word­Press.

How can I offer dis­counts with WPForms?

You can offer dis­counts with WPForms by using the coupon field. Just set up a pric­ing field and add a dis­count code option where users can enter their codes dur­ing checkout.

For detailed instruc­tions, you can read our guide on how to eas­i­ly add a coupon code field to your Word­Press forms.

How do I style a form in WordPress?

You can style a form in Word­Press by using cus­tom CSS. That said, some form plu­g­ins, includ­ing WPForms, allow you to add cus­tom styles direct­ly in their set­tings or on the Word­Press block editor.

For more details, you can refer to our guide on how to cus­tomize and style Word­Press forms.

In this guide, we’ve cov­ered every­thing you need to know about using Word­Press forms. You’ve learned how to pick the right form builder and cre­ate dif­fer­ent types of forms for your site. Plus, with tips on opti­miz­ing and secur­ing your forms, you are all set to boost user engagement!

You may also like to see our guide on how to cre­ate mul­ti­lin­gual forms in Word­Press or how to cre­ate a recur­ring dona­tion form in Word­Press.

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