How to Add an Electronic Signature to Your Form

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Do you want to add an electronic signature to your form in WordPress?

Collecting electronic signatures can help you avoid printing forms or adding an image of a handwritten signature to an online form using third-party tools.

This guide will show you the easy solution to adding an electronic signature to your forms.

Create a Form With an Electronic Signature

Which Forms Can Be Signed Electronically?

You can collect electronic signatures on all your forms, including business, real estate, employee agreements, orders, contracts, and application forms.

An E-signature is a digital alternative to a handwritten signature. Electronic signing is a safer and more reliable option for online authentication than written signatures.

Signing forms online is the best way to eliminate paper documents, improve your workflow, and provide a smooth customer experience.

WPForms comes with 1,700+ WordPress form templates, but you can also create a new form and add digital signature functionality to it with the WPForms Signature Addon.

How to Create a Form With Electronic Signature

Follow the steps below to let people sign documents online effortlessly.

In This Article

Step 1: Install the WPForms Plugin
Step 2: Install and Activate the WPForms Signature Addon
Step 3: Select a Contact Form Template
Step 4: Add and Customize Signature Field to Your Form
Step 5: Publish Your Contact Form With Electronic Signature

Step 1: Install the WPForms Plugin

WPForms is the best online form builder plugin for WordPress to collect electronic signatures in your forms. With its advanced features, you can create all sorts of WordPress forms and capture digital signatures with these.

Let’s first download and install the WPForms plugin on your WordPress site. Follow the step-by-step guide on how to install a plugin in WordPress to learn how to install a plugin.

Make sure to get the WPForms Pro license because it includes the Signature addon, the main feature we’ll need in this tutorial.

Step 2: Install and Activate the WPForms Signature Addon

After you install the WPForms plugin, go to WPForms » Addon in your WordPress dashboard to install the WPForms Signature Addon.

First, search for Signature Addon in the search box on the WPForms Addon page.

When the Signature Addon appears on your screen, click the Install Addon button under it.

After the installation completes, activate the Signature Addon.

You are now ready to build forms that allow you to create a simple signing process for your customers.

Step 3: Select a Contact Form Template

After installing the WPForms addon, it’s time to create a simple contact form where you can add an electronic signature field.

If you need help, you can check out this tutorial on how to create a simple contact form in WordPress.

There are 1,700+ form templates in WPForms. We will use the Simple Contact Form available in the template library for this tutorial.

To get the form template from the library, go to WPForms » Add New.

Search for Simple Contact Form in the Search Bar on the setup menu and click the Use Template button.

You can also give a name to your form by typing your form title in the Name Your Form field.

WPForms will create a simple contact form. In this form, you can add additional form fields using WPForms’ drag-and-drop form builder and customize it according to your needs.

Next, we will add the signature field to your form to collect online signatures from your respondents with minimum hassle.

Step 4: Add and Customize Signature Field to Your Form

You will find the Signature field under the Fancy Fields section on the left side of the form builder.

Drag the Signature field and drop it into the preview area to add it to your form.

Click on the Signature field after dropping it onto the form area to edit its label, description, ink color, and more.

In the Advanced section, you can change the ink color of the electronic signature.

Next, click the Save button on the top-right of your screen to keep the changes you made.

For the final step, we will publish your contact form with an electronic signature on your WordPress site.

Step 5: Publish Your Contact Form With Electronic Signature

With WPForms, it is super easy to embed your contact form into your WordPress site.

To add your contact form to your WordPress site, click the Embed button on the form builder window.

Next, a dialog box will appear. Here, you have the option to add your form to a new page or an existing page.

We will show you both methods to add your contact form with an electronic signature to your WordPress site.

First, let’s add the form to a new page. Click on Create New Page option and give a name to your new page.

Click on Let’s Go to create a new page with the contact form that collects e-signatures on your site.

Finally, click on Publish button on the top-right of your screen to share your contact form with the electronic signature function on your WordPress site.

If you want to add your contact form to an existing page, click Select Existing Page on the Embed Option screen.

Then, you can select the page where you want to embed your form using a dropdown menu.

After you select your page, click on Let’s Go. It will redirect you to the block editor, where you can embed your contact form with an electronic signature.

On the Page Edit page, click on the plus (+) icon on the top-left corner of your screen, search for WPForms in the widget section, and click on it.

Now, select your form in the dropdown section.

Next, click on the Update button on the top-right of your screen to save changes to the page.

That’s It! You have successfully published your contact form with an electronic signature on your website.

Let’s check your published contact form on your WordPress site.

The signer can put an e-sign in the signature box by drawing above the signature line with the cursor. Using WPForms Signature Addon, your clients can digitally sign the signature form without any hassle.

Congrats! You now know how to add an electronic signature to your form.

Next, Create an Email Subscription Form in WordPress

Email subscription forms can help your website visitors sign up for marketing emails.

You can use email subscription forms to engage and convert your new leads and eventually turn them into loyal customers.

To know more and learn how you can easily create an email subscription form in WordPress, check out this guide on how to create an email subscription form in WordPress.

You might also want to check out this in-depth review to find out if WPForms is really worth it.