How to Create a Form

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How to create a form in WordPress

Follow these simple steps to create a WordPress form using Formidable Forms.

? Not a Formidable Forms User?
Check out this blog post to see how it works: How to Create a Form in WordPress

Go to Formidable → Forms and click Add New at the top of the page.
Click the Blank Form option.
Give your new form a name and click Create to start building your form.
Add fields to your form. You can either use the drag and drop form maker or click on the field type in the sidebar to add fields at the end of the form. Learn more about the different field types.
Click Update to save your form.

You have just created a form! To preview it, click the Preview button.

To learn more about the functionality that can be added to your form, continue reading the Building a form section. Or publish your form to use it on your site.

How to create a form from a template

Go to Formidable → Forms, click the Add new button.
Search and choose from the list of form templates.
Once you have chosen your preferred template, click the available icons to either preview or create the form.
Know how the form would look like before creating it with the Preview icon.
Give your new form a name and click Create to start building your form.
You will be redirected to the form builder, where you can start using your form with the applied template.

How to create a template from a form

Build a form and set up form actions. If you already have an existing form, skip this step and proceed to step two.
Go to Formidable → Forms, click the Add new button.
Go to the My Templates tab.
In the Create a template from an existing form dropdown, select the form that you want for the new template.
Give your template a name and description. Click the Create button.
The template is created once it shows in the templates list.
Optional: You can delete the original form if it was only designed as a template and isn't being used on a page.

For more detail on GDPR and what it is, read more in the blog about how to make GDPR compliant WordPress forms.

Anonymous forms

If you are not collecting any personal information, you can keep your surveys, polls, and other forms anonymous. Go to the Formidable → Global settings page and check the Do not store IPs with form submissions box to disable IP tracking. This affects future entries only. Removing IP addresses in existing submissions will need to be done manually in the database.

Forms with GDPR compliance IP address option