Build a custom form (catering, events, hiring)
Make a form, put it on your site and get every submission by email.
Where to find itSite Settings › Dynamic Forms
- 1Add New Form Makes a new form.
- 2Submissions How many responses it has.
- 3Status Active forms accept responses.
- 4Embed Code A snippet to paste where the form should appear. Copy Code copies it.
- 5Preview Form Shows it the way visitors see it.
- 6View Submissions Every response.
- 7Export Downloads responses as Excel (.xlsx), CSV (.csv) or Text (.txt).
- 8Edit Opens the form.
- 9Delete Deletes the form and all its submissions.
Settings
- 1Settings Name, messages and spam protection.
- 2Fields The questions.
- 3Style (CSS) Optional custom styling.
- 4Form Name Like "Catering Form".
- 5Status New forms start Inactive. Set Active when you are ready.
- 6Description (Optional) A line at the top of the form.
- 7On-Page Success Message What people see after they send it.
- 8Submit Button Text Like "Request a quote".
- 9Spam Protection Basic protection (honeypot), or Honeypot + verification check for forms getting a lot of spam.
Emails and email signups
- 1Collect marketing subscribers Adds an optional consent checkbox. Only people who check it join your email audience.
- 2Business Which location’s audience they join.
- 3Destination list (optional) A list, or Audience only.
- 4Email field Which question holds their email.
- 5Name field (optional) Which question holds their name.
- 6Admin Recipient Emails Who gets each submission. Separate emails with commas.
- 7Customer Confirmation Email Subject The subject of the email the guest gets.
- 8Customer Confirmation Intro Text The start of that email. Markdown works. An Outro box follows it.
Fields
- 1Field Label The question, like "First Name".
- 2Field Type Text, Email, Text Area, Date, Date & Time, Select Dropdown, Checkbox or Single Choice.
- 3Required Guests must answer it.
- 4Is Customer Email On an Email field, sends the guest their confirmation email.
- 5Remove Deletes that question.
- 6Add Field Adds a question.
- 7Save Form Saves everything. A new form’s button says Create Form.
- Click Add New Form and fill in Settings.
- On Fields, click Add Field for each question and set its type.
- Turn on Is Customer Email on your email question.
- Save the form, set it Active, then use Embed Code to put it on your site.
- To collect subscribers, come back to Settings, check Collect marketing subscribers and pick the email field. The email field has to be saved first.
Good to know
Deleting a form deletes all of its submissions too. To retire a form, set it to Inactive instead.
Still stuck? Email support@town.club and the Town team will help.