The document discusses building forms in WordPress. It outlines several tools for creating forms, including Jetpack, Contact Form 7, Ninja Forms, and Gravity Forms. Gravity Forms is recommended as it has a low cost of entry, many premium features included, a large user base, and extensive documentation. The document covers various form fields, layout options like conditional logic and multi-page forms, restricting access, notifications, and exporting entries. It encourages testing Gravity Forms before purchasing.

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2. Level up on
Building Forms
JONATHAN PERLMAN
@JPURPLEMN
HTTPS://JPURPLEMAN.CA

3. About me
o Canadian, eh! Montreal, Quebec
o Senior web developer at
Dawson College
o Teacher at Dawson College’s CTD
( non-credit )
o WordCamp speaker
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4. Why Create a
Form?
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5. Why?
o Apply for things
o Register for events
o Capture leads
o Generate content from users
o Sell things and take in money
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6. Apply for Events
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7. Capture Leads
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8. User generated data pages
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9. Tools
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10. JetPack
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11. JetPack
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12. Contact Form 7
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13. Contact Form 7
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14. Ninja Forms
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15. Ninja Forms
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16. Ninja Forms
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17. Ninja Forms
o Base plugin is free
o Good for simple field forms
o Nothing complex or long
o Extra features paid add-ons
o Can be expensive down the road
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18. Ninja Forms
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19. Gravity Forms
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20. Gravity Forms
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21. Gravity Forms
o Well established company
o Low cost of entry for loads of
premium features
o Many useful features included
o Large user base
o Extensive documentation
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22. Gravity Forms
I’M SLIGHTLY BIASED.
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23. Field options
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24. Standard Fields
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o Single Line Text
o Paragraph Text
o Drop Down
o Number
o Checkboxes
o Multiple Choice
o Hidden Field
o HTML
o Section/Page Break

25. Advanced Fields
o Name
o Date / Time
o Phone
o Address
o Website
o Email
o File Upload
o CAPTCHA
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26. Help text, placeholders, captcha
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27. Layout options
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28. Conditional Logic
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29. Conditional Logic
o Field
o Section / Page
o Submit Button
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30. Conditional Logic
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31. Conditional Logic
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32. Multi-Page Forms
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33. Multi-Page Forms
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34. Multi-Page Forms
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35. Multi-Page Forms
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36. Multi-Page Forms
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37. Restricting Access
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38. Restricting access
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39. Hooking in
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40. Specific customizations with hooks
o Interact with 3rd party data
sources
o Disabling forms based on criteria
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41. After Submit
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42. Confirmations
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43. Notifications
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44. Exporting Entries
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45. Try before you
buy!
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46. WP Test Drive
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47. https://docs.gravityforms.com
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48. https://gravitywiz.com/blog
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49. gravitywiz.com/gravity-forms-hook-reference/
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50. Questions?
Thank you!
JONATHAN PERLMAN
@JPURPLEMN
HTTPS://WWW.JPURPLEMAN.CA