EMBED FORM IN EMAIL

  • revgenvideo
    Asked on October 19, 2019 at 3:18 PM
  • Mike_G JotForm Support
    Replied on October 19, 2019 at 7:00 PM

    Although it is possible to have your form shown in emails, I suggest that you also consider why it's never a good practice to embed forms inside emails. Depending on the email client that you will be using

    1. Formatting may look different

    2. Functionality may differ

    3. Security warnings

    4. Client-sided checks may or may not work

    Our forms heavily rely on scripts (Javascript) and it is not being supported on emails. Also, even free email clients like Gmail are strict when it comes to HTML Forms. And lastly, the style of the form may appear differently on emails depending on how CSS is being rendered.

    A detailed information on what I'm referring to can be found in this article. And here's an excerpt from one of the points given in that article.

    "Given the sporadic support for forms in emails, you could opt for a form hosted on a page of your website or a landing page rather than attempting to embed it in your email. This is the most reliable solution to using a form with an email message. Your subscribers will be able to use it and, as a result, the number of people who complete your form should increase."

    However, if after reviewing that and you still want to proceed in embedding your form directly to your email, you can try to do the following.

    1. Copy the Full Source Code of your form — How-to-get-the-Full-Source-Code-of-your-Form

    2. Send the form via email — How-to-Send-a-form-via-email

    When you send the form via email, delete the content of the email and click the Souce Code option from the toolbars. Copy the Full Source Code of your form into the window that will appear.

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    If by doing that you encounter any issues — form ends up not working or its design looks odd, I'm afraid that will be beyond our scope of support and might require a developer/designer from your end. I encourage you to take into consideration that email client support varies when it comes to HTML-based emails. So, I would still recommend that you use the direct link to your form instead.