How to Build an Editable WordPress Form

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“Best” and “powerful” usually go hand in hand. Thus, you also need a powerful and editable WordPress form builder to fulfill your mission. This is where our free Ninja Forms WordPress plugin kicks in.

3 steps for building an editable WordPress form

Step 1: Install editable WordPress Ninja Forms

You can download the free Ninja Forms WordPress plugin directly or install it from the WordPress dashboard.

On the dashboard, hit Plugins > Add New Plugin. If you have downloaded it directly, use the Upload Plugin option. If you plan to install from the dashboard, use the Search Plugins option. Search for the Ninja Forms contact form.

Check out a detailed guide for Ninja Forms installation.

Step 2: Build your editable WordPress form

When the installation is successful, Ninja Forms will appear on the dashboard’s menu list. On the right, there are a variety of editable WordPress form templates you can use and modify according to your needs.

The Search Templates option allows you to search for an editable form template that suits your needs. You can also create a new form from scratch using the Blank Form option or use the WordPress form templates that come with our free Ninja Forms WordPress plugin listed below:

1. Feedback form template.
2. Contact form template.
3. Delete data request form template.
4. Event registration form template.
5. Export data request form template.
6. General enquiry form template.
7. Job application form template.
8. Questionnaire form template.
9. Quote Request Form Template
10. Register and Profile form templates.
11. Frontend posting form template.
12. MailChimp sign-up form template.
13. File upload form template.
14. PayPal payment template.
15. Stripe payment form template.

Step 3: Publish your form

The next step is to add or publish your form on a page of your choice. Make sure you have saved all the edits you have made on your editable WordPress form. Then, go back to the Ninja Forms dashboard. There, you will find all the WordPress Ninja Forms that you have created.

Use the Block Insertor on your page or post. By clicking the + sign, you can insert a block anywhere on the page or post. Ninja Form will be among the options for block insertion. Once you click Ninja Forms, a block will be created on the right. A dropdown will show you the available forms that have been created; choose the one you want. Then, Update to save changes. That’s it.

Key features of an editable WordPress form with Ninja Forms:

1. Easily accept payments in WordPress with a variety of payment gateways.
2. Let people schedule dates and times with you or your business.
3. Lead generation.
4. Disallow spammers in your form submission.
5. Connect with a variety of CRMs.
6. Marketing services.
7. Integrate with project management tools.

And a host of other fascinating things editable WordPress Ninja Forms can do.

Tips for creating an effective, editable WordPress form

1. Design a mobile-responsive form with Ninja Forms, ensuring compatibility across devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. Effective responsiveness relies on your theme’s styling rules for scaling.
2. Minimize fields in forms to reduce clutter and improve user experience, thereby avoiding lost submissions and conversions.
3. When necessary, consider breaking a long form into several parts so that it is less intimidating to fill it out. This enhances the user experience, resulting in more form submissions and conversions. Learn how to do it here.
4. Beautiful forms convey a welcome feeling and enhance the aesthetics of your WordPress form. Use our Layout & Styles add-on to build exquisite WordPress forms.
5. Ensure that your form has a spam prevention mechanism to keep off unwanted visitors. Learn how to stop WordPress form spam.
6. Use compelling images to convey information effectively and evoke positive emotions, leading to increased form submissions and conversions.
7. Use help text and error messages to alert a user when they enter wrong information. It’s another excellent way to user experience.
8. Implement a thank-you or confirmation page post-form submission to ensure clarity and enhance user experience.

Creating editable WordPress form with Ninja Forms is a walk in the park!

Did you know the Ninja Forms core plugin is free? It comes packed with a bunch of awesome features like calculations, unlimited submissions, submission management, spam protection, and more. Check out all the features that come included for free in the Ninja Forms core plugin!

Besides our free features, we offer over 40 different integrations to help match your needs and wants into a form-building experience unlike no other. Unlike our competitors, all of our add-ons can be purchased individually in one, five, or twenty-site licenses. Need more add-ons? We recommend going with one of our membership plans that includes additional discounts for even more add-ons!

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