How to create a contact form in Adalo?

Discover how to effortlessly build a contact form in Adalo, helping you collect user details and boost communication right in your app. Follow a simple guide to enhance interaction.

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Overview

Designing a contact form in Adalo is a straightforward way to collect information and feedback from your app users. Thanks to Adalo's user-friendly, no-code interface, you can easily create forms that suit your particular needs by customizing fields, styles, and behaviors. Before getting started, take a moment to understand Adalo's components, actions, and how to set up its database. You'll use text inputs, buttons, and form submission actions—all linked to your app’s database to keep user responses organized. Following a step-by-step method ensures you end up with a smooth and effective contact form.

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How to create a contact form in Adalo?

Step 1: Create a New Screen

Open your Adalo project.
Click on the ‘+’ icon to add a new screen.
Choose 'Form' from the available screen options.
Name your screen (e.g., "Contact Form").

Step 2: Design the Form

Drag and drop a “Text Input” component for each field you want in your contact form, like Name, Email, Subject, and Message.
Optionally, use labels or placeholders to make sure users know what to type in.

Step 3: Configure Text Input Fields

For each Text Input component, click to open the settings panel.
Name each input field appropriately (e.g., "name", "email", "subject", "message").
Make sure to set input types for fields like Email to ensure valid data entry.

Step 4: Add a Submit Button

Drag and drop a “Button” component onto the form.
Change the button text to something relevant like "Submit" or "Send".

Step 5: Add an Action to the Submit Button

With the button selected, go to the settings and click "Add Action".
Choose “Create” or “Update” depending on your database setup.
Select the corresponding database collection where you want to store form submissions (e.g., a "Contact Messages" collection).

Step 6: Map Input Fields to Database

Still in the action settings of the button, map each Text Input field to the corresponding database property (e.g., Map 'name' input to 'Name' property in the database).
Ensure all fields are correctly mapped so the data is stored accurately.

Step 7: Add a Confirmation Message or Redirect

Add another action to the Submit Button to show a confirmation message or redirect the user to a "Thank You" screen.
This provides users with feedback that their submission was successful.

Step 8: Test the Form

Click on the "Preview" button in the Adalo editor.
Fill out the contact form and submit it to ensure all actions are working correctly and data is stored in the database.
Make any adjustments if needed based on testing feedback.

Step 9: Publish

Once satisfied with the form functionality and design, publish your app.
Ensure the live version is working as expected.

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