How can I create a contact form on each expert's profile page in Webflow that pulls their email address from the CMS and sends the message directly to them?
Published on
September 22, 2023
To create a contact form on each expert's profile page in Webflow that pulls their email address from the CMS and sends the message directly to them, you can follow these steps:
- Set up your CMS collection:
- Create a collection in the Webflow CMS that includes the expert's name, email address, and any other relevant information.
- Add a new record for each expert, including their email address.
- Design the expert profile page:
- Create a new page or select an existing page where you want to display the expert's profile.
- Use the Webflow Designer to design the layout of the expert profile page, including the form section where the contact form will be placed.
- Add the form element:
- Drag and drop a form element onto the expert profile page, placing it within the desired location on the page.
- Edit the form fields and styling to suit your design preferences.
- Connect the form to the CMS:
- Select the form element on the expert profile page.
- In the form settings panel, click on the "Add Field" button.
- Choose the CMS field that contains the expert's email address.
- This will automatically populate the "Recipient Email" field for the form with the email address from the CMS.
- Customize the form submission settings:
- In the form settings panel, configure the form submission settings.
- Set up the success and error messages that will be displayed to the user after submitting the form.
- If desired, customize the email notification that the expert will receive when a message is submitted through the form.
- Style the form:
- Use the Webflow Designer to style the form elements according to your design preferences.
- Consider adding custom interactions or animations to enhance the user experience.
- Publish the website:
- After completing the design and setup of the contact form, publish your Webflow website to make it live.
By following these steps, you can create a contact form on each expert's profile page in Webflow that pulls their email address from the CMS and sends the message directly to them. This allows visitors to easily get in touch with the experts without requiring them to manually enter the expert's email address.
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