Creating your first form
Build a working contact form in a few minutes using the drag-and-drop builder.
Go to Sense Forms → Forms and click Add New. The builder opens with a blank canvas on the left and a field palette on the right.
Add fields
Drag a field from the palette onto the canvas, or click it to append it to the end. Reorder fields by dragging them; drop a field between two others to insert it at that point.
A typical contact form is four fields:
- Name — use the Name (First/Last) field if you want the two parts stored separately
- Email — set this to required so replies are possible
- Phone — usually optional
- Textarea — for the message itself
Configure a field
Click any field on the canvas to open its properties:
- Label — shown above the field, and used to generate its merge tag
- Placeholder — grey hint text inside the field
- Required — blocks submission if left empty
- Validation — an extra format check such as email, URL, number, date, time, or a custom pattern
- Conditional logic — show or hide the field based on other answers
Set up the notification email
Open the Notifications tab. A new form arrives with a working admin notification already configured, so submissions reach you without any setup.
Change the recipient if you want it to go somewhere other than the address you entered during setup. The message body uses merge tags such as {all_fields} and {traffic_source} to insert the submission and its attribution.
Choose what happens after submitting
Open the Confirmations tab and pick one of three behaviours:
| Type | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Message | Shows a success message in place of the form |
| Redirect | Sends the visitor to a URL you choose |
| Hide | Hides the form and shows nothing |
Redirecting to a thank-you page is the most useful option if you track conversions in analytics, because it gives you a URL to count.
Save and preview
Click Save Form. Then click Preview to see exactly what visitors will see — the preview loads the form in an isolated frame, so your admin theme cannot affect how it looks. Submissions are disabled in preview.
Your form now has an ID, shown in the Forms list. You need it for the shortcode.