How to Create a Multi-Page Form in WordPress

Recently, one of our users asked us how to create a multi-page form in WordPress? Multi part forms allow you to collect more information without scaring the users away. In this article, we will show you how to create a multi-page form in WordPress.

Why and When You Need Multi-Page Form in WordPress?

Forms are the easiest way to collect data and get in touch with your users. Whether it is a contact form, email capture form, or a simple survey.

However, lengthy forms are daunting for users and increases form abandonment.

To overcome this issue, user experience experts recommend multi-page forms. This way form fields are broken into sections and pages.

With a progress bar on top and fewer fields on screen, users feel more at ease filling out the form. It provides a more engaging and interactive experience to your users.

Having said that, let’s see how to easily create a multi-page form in WordPress.

Creating A Multi-Page WordPress Form with WPForms

We will be using WPForms which is the most beginner friendly contact form plugin for WordPress. You will need at least the Basic license which costs .

You can use the WPForms coupon: WPB10 to get 10% discount on your purchase of any WPForms plan.

First thing you need to do is install and activate the WPForms plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, you will need to enter your license key. You can get this key by signing into your account on WPForms website.

Copy the license key and then visit WPForms » Settings page on your WordPress site. Paste the license key and then click on the verify key button.

After verifying your license key, you are now ready to create your first multi-page form in WordPress.

Simply go to WPForms » Add New page, and it will launch the Form Builder.

Provide a title for your form and then select one of the templates shown below. WPForms offers ready-made form to speed up the form creation process.

You can choose the one that closely matches your form requirements or choose a blank form. Clicking on a template will launch the form editor.

Simply click on the fields from left column to add them into your form. After that click on a field in the form to edit it. You can also drag and drop form fields.

After adding a few form fields, you are ready to add a new page to your form. Click on the Pagebreak field under fancy fields sections from the left column.

You will notice that WPForms will add a pagebreak marker to the bottom and a first page marker at the top of the page.

It will also push the submit button to the next page, and your first page will now have a ‘Next’ button instead.

Click on the first page marker at the top to edit your multi-page form properties. In the left hand column, you can select a progress bar type. WPForms allows you to use a simple progress bar, circles, connector, or no progress indicator at all.

For this tutorial, we will be using Connectors as progress bar. You can also choose the color of your page indicator. Lastly, you can provide a title for the first page.

Now you need to click on the pagebreak marker to edit its properties. Here you can provide a title for the next page. You can also edit the text to display on the Next button.

You can continue adding form fields after the pagebreak. If you are using the PRO version of WPForms, then you can also use conditional logic to show and hide form fields based on user responses.

After adding more fields, you can add more pagebreaks if you need.

Once you are done creating your form, click on the save button on the top right corner of the screen.

Congratulations, you have successfully created your first multi-page form.

Adding Your Multi-Page Form into WordPress Posts and Pages

WPForms makes it super easy to add forms into WordPress posts and pages.

Create a new post/page or edit an existing one. On top of the post editor, you will see an ‘Add Form’ button.

Clicking on it will bring up an insert form popup.

Select your form from the drop down list and then click Add Form button.

You will notice WPForms shortcode added into your post/page. You can now save or publish this post or page.

Visit your website to see your multi-page form in action.

We hope this article helped you add a multi-page form in WordPress. You may also want to see our guide on how to add a contact form popup in WordPress.

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How to Create a Custom User Registration Form in WordPress

Do you want to create a custom front-end user registration form in WordPress? The default WordPress user registration form shows WordPress branding and does not match your site’s theme. In this article, we will show you how to create a custom user registration form in WordPress.

Why Add a Custom User Registration Form in WordPress

The default WordPress user registration page shows WordPress branding and logo. It does not match the rest of your WordPress site.

Creating a custom user registration form allows you to add the registration form on any page of your WordPress site. It helps you deliver a more consistent user experience during the registration process.

A custom user registration form also allows you to redirect users upon registration. You can also display additional user profile fields, combine it with custom front-end login form, and connect it with your email marketing service.

Having said that, let’s take a look at how to create a custom user registration form in WordPress.

Creating a Custom User Registration Form in WordPress

First thing you need to do is install and activate the WPForms – WordPress forms plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

WPForms is the best WordPress contact form plugin that allows you to create all type of forms in WordPress.

You will need at least the Pro plan to get access to their user registration addon.

You can use our WPForms coupon: WPB10 to get 10% discount on your purchase of any WPForms plan.

Upon activation, you need to visit WPForms » Settings page to enter your WPForms license key. You can get this key from your account on WPForms website.

Next, you need to visit WPForms » Addons page. Click on the ‘Install Addon’ button next to ‘User Registration Addon’.

WPForms will now download and install the User Registration Addon. You will need to click on the ‘Activate’ button to start using the addon.

You are now ready to create your custom user registration form.

You need to visit WPForms » Add New to launch the WPForms Builder.

First, you need to enter a name for your form and then select ‘User Registration Form’ as template.

WPForms will now create a simple registration form for you. This sample form will have following WordPress user registration fields added by default.

• Name – First and last name


• Username


• Email


• Password


• Short bio

You can add more fields from the left panel. You can also drag fields to rearrange their order.

Adding Custom Fields in Your Custom User Registration Form

WPForms also allows you to connect custom user profile fields to your user registration form.

To do this, you will need to add additional user profile fields to your WordPress site. The easiest way to do this is by using a plugin.

In this example, we are using User Meta Manager plugin. However, the field mapping feature of WPForms works with any plugin that uses standard WordPress custom fields to add and store user meta data.

First thing you need to do is install and activate the User Meta Manager plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, you need to visit Users » User Meta Manager page and click on Add Custom Meta button to continue.

First you need to enter a key. This key is how the custom user profile field will be recognized internally.

Next you need to choose a field type. In this example, we are using a URL field to add Facebook profile URL. Under ‘Label’, you need to enter the label that will be visible to users when filling this field.

Click on the Submit button to add the custom meta field. You can now visit Users » Your Profile page to see the field in action.

Now that we have created a custom user profile field, let’s add it to the custom user registration form in WPForms and then map it.

You will need to visit WPForms » All Forms page to edit your custom user registration form or create a new one.

After that click on a field from the left panel to add it to your form. In this example, we are adding a website/URL field to our form.

The website / URL field will now appear in your form preview. You need to click on the field and WPForms will show its properties in the left panel.

We need to change the label from Website/URL to Facebook Profile URL. You can also add a description for the field.

Don’t forget to click on the Save button at the top right corner of the screen to save your form.

Next, you need to click on the Settings button for advanced form settings and field mapping. On the Settings page, click on the User Registration tab.

WPForms will now show your form fields and a drop down menu below them to select the WordPress registration field to map it with.

You will notice that WPForms will automatically map your default fields like Name, Email, Password, etc. You can also select a page where you want users to be redirected to once they submit the form.

You will need to scroll down to the ‘Custom User Meta’ section. Here you can enter the custom meta key you created earlier and then select the form field you want to map it with.

Don’t forget to click on the Save button on the top right corner of the screen to save your settings.

Adding Your Custom User Registration form in WordPress

WPForms makes it super simple to add forms into your WordPress posts, pages, and sidebar widgets.

You need to create a new post/page or edit an existing one. On the post edit screen, you will notice the new WPForms button.

Clicking on it will bring up a popup. You need to select your form from the drop down menu and then click on the Add Form button.

You will notice the WPForms shortcode will appear in your post’s content editor. You can now publish or save your post/page and then preview your form.

WPForms also allows you to add your custom user registration form in your sidebar. Visit Appearance » Widgets page and add WPForm widget to a sidebar.

You need to select the form you want to show from the drop down menu in the widget settings. Don’t forget to click on the save button to store your widget settings.

That’s all, you can now visit your website to see your custom user registration form in action.

We hope this article helped you learn how to easily add a custom user registration form in WordPress. You may also want to see our list of 10 WordPress plugins that will quickly help you get more traffic.

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Giveaway: Win a Free Copy of WPForms – WordPress Form Plugin

In the past, we have done several giveaways on WPBeginner and there’s been an overwhelming amount of requests from a lot of you to do more of them. Today, we’re proud to announce an amazing giveaway of our fast growing plugin, WPForms. This giveaway will allow 10 lucky users to win a Pro license of WPForms – drag & drop form builder (value 9).

Winners will be selected on Wednesday, July 6th, 2016.

**This giveaway has finished and is currently not available**

What exactly do you win? (WPForms Pro)

10 lucky users will win the pro license of WPForms – the most user friendly WordPress form plugin.

The pro license is worth 9 each and comes with:

Drag & drop form builder, pre-made form templates, smart conditional logic, powerful notification system, entry management system, file uploads, multi-page forms, and all available addons (User registration, MailChimp, AWeber, PayPal, Stripe, GetResponse, Campaign Monitor, etc).

See the list of all features.

Whether you want to create a contact form, donation form, or a newsletter form, you can do it with WPForms.

How to Win?

In the past, we have had many winners who enter the contest and never claim the prize. This is unfair to all those who really wanted to win.

To mitigate that issue, we’re trying a new concept, so only those who’re serious about using the plugin will win.

To enter the giveaway, you need to:

1. Install the WPForms Lite Plugin on your site (100% free). (See how to install a WordPress plugin)

2. Inside, you will see a notice directing you to the Rafflecopter widget for entering the giveaway.

If you accidentally dismiss the notice, you can access it by going to this link:

**This giveaway has finished and the link is not available to use**

Simply replace yoursite.com with your own domain.

That’s all.

Winners will be selected on Wednesday, July 6th, 2016.

This new giveaway format will also allow you to try out WPForms to see why we believe it’s the most beginner friendly WordPress contact form plugin.

To learn more about WPForms, you can watch the overview video below:

All winners are chosen randomly using the Rafflecopter widget. We will notify the winners on July 6th, 2016 via email.

Thank you for following WPBeginner.

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How to Create Beautiful Long Form Content in WordPress with StoryBuilder

Recently, one of our readers asked if it was possible to create beautiful long form content in WordPress? Long form content with a storytelling element has proven to be more engaging than plain text and images. In this article, we will show you how to create beautiful long form content in WordPress with StoryBuilder.

Why Use StoryBuilder for Long Form Articles in WordPress?

Users spend just a few seconds looking at a website before deciding whether they want to stay or leave. If you publish long form articles, then keeping users on your site becomes even more challenging.

Adding multimedia and interactive visual aid makes long form content highly engaging for users. Instead of just scrolling down text and images, users can interact with elements on the page.

Here are some of the best examples of long form content with rich storytelling elements.

• New York Times – Riding The New Silk Road


• Washington Post – Washington – A World Apart


• The Guardian – Firestorm


• Pitchfork – Machines for Life

All these long form articles share similar traits of great storytelling. They use immersive media, parallax effects, and interactive UI elements to create engaging content.

Traditional WordPress themes usually don’t let you create such pages or posts. Even if you tried, you will have to use a number of plugins and it may still not work well for your audience.

Having said that, let’s see how you can create beautiful long form content in WordPress with StoryBuilder using any theme and without writing any code.

Creating Your First Long Form Story with StoryBuilder

First thing you need to do is install and activate the Press75 Long Form Storybuilder plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, you need to create a new post or page. You will notice the new ‘Enable Long Form Content’ meta box on the post edit screen.

You need to check the box next to ‘Display as Long Form Content’ option and then click on save draft button.

WordPress will reload the page, and you will now see a notice that the long form content is enabled for the page or post. Instead of post editor, you will see a button labeled ‘Edit my Long Format Content Page’.

Click on the button to launch the long form content editor.

A new browser window will open your current page in the WordPress theme customizer.

The right hand pane will show some basic instructions on how to use StoryBuilder. These instructions will disappear once you start editing the page.

The left hand pane contains the Customizer controls including those used to edit your WordPress theme. You will notice two options in the Customizer controls which are highlighted.

Click on the Page Options tab first. It allows you to choose primary and secondary colors to be used in the long form content page you are editing.

It also allows you to choose the fonts you would like to use for the page.

After that, click on the back arrow next to ‘Page Options’ heading in the left pane.

You can now click on the ‘Long format page sections’ tab to start building your long form content.

On the Next tab, click on Add Sections button. It will open up another tab with the list of sections that you can add to your page.

Clicking on a section will add it to your page. You will see the settings for editing that section.

Each section has different settings. For example, the header section asks you for a section title, an image, text to show as main heading and subtitle.

After filling the settings, simply click on the close button at the bottom. You can now add another section to your page.

All the sections will appear on the left hand pane. You can rearrange them with drag and drop.

If you want to remove a section, then simply click on it and then click on the Remove link at the bottom of section settings.

Here is a list of sections that are currently available with the StoryBuilder.

• Navigation Menu – Allows you to add a navigation menu to your story. You can use an existing navigation menu or create a custom menu.


• Callout – A full width callout section with colored background. It uses the primary color you selected in Page Options for the background.


• Content – A single column content area


• Two column content area


• Three column content area


• Full Feature – Allows you to add a full width image with parallax effect, heading, subtitle, and content.


• Section Heading – Adds a section heading row

The content area sections are just like WordPress post editor. You can embed videos, images, blockquotes, embed Tweets or Facebook posts.

Just like the whole page, the multi-column content areas are fully responsive as well. Your content will be displayed in a single column to users with smaller screens.

Once you have added a few sections to your page, click on Save & Publish button at the top. Even though the button says ‘Publish’, your page will still be saved as Draft.

You will need to exit the customizer by clicking on the close button.

This will take you back to the WordPress post edit screen, where you can choose to publish the page or post keep it saved as a draft.

That’s all, we hope this article helped you learn how to create beautiful long form content in WordPress with StoryBuilder. If you liked drag and drop functionality of the StoryBuilder, then you may also want to see our comparison of best drag and drop page builders for WordPress.

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12 Very Useful Custom Form Plugins For WordPress

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There has been a tremendous increase in the number of businesses that find new revenue streams, new clientele and business associates via the power of the internet. Now I refer not to just the eCommerce websites, that offer b2b and b2c services but also conventional business companies such as law firms and boutique investment banks.

Any reasonably sized and well run business establishment can not afford to not have an online presence. The quality of the website reflects on the quality of the business establishment, so we need to ensure that a business website is in tip top shape.

One crucial and often overlooked parts of a business website are the forms utilized on it. Case in point, the Contact Form which plays the role of cupid between a business and a prospective new client.

You could learn coding and create your own custom forms or you could purchase a custom form plugin. If you are interested in doing the later, here is a roundup of some of best custom form plugins available from around the web.

Paid Custom Form Plugins

Gravity Forms

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style="text-align: left;">This plugin is an absolute beast when it comes to working functionality yet a newbie WordPress user should find it a breeze to use. It offers seamless integration with a number of other premium services like Paypal, Stripe, Campaign Monitor, MailChimp, etc. In addition to the cool features that are built into this plugin, there are a number of add-ons which could potentially add to its use. Armed with a Visual Form editor, Multi-page forms, Order Forms and Conditional Fields; this plugin is a must see for anyone on the look out for a powerful form builder.

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QuForm

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A multi language, cross browser functional plugin for quick and effective form building without so much as having to touch a line of code. You can change the appearance of the form with three themes with 5 variations provided by a unique theming system. The plugin allows the admin to employ conditional fields and facilitates the export of all data submitted into an excel file for further examination, if need be.

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Form Craft

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Form Craft helps create responsive forms with a drag and drop form builder. Conditional Logic and Live Updating can be utilized to maximise the ease of user experience. The plugin also comes with a built in analytics feature to track data submission and conversion percentages. This plugin can work easily in tandem with Mailchimp, Campaign Monitor, My Mail, Get Response and AWeber.

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WP Form Builder Feedback Survey & Quiz Manager Pro

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Also abbreviated as FSQM, this plugin can be used to collect feedback, surveys or even conduct quizzes. The plugin collects the data from all submissions and is consolidated for the admin to view. An unlimited number of forms can be created with the simplistic drag and drop feature of FSQM.

There is a file upload system as well and it is hardened to provide extra security against any malicious files. The form builder has 35 form elements and 24 themes to choose from. This plugin can be used alongside a Learning Management Theme to conduct Multiple Choice Quizzes.

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Ninja Kick

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3 Themes with clean design and 30 awesome backgrounds offer you all the necessary customisability. You can build a Contact Form using Contact Form 7 and then apply all the fancy changes to the contact form with Ninja Kick. One feature I noticed while checking out the demo for myself was the social networks bar, above the contact form which would come in quite handy.

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Ultimate Contact Page

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Definitely not the plugin of choice for all types of custom forms, but if you are looking for just an excellent Contact Form and nothing more, then this plugin should do the trick for you. The Ultimate Contact Page is loaded with reCaptcha support to curb spam, Mailchimp support and multi-lingual support. You can also display the working hours for your business, so you won’t be disturbed on your day off.

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ARForms

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Yet another premium form building plugin with conditional logic, a drag & drop builder, multiple email marketing integration, numerous form elements and instant review features. And to add to all these features, forms can be made to flyin and popup with this plugin. The plugin supports multi column forms and WPML which means it can be used in a number of languages. The plugin utilises reCaptcha to prevent spam submissions and provides an analytics system for the admin to look at the metrics affecting the form submission rates.

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WP Flat Estimation & Payment Forms

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A great plugin for an online business that sells services like website designing, graphics or even free lance writing. You can use this plugin with WooCommerce, Gravity Forms and Paypal to add a different functionality to your website. While this can be used for anyone looking to provide a service online, I’d recommend it for website designers.

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Free Custom Form Plugins

Let’s now look at few free plugins, some of which might serve your website well and not cost you a dime.

Contact Form 7

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A simple form management plugin can create multiple forms, support AJAX form submissions and prevent spam like any of the above mentioned premium plugins. However you’ll need a few other add-ons to work in tandem to help save all the submissions that your website receives. This plugin is sufficient if you’re looking for a good contact form or a bit more, but it isn’t best suited for specialised functions as a standalone plugin.

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Fast Secure Contact Form

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This plugin provides what its name advertises, it provides a simple email via form option for anyone looking to get in touch with a website admin. The plugin includes Captcha support and Akismet to block out any would be spammers to keep your mail box squeaky clean.

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Ninja Forms

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Ninja Forms provides an awesome free from creation solution to the average blog owner. A drag and drop builder helps you create an awesome custom form with ease. Since it is a free plugin any modifications are welcome and it has been designed to help you modify the code to suit your purposes. You can manage, export and edit the submissions that your website receives. For a free plugin, it offers a great deal of features and should you require more there is a ton of commercial extensions for this plugin at href="http://ninjaforms.com/extensions/" target="_blank"> Ninja Forms.

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Form Maker

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The Form maker is an excellent form creation plugin with 10 form elements to use. The Form Maker comes with a few theme options to choose from depending on your website design. The Form Maker is loaded with Captcha and reCaptcha to help you deal with spammers. Extensive questionnaires can be created with this plugin. There is a commercial version of this plugin that enables Google Map integration and Paypal.

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Conclusion

As you might have noticed by now, certain form creation & management plugins lend themselves well for general purposes and some others are very good at specific functions. It’s up to you to pick out one of the 12 awesome plugins listed here, to do the job for your website.

I’d recommend href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/" target="_blank"> Contact Form 7 for the average blog owner looking for an effective contact form. But if you are running an online business, you should try href="http://www.gravityforms.com/" target="_blank"> Gravity Formshref="https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/">.

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