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What Is a WPForms Hidden Field? (And 8 Smart Ways to Use It)

Psst. Do you know about the WPForms Hidden field? Few things in life are as exciting as discovering secrets. And, WPForms has a secret field of its own.

It’s largely ignored by new users because they’re not sure if it serves any purpose at all. If that sounds like you, then I must say – you’re missing out!

The WPForms hidden field is invisible to visitors, but it can be incredibly valuable by letting you collect useful metadata with a user’s entry.

You can set up the hidden input field to collect information like locations, IP addresses, referrer URLs, and all kinds of fun stuff from people who fill out forms on your website.

In this post, I want to share some common ways that you can use the Hidden field to gather useful information, all without affecting user experience.

How to Customize the WordPress Password Reset Form

The default WordPress password reset form is pretty basic. It gets the job done, but it doesn’t exactly scream “professional” or match your brand’s look and feel.

Without a custom password form WordPress solution, you’re missing out on keeping that brand consistency intact. Plus, you can’t add helpful instructions or customize the messaging to guide users through the reset process smoothly.

That’s where the WPForms User Registration addon comes in handy. It lets you create a fully customized password reset form that actually looks like it belongs on your site.

You can match your website’s colors, fonts, and overall design while providing clear, helpful instructions. So, without further ado, follow the steps in this guide to customize your WordPress password reset form!

How to prevent bots from submitting your forms

How to Stop Bots from Submitting Your Forms (11 Ways)

Woke up to 300 spam form submissions overnight? Bots are flooding your contact forms with garbage entries, fake email addresses, and malicious links.

You’re wasting hours deleting spam instead of responding to real customers, and your email inbox is clogged with useless notifications.

Bot attacks can crash your server from processing thousands of fake submissions, fill your database with junk data that slows your site, and even spread malware through malicious links in form fields.

Without protection, a single bot attack can take your forms offline and damage your business reputation. This guide shows you seven proven methods to stop bots from submitting your WordPress forms.

How to Show a Confirm Email Address Field on WordPress Forms

Are you wondering how to add a confirm email address field to your WordPress forms?

Users entering inaccurate email addresses when they submit forms can make it impossible for you to respond to their messages. This is bad for business and your brand.

Adding a confirm email address field is a smart way to fix this. Here’s how!

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How to make a multi column form in WPForms

How to Create a Responsive Contact Form With Multiple Columns

Trying to build multi-column forms?

With WPForms, this is really easy. All you need is the Layout field, and you can choose from 8 different layout presets to design the perfect form that fits you page layout.

Check out the full guide to start building multi-column forms in no time!

best how did you hear about us survey questions

How Did You Hear About Us Survey Questions & Answers

Are you conducting a How Did You Hear About Us survey? This type of survey helps take stock of your marketing strategy to learn which of your marketing efforts are working and which could use some work.

With this survey, the goal is to get a sense of which marketing channels are serving you the best rather than doing a deep dive like a customer satisfaction survey might allow.

In this post, you’ll get the three best questions to include in your survey, a categorized list of common answer options to pick from, and sample answers customers tend to give.