Stop losing potential leads and frustrated users due to long, complex forms. The WPForms Save and Resume add-on empowers your website visitors to save their progress on lengthy forms and return at a later time to complete them. By removing the pressure to finish a form in one sitting, you significantly reduce abandonment rates, improve the user experience, and increase the number of completed submissions for your business.
Key Features
- Seamless Save Functionality: Adds a dedicated “Save and Resume” button to your forms, allowing users to pause their input at any time.
- Automatic Progress Tracking: Ensures that all previously entered data is securely stored, so users never have to start from scratch.
- Unique Resume Links: Automatically generates a unique, secure link for the user, which can be sent via email or displayed on the screen to allow them to pick up exactly where they left off.
- Customizable Email Notifications: Tailor the email sent to users with their resume link to match your brand voice and instructions.
- User-Friendly Interface: Designed to integrate effortlessly into the existing WPForms builder, requiring no complex coding to implement on your forms.
- Improved Conversion Rates: By lowering the barrier to entry for long forms, you encourage more users to complete the process, directly impacting your bottom line.
Use Cases and Who It’s For
This plugin is an essential tool for any website owner that relies on data collection through forms. If your business requires detailed information from customers, this add-on is designed for you.
Service Providers and Agencies: If you use detailed client onboarding forms or project request forms, your clients will appreciate the flexibility to gather necessary documents or information before finalizing their submission.
Educational Institutions and Training Centers: For long application forms or course registration processes, Save and Resume prevents students from losing their progress due to connection issues or time constraints.
Human Resources: Companies managing job applications or internal employee surveys can benefit from allowing candidates to provide comprehensive information without the stress of a single-session deadline.
E-commerce and Membership Sites: If you collect extensive user profiles or detailed custom order specifications, this feature ensures that a complex checkout or registration process does not become a hurdle that drives customers away.
Setup and How It Works
Setting up Save and Resume is designed to be straightforward, allowing you to enhance your forms in just a few clicks.
- Install and Activate: Ensure you have the core WPForms plugin installed, then install and activate the Save and Resume add-on from your WordPress dashboard.
- Enable in Form Settings: Open the WPForms builder for the specific form you wish to modify. Navigate to the Settings tab and locate the Save and Resume section.
- Toggle the Feature: Simply toggle the option to enable the Save and Resume functionality for that form.
- Configure Notifications: Customize the email settings, including the subject line and the message body that will contain the user’s unique resume link.
- Save and Publish: Save your form changes, and the “Save and Resume” button will automatically appear on your live form, ready for your users to utilize.
Similar Plugins
While various form-building solutions exist within the WordPress ecosystem, the Save and Resume functionality is a specialized feature often tied to premium form builders. Alternatives that offer similar capabilities include Gravity Forms with their Save and Continue feature, and Formidable Forms, which also provides advanced entry-saving functionality. However, if you are already invested in the WPForms ecosystem, this add-on provides the most native and streamlined experience for your existing forms.