WordPress: Contact Forms

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Free Online Course: WordPress: Contact Forms provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. WordPress: Contact Forms is taught by Patrick Rauland.

Overview
  • Discover how to add contact forms to your WordPress site with three different plugins: Jetpack, Ninja Forms, and Gravity Forms.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Get input from your audience
    • What you need to know
    1. An Introduction to Contact Forms
    • Choosing the right plugin
    • Best practices with forms
    • GDPR and data privacy
    • Understanding email deliverability
    • Tracking contact forms
    2. Using Jetpack Contact Form
    • Installing the Jetpack contact form
    • Adding a basic contact form
    • Creating extra fields
    • Configuring email notifications
    • Activating Akismet for spam protection
    • Viewing and exporting form submissions
    • Success messages and redirects
    3. Using Ninja Forms
    • Installing Ninja Forms
    • Adding a basic contact form
    • Configuring actions and emails
    • Ninja mail
    • Configuring settings
    • Viewing submissions
    • Newsletters for Ninja Forms
    • Creating a form for a newsletter
    • Layout and styles for Ninja Forms
    4. Using Gravity Forms
    • Purchasing and installing Gravity Forms
    • Adding a basic contact form
    • Accepting guest posts
    • Configuring emails and messages
    • Viewing submissions
    • Use conditional logic in your form
    • Extending Gravity Forms
    5. Building a Landing Page
    • Create a form for a landing page
    • Create a landing page
    Conclusion
    • Next steps