{"id":4157,"date":"2022-02-02T09:13:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T09:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/?p=4157"},"modified":"2022-02-02T09:13:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T09:13:22","slug":"what-is-a-web-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/glossary\/what-is-a-web-form\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Web Form?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>web form<\/strong> is an HTML form that appears on a website page, allowing visitors to enter their data. A <strong>web form<\/strong> is crucial for gathering visitor information and converting them into valid leads.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, suppose a visitor wants to subscribe to a company newsletter. In that case, they have to do so by entering their email address in the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/form-builder\/\">web form<\/a> fields and any other information the company wants to collect. This data is then sent to a server to be processed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Web Form Elements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Web forms are pretty simple when you analyze them. Basically,&nbsp;they comprise several elements which are expressed graphically inside the form. For example, a web form can include two text boxes asking for a username and password. The form also has a submit button labeled &#8220;Login,\u201d which instructs the browser to send the form to the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other web form elements include checkboxes, text fields, reset buttons, drop-down lists, or file select controls that allow uploading files. Web forms can also be customized with images, colors, and text.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Web forms can be used in the \u201ccheckout\u201d process on <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/ecommerce\/\"   title=\"eCommerce\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">eCommerce<\/a> sites, where customers enter their credit card details. In addition, a web form element is used when typing in a phrase in a search engine\u2019s field box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When to Use a Web Form?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on your objectives, using a web form will have a specific purpose for different situations. For example, you can use them as a helpful contact method or a great way to generate leads and hopefully turn them into customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have an <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/online-store\/\"   title=\"online store\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">online store<\/a>, you may want to include a sales order form as a convenience to your customers. Another beneficial use is offering a customer feedback form to better understand customers\u2019 needs and what works and what doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, web forms are indispensable components of a business and, if used effectively, can significantly impact a company\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A web form is an HTML form that appears on a website page, allowing visitors to enter their data. A web form is crucial for gathering visitor information and converting them into valid leads<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1292159,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,29],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-4157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-glossary","category-web-design","tag-build"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1292159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4158,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4157\/revisions\/4158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}