Chapter 09

Forms and newsletter

The templates use Framer's own forms. For requests and sign-ups to reach you, you set once where they are sent.

Which forms there are

• A contact form on the contact page: name, email, message.
• A newsletter sign-up, usually in the footer and on the home page: email address.

Both are regular Framer forms. You can rename, add or remove fields like any other element.

Choose the destination

1. Open your project's Site Settings and go to the section for forms.
2. Choose where submissions go, for example to your email address or to a newsletter service.
3. Do this for every form you use.
4. Publish your site.

Which destinations Framer offers can change. You see the current list right in the settings.

Test

1. Open the published site.
2. Fill in each form once with your own address.
3. Check that the message arrives, and look in your spam folder too.
4. Check the message shown after submitting. It should greet your customers in your voice. You change it right in the form.

Newsletter: sign-up with confirmation

For newsletters, double opt-in is effectively required in Germany and Austria and good practice in Switzerland: whoever signs up first gets an email with a confirmation link. Only after the click may you send the newsletter.

• Most newsletter services handle this for you. Switch on confirmation there.
• Mention the service in your privacy policy (legal pages).
• Add a short line next to the field saying what people get and how often, for example "New flavours and offers, at most twice a month".