Zapier is an automation service similar to IFTTT (IF This Then That). Zapier regularly checks for a trigger on the apps you’ve chosen, if the trigger occurred Zapier will perform an action or even multiple actions.
What does Zapier have to do with Elementor?
One of the most powerful features of Elementor is its Form widget. With this widget, you can create forms and start collecting leads on your site. This is a crucial step for any growing business.
The collected leads can be automatically adding to email marketing automation and CRM services that have already been integrated to Elementor. These include MailChimp, MailPoet, ActiveCampaign, Campaign Monitor, GetResponse, Drip, and Hubspot.
You can also set the forms to integrate with Zapier, thus connecting them to the over 1000+ services that are hooked to Zapier.
The process of connecting Elementor forms to Zapier is a bit longer than the usual integrations. Once an Elementor form is sent the Zapier trigger is fired. After this, the action or actions are made, causing the form submission to enter the integrated service.
This two-step process of creating the trigger and action is all done with Zapier, therefore you’ll need to create the trigger in Zapier. One of the most common types of triggers is a webhook, which is a way for Elementor to send real-time data to Zapier. In the example below, an Elementor form will integrate a Zapier webhook.
Inside Your Own Website
- Go to Zapier and create a webhook and copy it. For details, see Zapier’s documentation.
The webhook is in the form of a URL. - Open the page containing the form you want to add the webhook to and select the form.
The form options appear in the panel.
- In the panel, open the Actions After Submit field.
- In the Add Action text box, click the add icon
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- Use the Add Action dropdown menu to add Webhook.
This adds a new Webhook section to your form options. - Open the Webhook section.
- Paste the Webhook into the Webhook URL text field.
- Click Publish to save the page.
- Exit the editor and open the webpage with the form.
- Fill out and submit the form.
- Go back to Zapier to confirm that the integration was successful within Zapier. Consult the Zapier documentation for details.
The form will submit data using the webhook. - In Zapier, you will also have to create an action that the webhook will launch. For example, you can create an action that will add anyone who submits a form to a mailing list. See Zapier’s documentation for details.
