A form is an opt-in box that can be embedded on your website, your blog post, or set to pop up on any page. The page where you embed a landing form must be your website.
π‘ You can read more about the difference between a landing page and a signup form in this article.
π‘ See how to create a landing page.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a form on EngageMessage.
Embed your form π
Step 1. Choose a template
Open EngageMessage app
Go to the Templates page
Go to the Form section
Select the form template that best fits your website. You can view the desktop and mobile preview of each template on the selection page.
Step 2. Choose form type
There are two types of forms: popup and inline. After choosing the template, you will need to choose the type of form you want to embed.
Step 3. Edit the template
#1 Edit image
You can replace the photo in the template with your own image. Simply tap the photo and tap the image icon on the top right corner to change.
#2 Edit text
Double-tap any text if you want to change the text. Tap once if you want to change the styling of the text.
#3 Add a custom field
Email address is the default field in every template. Besides the email address, you can collect more information by adding custom fields to your landing page.
Here is a detailed guide on how to add a custom field to your landing page.
#4 Edit button
Double-tap the button to change the text. Tap once to change the style of the button.
Step 4. Form settings
After finish editing your form, tap Next and go to the form settings page.
Three things to setup:
double opt-in: If you turn on double opt-in, the system will send a confirmation email to your subscribers' inbox after they sign up. Subscribers need to click the link in the email to confirm.
after signup action: You can either show a success message or redirect the subscriber to a URL or download link.
when to display: If this is a popup form, you'll need to set when the form pops up.
Step 5. Enter form title
This title is only for internal use. Visitors will not see this title.
Step 6. Embed your form
Now you can copy the code on your website to embed your form!