Add a form created with the Constant Contact Plugin to a WordPress page or blog post

Insert the Constant Contact Single Form block or shortcode to a WordPress page or post, or add the Constant Contact Form widget to the footer or sidebar of all your pages and posts

Important: WordPress has lots of variation and is highly customizable. If you're not able to follow the steps below because your WordPress dashboard looks different, please check with your WordPress administrator or visit our help forum.

Once you've created a form through the WordPress plugin, it's time to make it visible on your webpage or blog post so that you can start collecting new sign-ups and feedback from your site visitors.

WordPress posts are displayed on your blog page and have visible "published" and "updated" dates. They provide up-to-date information, but they also go out-of-date quickly as you add more posts. A post is a great place to share a single-use form with a specific list created just for it.

WordPress pages are static and are meant for more long-term content that you want your site visitors to reliably find. Sharing a more general form with a more generic list works well on a page, because you can gather consistent information over time.

Here's how to:

• Add a form to a page or post using the Constant Contact: Single Form block
• Add a form to a page or post using the shortcode
• Add a form to the footer or sidebar of a page or post

Did you know? If you need help, please visit our Constant Contact Forms Plugin Support Forum.

Add a form to a page or post using the Constant Contact: Single Form block

1. From the Dashboard, click Posts > All Posts or Pages > All Pages.
2. Place your cursor over the post or page you want to add the form to and click "Edit."
   
   
    
3. Place your cursor where you want to add the form and click the + to add a new block.
4. Search for "Constant Contact."
5. Click on the Constant Contact: Single Form block.
   
   
    
6. Choose to display or hide the title of your form.
7. Choose the form you want to display from the drop-down menu.
8. When the rest of your post content is ready, click Publish or Update.
   
   
    

Add a form to a page or post using the shortcode

1. From the Dashboard, click Contact Form > Forms.
2. In the Shortcode column next, click Copy next to the form you want to install.
   
   
    
3. Click Pages > All Pages or Posts > All Posts.
4. Place your cursor over the page or post you want to add the form to and click "Edit."
   
   
    
5. Place your cursor where you want to add the form and click the + to add a new block.
6. Search for "Shortcode."
7. Click on the Shortcode block.
   
   
    
8. Paste the form's shortcode into the field. You can show or hide the form's title by changing show_title to "true" or "false."
9. When your page content is ready, click Publish or Update.
   
   
    

Add a form to the footer or sidebar of a page or post

Important: Only the WordPress administrator can access all of the WordPress features and settings. If you don't see "Appearance" as an option in your dashboard menu, you're not logged in as an administrator.

If your WordPress theme has a footer or sidebar incorporated into the design, you can incorporate your form so that it displays on all your pages or posts created within that theme.

1. From the dashboard, click Appearance > Widgets.
2. Click Constant Contact Form.
3. Select the location for the widget. Each WordPress theme has different options available based on its design.
4. Click Add Widget.
   
   
    
5. Expand the block for the location of the widget.
6. Select Constant Contact Form.
7. Add a title.
8. Select a form from the drop-down menu.
9. Click Save.
   
   
    

For more help adding a widget to your page or post, please see the WordPress Codex or visit our help forum.

Any links we provide from non-Constant Contact sites or information about non-Constant Contact products or services are provided as a courtesy and should not be construed as an endorsement by Constant Contact.

Questions?