Posts Tagged ‘form owner’
What’s the Return URL of a Form?
When creating a new form with FormSmarts Form Builder, you’re asked to provide a return URL for that form. The return URL is where visitors will be invited to go to, after a successful form submission.
TIP: If you don’t have a web page, simply use “http://formsmarts.com” as the return URL.
In practice, the return URL is only used when the form is accessed by URL, not when it’s embedded into your website. When visitors fill out the form directly on your site, they won’t leave the page hosting that form, and there is no need to send them anywhere else. The only thing that makes sense, is to display a “thank you” message right there.
In some cases though, like when the user should go to a download link after form submission, you really need to show the link even on embedded forms. We can enforce this at our end (FormSmarts Pro users only). Simply contact support saying for which of your forms you want this done.
We also use return URLs to compute the list of websites in Settings > Websites.
Return URL & Form Ownership
To prevent abuse, the link to the return URL is now only displayed on the confirmation page if the form owner is verified or is a FormSmarts Pro user. Visit the Settings tab of your account to verify your sites.
Want a Customized “Thank You” Message on Your Forms?
Publishers can now personalize the “thank you” message on the confirmation page. An initial version of payment integration discussed in the comments below is also available.
Posted on July 11th, 2008 in HTML form.
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Tags: form builder, form owner, payment integration, return url, web forms, widget
