WP-Tonic | WordPress | SaaS | Bootstrap SaaS | Startups 159 Round Table: Contact Forms for WordPress
We take a look at the growing ecosystem of contact forms for WordPress. Which ones should you check out? Which are best for your project? What types of functionality exist in contact forms in 2017?
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Our panel this week:
Kim Shivler https://howtobuildanonlinecourse.com/
Sallie Goetsch https://www.wpfangirl.com/
Jonathan Denwood https://www.wp-tonic.com/
John Locke Lockedown SEO
Table of Contents for Episode 159: WordPress Contact Forms
0:00 Podcast Intros
3:23 WordPress New Story #1: Jetpack 4.5 Expands Monetization with WordAds Integration
https://wptavern.com/jetpack-4-5-expands-monetization-with-wordads-integration
12:51 WordPress Story #2: Is business growth the best metric to focus on? CozmosLabs 2016 year in review.
https://www.cozmoslabs.com/76202-business-growth-best-metric-focus-2016-year-review/
23:46 WordPress Story #3: Postmatic Basic Rebrands as Replyable, Moves Two-Way Email Commenting to SaaS Product
32:24 Main Topic: Contact Forms for WordPress
32:26 How are people using contact forms in 2017?
36:29 Choice for contact form plugins has increased. And the types of sites that still have room for improvements with contact forms.
39:50 Pros and cons of Contact Form 7.
43:40 Thoughts on Ninja Forms. A few words on the Jetpack contact form.
46:39 Sallie breaks down how pricing models make a difference with choosing a contact form plugin.
50:06 John's thoughts on Caldera Forms.
53:11 A description of WPForms.
55:31 Lots of discussion on Gravity Forms.
1:03:05 Kim talks about her experience with Formidable Forms.
1:06:23 Not a plugin, but a service to check out, called Typeform.
1:10:09 Podcast outros.
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Links mentioned during the show:
Gravity Forms
Contact Form 7
https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/
Ninja Forms
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms/
https://ninjaforms.com/extensions/
Jetpack Contact Form
https://jetpack.com/support/contact-form/
Contact Forms for Marketo
https://developers.marketo.com/javascript-api/forms/
Caldera Forms
WPForms
Zapier
Formidable Forms
Typeform
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