Category: WP Forms

Do you want to add extra profile fields for users to fill in when they register on your WordPress website?

Maybe you want to allow users to submit their social media profiles. Or you might want them to submit their business phone number when registering. This can all be done by adding additional profile fields.

In this article, we will show how to easily add additional user profile fields in WordPress registration forms.

Why Add Additional User Profile Fields in WordPress Registration?

By adding more user profile fields to your WordPress website’s registration form, you can collect extra information from users to improve your marketing campaigns, personalize content, or simply learn more about your audience.

For example, you can ask your users to provide their phone numbers or social media profiles when registering on your WordPress site.

This way, you will be able to send targeted SMS messages to your users or can ask them to promote your WordPress blog on their social media accounts.

All of these extra fields can be handy if you run a membership website or allow users to sign up as subscribers to your blog. They can also be helpful if you want to store extra contact information for the other writers on your multi-author blog.

That being said, let’s see how to easily add additional user profile fields in WordPress. For this tutorial, we will be discussing two methods, and you can use the links below to jump to the method of your choice:

Method 1: Add Custom User Profile Fields Using Advanced Custom Fields (Recommended)

The best way to add extra user profile fields in WordPress is to use the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. It lets you choose from multiple fields and customize them to fit your needs.

First, you need to install and activate the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, you need to head to the ACF » Field Groups page from the WordPress admin sidebar and click the ‘+ Add Field Group’ button.

This will take you to a new page where you can start by typing a name for the field group.

Keep in mind that this will be the name of the entire field group and not the individual user’s field.

After that, scroll down to the ‘Fields’ section and choose a field type from the dropdown menu.

For example, if you want users to provide their phone number upon registration, then you can choose the ‘Number’ option. Alternatively, if you want users to provide their social media profiles, then you can pick the ‘Text’ option.

Once you have done that, just type the name of your field into the ‘Field Label’ option. For instance, if you want users to provide their Twitter handle before registering, then you can enter that into the field.

The plugin will then automatically generate a field name according to your label name.

Next, you must switch to the ‘Validation’ tab from the top. From here, you can make the field required by toggling on the switch. This way, users won’t be able to register on your WordPress site without filling in the additional field.

After that, you can even set a character limit for your custom field.

Now, switch to the ‘Presentation’ tab from the top.

Once you are there, you can add placeholder text, instructions, and wrapper attributes for your additional user profile field.

Next, scroll down to the ‘Settings’ section and make sure that the ‘Location Rules’ tab is selected. From here, you must set up conditional logic for your custom field so that it will only be displayed for your WordPress site registration.

To do this, select the ‘User Form’ option from the dropdown menu in the left corner of the screen. After that, choose the ‘Register’ option from the dropdown menu in the right corner.

Finally, click the ‘Save Changes’ button at the top of the screen to store your settings.

If you want to add another additional field, then you can also click the ‘+ Add Field’ button.

Now visit your user registration page to view the additional user profile field in action.

This is how it looked on our demo website.

Method 2: Add Additional User Profile Fields With Profile Extra Fields (Easy & Simple)

This method allows you to quickly and easily add extra fields to user profiles and user registration forms in WordPress. It is a little less flexible, but it gets the job done.

First, you need to install and activate the Profile Extra Fields plugin. If you are not sure how to do this, then you can check out our full guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Once the plugin is activated, it’s time to create some additional user profile fields to use on your registration forms.

We are going to create a phone number field as an example, but you can add as many of these fields as you want.

First, visit the Profile Extra Fields » Add New page from the WordPress admin sidebar. From here, type the name of the field next to the ‘Name’ option.

For example, if you are creating a field for users to submit their phone number, then you can type ‘Phone Number’ as the field name.

After that, select a field type from the dropdown menu. If you are adding a social media profile field, then you can use the ‘Text Field’ option.

However, if you want a field for phone numbers, then you need to select that option from the dropdown menu.

After that, you can also type a pattern for your phone number field or add a description for it.

Next, scroll down to the ‘Field Properties’ section and check the boxes for the user roles that you want this field to be displayed for.

For instance, if you want this field to be displayed for all the authors registering on your WordPress site, then you can check the box next to this user role.

You can choose as many user roles as you want.

Next, you can also check the ‘Required’ box if you don’t want users to register without filling in this field in the form. Make sure that the ‘Always Show in User Registration Form’ box is checked so that your user field will be displayed in the form.

Finally, click the ‘Save Changes’ button to store your settings.

Now, you will need to go into your WordPress dashboard to change some settings for new registrations.

Head to the Settings » General page in your WordPress admin area and then check the membership box so that anyone can register on your website.

Next, you need to make sure that the default role is set to the role which you have added extra fields for. After that, click the ‘Save Changes’ button to store your settings.

This way, you can control the level of access new users have, and this will force the registration form to show the fields you selected earlier in this tutorial.

Here’s what the default registration form looked like on our demo website.

Bonus: Make a Custom User Registration Form in WordPress

The methods in this tutorial have shown you how to add extra user profile fields to the default WordPress registration form.

However, if you would like to create a custom user registration form in WordPress, then you can also easily do that by using the WPForms plugin.

It is the best WordPress form plugin that allows you to design your own user registration form using drag and drop. It also integrates seamlessly with plugins like Advanced Custom Fields, so you can easily insert additional user profile fields.

For detailed instructions, please follow our tutorial on how to create a custom user registration form in WordPress.

We hope this tutorial helped you learn how to add additional user profile fields in WordPress registration. You may also want to see our beginner’s guide on how to create a custom WordPress login page and our comparison of the best WordPress membership plugins to create and sell courses.

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Collecting leads has never been as much fun! Thanks to our free 5-star plugin, Forminator, you can now create engaging quizzes and capture emails simultaneously.

Plus, you can easily manage your leads, integrate the emails with a 3rd party app (like Mailchimp, Aweber, etc.), automatically run submission reports, and more!

Quizzes are highly engaging, can offer personalized feedback, are interactive, and entertaining. Combine all of these elements with Forminator –the best form builder for WordPress– and you have a powerful and creative way to generate leads in just a few simple steps.

In this article, we’ll be going over how to:

1. Set Up a Quiz in Forminator to Gather Leads
2. Customize the Lead Generation Form to Your Specifications
3. Adjust the Quiz Module Editor
4. Set Up Email Notifications and Integrations
5. Implement Quizzes on Your WordPress Site
6. Easily View Submissions

You’ll have your lead generating quiz up quickly and added to your WordPress site in no time.

So…

I think that’s the best answer, too.

1. Set Up a Quiz in Forminator to Gather Leads

It takes only a switch of a button to get the lead generator feature on your next quiz.

From the Forminator dashboard, simply click Create, name the quiz, and pick whether you want to create a knowledge or personality quiz. When you hit Continue, activate the option for collecting email leads in one-click.

One-click and your quiz is primed for collecting leads.

It’s that simple! There’s nothing more to get your lead generating quiz started.

From here, you’re ready to…

2. Customize the Default Lead Generation Form to Your Specifications

When it comes to adjusting your quiz, you’ll see all of the available options in the Edit section of the dashboard.

Since we’ve covered the basics already on creating a quiz in other articles (check out the quiz section in Getting the Most Out of Forminator for more details), we’ll jump down to Leads.

When you’re in this section, the Lead Generation Form area is where you can customize the default lead generation form. To edit, just click on the pencil in the container that shows the quiz’s name, and it will open up in a new tab.

When you open the new tab, you’ll find the default fields are already in place. These include:

• HTML
• Email Address
• First Name
• GDPR

Add as many fields as you feel are necessary by clicking Insert Fields. Also, adjust the default ones by clicking on each area’s gear icon.

With Forminator’s drag-and-drop functionality, you can arrange the fields any way you want. Also, delete any fields with one-click.

When it comes to editing the rest of the form, you’ll notice that Email Notifications and Integrations are locked. That’s because these are shared settings between the quiz and form modules. They’re configured back in the quiz editor (which we’ll get to in a moment).

Everything else is accessible and editable.

In the Appearance section, you can pick the form container’s design style, change colors of separate areas, use custom fonts, create an optional border, adjust the spacing, and even add custom CSS.

Blue? Bold? Want a new font? You can do it all from here.

Choose what you want to happen after a form is successfully submitted in the Submission Behavior section.

In terms of validation, you decide if you want validation checks when the user submits the form using Ajax (which is recommended). The live method will inspect fields at the same time as the user fills them out.

Plus, you can enable inline validation with one-click.

Also, the Submission Indicator can be activated to show a loader on your form until it’s submitted.

You can enable autofill, boost security by enabling Honeypot protection & enabling logged in submissions only, and set the life span of the form for submissions.

We’ll add some added protection to this quiz with Honeypot.

In the Settings area, it’s possible to disable the store submissions in your database.

Also, determine how long you want to retain the form’s submission form by the number of days, customize how you’d like to handle erasure requests, and, if your form contains files, decide if the file gets deleted with deleted submissions.

The global privacy settings can also be accessed from here, where you can adjust however you’d like.

You’ll also notice that the status is Published. That’s because when created, it’s automatically connected to the quiz module.

Since it’s published, all you need to do is save any changes by clicking on Update.

You can adjust the settings at any time if you ever need to make changes.

3. Adjust the Quiz Module Editor

Now that we have the default lead generation form set up, you can hop back over to the tab that has the quiz editor, and you’ll be able to adjust additional settings.

In the Leads section, you’ll notice that you now have Form Placement and Skip Form options.

Form Placement is where you want to embed the lead generation form. You can choose between the beginning of the quiz or before showing the results.

If you want to give users the option to skip the form, you can enable the Skip Form feature.

Enter a customized message when you enable the Skip Form feature.

You can configure the Appearance and Behavior of the quiz, too. For help with this, please refer to our documentation on Appearance and Behavior.

4. Setting Up Email Notifications and Integrations

We can now get back into the Email Notifications and Integrations area since we set up the lead generation default. They were locked, but are now accessible. This is where we’ll set up email notifications every time a user opts into the quiz.

In the Email Notifications area, set up the Admin Notification and Participant’s Notification.

In terms of setting up, both of these fields function the same.

You can edit the message to the admin & participants that will go out after opting in, edit what emails the message goes out to, create advanced customizations with the email (e.g. CC & BCC), and add conditions.

Customize email notifications the way you want them.

Plus, in our new form data dropdown list, you can add quiz and form data in the body of your emails.

Add any specific piece of data in the emails that you’d like.

If you have any 3rd party apps integrated with Forminator, you can connect them in the Integrations area. Just click on the plus sign, and that particular app will walk you through on how to connect.

Once connected, you can start collecting the quiz’s data with any supported integrated app.

5. Implement Quizzes on Your WordPress Site

Once you have your quiz set up the way you’d like, hit Publish. Then, Forminator will give you a shortcode that you can use on any post, page, or acceptable widget.

Forminator hands over the shortcode as quick as that. 

Simply copy and paste the code, and that’s it. Your quiz is now ready to collect leads!

6. Easily Viewing Submissions

Viewing and monitoring submissions is quick and easy. The Quizzes dashboard gives you an immediate glimpse of activity.

You can see when the last submission was made, the number of submissions in the last 30 days, and easily access the submissions for a specific quiz.

To see submissions from a specific quiz, locate the name of the quiz, tap on the gear icon, and then View Submissions.

Once you click View Submissions, Forminator brings up all the submissions to that particular quiz. It shows the submission date & time, email address, first name, and information from other fields you included.

By clicking on the dropdown on individual submissions, you can view detailed information, quiz results, and any details on 3rd party integrations.

All of the field information is displayed here and quiz results.

Want to download the data? That’s a click away.

Click on Export and you can download a CSV file. Plus, you can apply submission filters and schedule exports by specific times, making them automatically emailed directly to you.

Manually or schedule exporting the data.

Q: What’s the Best Lead Generating Quiz Maker Out There?

A: With a 5-star rating and many tens of thousands of active downloads, we have to side with our four-eyed friend as the best lead generating quiz maker because he makes it quick, easy, and free to do.

Plus, Forminator can create contact & registration forms, collect payments, make polls, perform calculations, and much more. He’s continuously updated, thanks to Forminator’s awesome team of developers and designers.

To check out what else is coming out with Forminator, check out our Roadmap. And to learn more, you can always refer to Forminator’s documentation.

Finally, for a quick overview of what we just covered, be sure to watch this short video:

Need a recap? Check out this video.

Happy lead-generating quiz making!

Do you want to enable your website visitors to upload files on your contact form?

Maybe you are hiring employees and want to collect resumes, or perhaps you are running a photography contest where you need the applicant to attach files.

In this article, we will show you how to easily create a file upload form in WordPress.

Why Create a File Upload Form in WordPress?

If you want to collect any kind of file from your users on your WordPress website, then a file upload form is a great idea.

You can let users upload images, PDF files, Word documents, or other types of files.

Using a file upload form makes life easy for you and your users. Instead of the email back-and-forth, you can create a form that includes all the fields you need, so you can collect all information at once.

Also, your form should automatically save the form data in your WordPress database. That way, you can easily find the submissions, even if you miss or delete an email.

That being said, let’s take a look at how to create a file upload form in WordPress.

How to Create a File Upload Form in WordPress

For this tutorial, we will be using WPForms, which is the best contact form plugin for WordPress.

First, you will need to install and activate the WPForms plugin. For more detailed instructions, check out our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, head to the WPForms » Add New page from the WordPress admin sidebar.

This will take you to the ‘Search Template’ page, where you can start by naming your form. You need to also look for the file upload form template in the search box on the left.

Next, simply click the ‘Use Template’ button under the ‘File Upload Form’ option.

You will now be taken to the WPForms builder, where the File Upload Form will be automatically created for you.

You can use the file upload form template without making any changes, or you can also drag and drop form fields from the ‘Add Fields’ sidebar.

Next, click on the ‘File Upload’ field in the form to open up its settings in the left column.

By default, you can upload different types of files in the form, including:

• Image files: .png, .gif, .jpg
• Documents: .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf
• Audio: .wav, .mp3, .mp4
• Video: .mpg, .mov, .wmv

All you have to do is type the file formats that you want to accept into the ‘Allowed File Extensions’ box.

For this tutorial, we are going to allow the image formats .png, .gif, and .jpg. Make sure to separate each file format with a comma.

Note: WordPress limits the types of files that can be uploaded to the site for WordPress security reasons. You can add additional file types to WordPress if you want to allow users to upload file types that aren’t normally allowed.

You can also set a maximum file size and a maximum number of files. For our tutorial, we are going to allow people to submit up to 3 photos of up to 50MB each.

If you want to prevent people from submitting the form without attaching their file(s), you can toggle on the ‘Required’ switch. This means the form can’t be submitted unless at least 1 file has been uploaded.

Next, simply switch to the ‘Advanced’ tab from the top.

By default, the File Upload Field uses a modern format that lets users drag and drop their files.

However, if you have limited space for your form, or you prefer a classic upload field, you can change this. Simply select the ‘Classic’ option from the ‘Style’ dropdown menu.

Tip: The classic upload field only allows one file to be uploaded. If you want users to be able to submit more than one file, you will need to add multiple File Upload Fields to your form.

You can also choose to store the submitted files in the WordPress Media Library by toggling on the ‘Store file in WordPress Media Library’ switch. This makes it easy for you to add the uploaded files to a post or page.

For instance, if we are running a photography competition, then we may want to include the best photos when we announce the winner.

Note: The uploaded files will still be saved in your WordPress database, even if you don’t check this box. They are just stored in a separate folder in your WordPress hosting account.

If you want to edit any of the other fields on your form, you can click on them to open the field’s settings in the left column.

You can also add other fields to your File Upload form.

For example, you may want to add a Website/URL field to the form so that users can give you the link to their website.

Once you are happy with your form, click the ‘Save’ button in the top right corner of the screen to store your settings.

Setting Up Your File Upload Form’s Notifications

To change the notification settings for the form, you need to open the ‘Settings’ tab in the left corner. Once you are there, simply click on the ‘Notifications’ tab.

By default, the form sends an email notification to {admin_email}.

If you created your WordPress site by yourself, then this will be your email address. If not, then you can delete {admin_email} and type your own email address here instead.

If you are not sure if {admin_email} is your email address, simply visit the Settings » General page from your WordPress admin dashboard.

Once you are there, look for the Administration Email Address. You can now change the admin email address from here.

Once you are done, don’t forget to click the ‘Save Changes’ button to store your settings.

If you want the submitted files to be sent to more than one person, then you may want to see our tutorial on how to create a contact form with multiple notification recipients.

You can also change the confirmation message that users see after the form is submitted.

To do this, you need to visit the Settings » Confirmations page from the left column. Then, simply type the message into the ‘Confirmation Message’ box. You can also add formatting like bold and italics.

Finally, don’t forget to save your form once you have made the changes.

You can exit the form builder by clicking the ‘X’ in the top right.

Adding the File Upload Form to Your Website

Once you have finished creating your form, you will need to add it to your website.

To do this, you must open an existing or new post or page from the WordPress admin sidebar. For this tutorial, we are going to add the File Upload form to a new page.

Once you are there, click on the Add New Block ‘(+)’ button in the top left corner of the screen and find the WPForms block.

Upon adding the block, you will see a WPForms dropdown menu displayed on the page.

Go ahead and select the File Upload form that you just created.

Finally, click the ‘Publish’ or ‘Update’ button to save your changes.

You can now visit your website to see the File Upload form in action.

You can also make changes to your form anytime by visiting the WPForms » All Forms page from the admin sidebar.

From here, simply click on the name of the form, or hover your mouse over it and click the ‘Edit’ link to open up the form builder.

When you edit your form, it will be automatically updated on your website, so you don’t need to add it to your page again.

Tip: It’s a good idea to test your form to make sure it’s working as expected. If you don’t get an email notification after creating a form entry, then you can read our step-by-step guide on fixing the WordPress not sending email issue.

Viewing or Downloading the Uploaded Files

When someone sends a file using your file upload form, you can see it in your email inbox or your WordPress dashboard.

With each form entry, you will get an email like this:

Just click the links to view or download the files themselves.

You can also easily find the files in your WordPress dashboard. Simply go to the WPForms » Entries page and then click on the name of your form.

You can see the uploaded files in the table of form entries.

Alternatively, you can click the ‘View’ link to see the full details for each form entry.

We hope this tutorial helped you learn how to create a file upload form in WordPress. You might also want to check out our expert picks for the best WordPress survey plugins and read our guide on how to create an email newsletter.

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