Create a form
You can create custom forms for enquiries, applications, referrals or any other information gathering from your website visitors.
Create a form
- Go to Forms and create a new form.
- Under the Settings tab, add a title and an email address at which to be notified.
- Go to the Form layout tab to customise what is displayed.
- Optionally add a confirmation email to be sent to people who fill in the form.
- Click create.
Display a form on a page
- Go to an existing page or Create a new page on which the form will be placed.
- Click Add block > Form in the contextual toolbar to create a block on the page that is capable of showing forms.
- Edit the form block and link it to the appropriate form.
- Once linked, the form will display and provide admin shortcuts to Edit form or View submissions.
- Forms can be displayed on multiple pages if necessary.
Gathering information correctly
To save contact information correctly you need to understand the following features and configure them correctly.
Custom fields >
- Responses to custom fields are stored directly on the Contact record.
- This information IS available as filter conditions within segments.
Questions >
- Answers to Questions are stored in the Submission record only.
- This information IS NOT available as filter options within segments.
Directories >
- You can publish directories of contacts on website pages.
- Contacts can opt-in to appear in directories.
Declarations >
- Declaration confirmations are stored in the Submission record only.
- This information IS NOT available as filter options within segments.
Communications >
- People can opt-in to receive communications from you.
- Each communication type can be set to display on ALL custom forms.