Gravity Forms basics

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  • forms
  • contact
  • site-editing

Gravity Forms is the usual way to collect contact details, feedback, and leads on a Dirigible site. This walkthrough builds a small form, wires a thank-you page, and embeds the form with a block.

Create a form

  1. In the WordPress admin, go to Forms → New Form (wording may vary slightly by Gravity Forms version).
  2. Name the form something clear, such as Contact.
  3. Add fields — for a basic contact form, start with Name, Email, and Paragraph Text (or a single-line text field for a short message).
  4. Mark Email as required in the field settings.
  5. Label the message field Comments (or whatever fits your site).
  6. Save the form.

Set a confirmation (thank-you)

By default, Gravity Forms shows a short message after submit. A dedicated thank-you page is clearer for visitors and easier to track in analytics.

  1. Create a page under Pages → Add New (for example, Thank you). Add a short confirmation message and publish.
  2. Open your form again and go to Settings → Confirmations.
  3. Edit the default confirmation.
  4. Change the type from text to Page, then choose your thank-you page.
  5. Save the confirmation.

Configure notifications

  1. Still in form settings, open Notifications.
  2. Edit the admin notification so submissions email the right address.
  3. Use merge tags in the message body to include submitted field values (Gravity Forms documents the available tags).
  4. Save.

You can add more notifications later (for example, an auto-reply to the visitor).

Place the form on a page

  1. Edit the page where the form should appear (often a Contact page — not usually the thank-you page).
  2. Insert the Form / Gravity Forms block.
  3. Select your form in the block settings.
  4. Choose whether to show the form title and description.
  5. Update or publish the page.

Visit the page, submit a test entry, and confirm you land on the thank-you page and receive the notification email.

View entries

Under Forms, open the form to see how many entries it has, then browse or export submissions from the entries screen.

Tips

  • Keep first forms short — name, email, and one question convert better than long surveys.
  • Track thank-you page visits in analytics if you want a simple conversion count.
  • For complex logic (conditional fields, multi-page forms), use Gravity Forms’ own documentation after the basics work.