How to Create an Ajax Multi-Step Form in WordPress

Want to create a WordPress multi-step form with Ajax? Do it the easy way! With a form building plugin like this, it's done in a few clicks.

If you want to create an Ajax multi-step form for a WordPress site, ask yourself this: how much time do you have? If the answer is "not much", then you must be just like us!

We spend our time creating scalable solutions. A little while back, we realized this was the best way to use our time efficiently. And that's exactly why we built Ajax features into our form builder plugin.

So yes - while you could learn to build a multi-page Ajax form from scratch, why would you? We've done it for you! Stick around and we'll show you a solution so simple that it's bound to be cost-effective for even the smallest projects.

Still here? Today we're going to show you how to create Ajax forms with multiple pages using our plugin, Formidable Forms. Let's dive in!

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Why create an Ajax multi-step form?

Want to improve form abandonment? A multi-page form with a progress bar can do that. In fact, some studies have shown that building a multi-step form can increase conversions by as much as 200%!

In general, it's best to keep forms simple. But sometimes, it's unavoidable - there's a lot of information to collect! A multi-step registration form or eCommerce form can really improve the user experience.

And of course, Ajax takes things to a whole new level. Whether you want to add a simple contact form or create a multi-step Ajax contact form, you'll probably want to use a WordPress form builder.

Ajax forms are all about one thing: the ability to submit the form without a page refresh. And like hinted earlier, a plugin could save you hours of development time.

Creating your Ajax multi-step form

Let's get to it. Here's our step-by-step guide to creating an Ajax optimized multi-step form.

1. Install and activate Formidable Forms

2. Create your multi-step form

3. Configure Ajax form settings

4. Publish your form

1. Install and activate Formidable Forms

No matter if you are an individual webmaster or an experienced WordPress developer, Formidable offers something for everybody.

For starters, many people who use multistep forms want to improve their WooCommerce system. When you use Formidable, you get access to our WooCommerce form builder add-on. Using this, you can easily add multipurpose Ajax forms to your WooCommerce products, including multi-page forms.

If you are a developer keen on using Bootstrap, don't worry. We've built that into our Ajax form plugin too. Developers love Formidable because you can easily white label it for clients as well. It also saves heaps of coding time! Why reinvent the wheel?

To get started with multi-part forms, you'll need one of our premium plans. Have a look, it'll probably be cheaper than you'd think. Plus, all our plans come with a 100% money-back guarantee - no risk, no fuss.

Installing Formidable is ultra-fast. Get the plan of your choice and follow our install wizard. Once you've connected your site and got the validation message, you are good to go.

2. Create your multi-step form

When it comes to multi-step forms, it's all about the page breaks. Let's begin by creating a form and then you can start to add form fields. Just use our drag and drop form builder:

Spend as much time here as you want! Our intuitive builder doesn't require any CSS or HTML at all. Change your field labels, add some conditional field logic - there's a lot you can do with our 20+ form fields and dozens of features!

For now, all we need to do is insert a few page breaks to give the form multiple pages. After you've done that, click the update button in the top-right corner, and let's move to the next step.

Learn more: How to create a multi-step form in WordPress

3. Configure Ajax form settings

Now it's time to configure your form for Ajax. Are you ready? Just head to your form settings and check the following options. That's it!

Now your form will submit without refreshing or reloading the page. Awesome!

Bonus: Validate your form in real-time

You can also set up your form the validate data in real-time, like in the example below:

These features make your forms as user-friendly as possible. Your audience will love these details.

4. Publish your form

Now, all we have left to do is publish our form. In Formidable, this is easy too. Perhaps the most simple way for most users is to copy the shortcode from your form's Settings tab.

That shortcode allows you to insert our forms with any page builder. If you use Gutenberg, you can also use our form block. You could also use our built-in widget for forms in the sidebar or footer.

Wrapping up

We're done! Can you believe it was so simple? And this is just one of many great features you'll find in Formidable Forms. For example, you could collect data in any form, and display that data on any page of your WordPress site.

That means you can auto-generate user profiles, directory listings, and whatever you can imagine - all using data collected from your forms. We've built dozens of integrations too, so you can connect to your favorite email platform, CRM, or translation service.

We hope you've enjoyed today's tutorial. Follow the Formidable blog for more WordPress tips! Bye for now.

How to Create an Ajax Multi-Step Form in WordPress

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