Adding Forms to Your Website: A Complete Guide to Squarespace Form Options

Adding Forms to Your Website: A Complete Guide to Squarespace Form Options

By Michael Thompson

March 1, 2025 at 06:08 PM

Forms are essential tools for collecting visitor information on your website. Here's how to effectively use different form types:

Form Blocks

  • Highly customizable multi-field forms
  • Perfect for contact forms, surveys, polls, and applications
  • Can be added to pages, blog posts, and footers

Contact form with submit button

Contact form with submit button

Newsletter Blocks

  • Specifically designed for collecting email addresses
  • Ideal for building mailing lists and blog subscriptions
  • Customizable to collect names and email addresses

Empty form field with light border

Empty form field with light border

Additional Newsletter Options:

  • Promotional pop-ups for immediate visitor engagement
  • Checkout page integration for customer list building
  • Cover page integration (version 7.0)

Commerce Forms These forms are available on Business and Commerce plans:

Newsletter Subscribe at Checkout

  • Collects email addresses during purchase
  • Helps build customer database
  • Available to all customers

Wooden serving board with handle

Wooden serving board with handle

Custom Checkout Forms

  • Collects additional purchase information
  • Perfect for gift messages and delivery instructions
  • Appears for all customers

Gift message text input box

Gift message text input box

Custom Product Forms

  • Product-specific information collection
  • Ideal for personalization requests
  • Appears when adding items to cart

Engraved silver ring with text

Engraved silver ring with text

Form Storage

  • Most forms require storage setup
  • Options include Squarespace, email, or third-party services
  • Product and checkout forms automatically store in order details

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