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title: How to Create a Post Form with Fluent Forms
description: "**Fluent Forms** offers **Post Forms**, making it easy for you to accept user-submitted posts through forms and publish them directly on their site. This form automatically sets up a post after a user submits the data. This article will guide…"
url: "https://fluentforms.com/docs/how-to-create-a-post-form-with-fluent-forms/"
updated: "2025-06-03"
category: Field Types / Post Fields
---

# How to Create a Post Form with Fluent Forms

**Fluent Forms** offers **Post Forms**, making it easy for you to accept user-submitted posts through forms and publish them directly on their site. This form automatically sets up a post after a user submits the data.

This article will guide you through creating a **Post Form** with **Fluent Forms**. 

## Enable the Post/CPT Creation Module

Before starting the process of creating a **Post Form**, you need to make sure the **Post/CPT Creation** module is enabled. Otherwise, you will not automatically get the **Post Fields** module under **Input Fields**in your **Fluent Forms.**

To enable the **Post Fields**module in your **Fluent Forms**, go to Integrations from the **WordPress Left Sidebar** or **Fluent Forms Navbar**.

Now, search for **Post/CPT Creation**through the search bar, turn on the **Toggle**, and your **Post/CPT Creation** module will be enabled.

![1. Enable PostCPT Creation option scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1.-Enable-PostCPT-Creation-option-scaled.webp)

## Create Post Forms 

To learn how to create a Post form, follow the steps with screenshots below – 

To start, log in to your **WordPress Dashboard**. Now, navigate to the **Fluent Forms** **Plugin** and click the **New Form** button from the left sidebar. 

Or, go to the **Fluent Forms Navbar,**click the**Forms**, and click the **+ Add New Form** button. 

![2. Add New Form button scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2.-Add-New-Form-button-scaled.webp)

Now, a pop-up will appear with four options. Click the **Create a Post Form** tab.

> **Remember** this “**Create a Post Form**” tab won’t appear in your Fluent Forms if you don’t enable the**Post/CPT Creation** module.

![3. Create a Post Form scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Create-a-Post-Form-scaled.webp)

After selecting the **Create Post Form**, a new pop-up will appear with two basic options **Post** and **Page**. Select the **Post** option from here. 

> Also, if you have third-party integrations in your site, those options will appear here as well.

![4. Select Post type 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4.-Select-Post-type.webp)

Once you select the **Post** and **continue**, it will take you to the**Form Editor**page.

Now, go to the **Input Fields**in the right sidebar, and you will see the **Post Fields** and **Taxonomy Fields** (this module also lets you add taxonomy fields where you can add **Categories**, **Tags**, and **Formats**.) modules are added to help you create a Post Form. 

> **Remember**, separate documentation is available for each field in the **Post Fields** and **Taxonomy Fields** module. Read them thoroughly to understand the detailed use of each field.

Now, you need to click the **Arrow Icon**toopen the fields modulesand add the necessary**input fields**to create the form. 

![5. Post Taxonomy Fields Module scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/5.-Post-Taxonomy-Fields-Module-scaled.webp)

## Add Post Fields

Once you open the Post Fields module, you will get the following **Post Fields. **

- [Post Title](https://fluentforms.com/docs/add-post-title-field-in-post-forms/)
- [Post Content](https://fluentforms.com/docs/add-post-content-field-in-post-forms/)
- [Post Excerpt](https://fluentforms.com/docs/add-post-excerpt-field-in-post-forms/)
- [Featured Image](https://fluentforms.com/docs/add-featured-image-field-in-post-forms/)
- [Post Update](https://fluentforms.com/docs/add-post-update-field-in-post-forms/)

Now, select the necessary fields by **clicking** on them or **Drag & Drop** them into the editor.
**For example**, I added the **Post Title**, **Post Content**, and **Featured Image**fields to show you the further process.  

![6. All fields under Post module scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/6.-All-fields-under-Post-module-scaled.webp)

## Customize the Form

Now you are on the **Editor** page of your newly created conversational form. Here you can see three fields are already added that you can customize according to your needs. 

To customize an added field,**hover over it**and the following customization options will appear. 

**a. Drag & Drop:** With this option, you can move your fields anywhere easily.

**b. Arrow**: Using this option, you can move your fields one step up or down.

**c. Edit**: Click the **Pencil**/**Edit** **Icon**, and it will take you to the **Input Customization**tab on the right sidebar which offers a wide range of options for customization.

**d. Duplicate**: Click this button and the field will be duplicated.

**e. Delete**: Click this **Trash Icon** and your field will be deleted.

![7. Input Customization field scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/7.-Input-Customization-field-scaled.webp)

To see the recent changes you made in your form click the **History** tab. Plus, from this tab, you can restore or delete recent edits at any time by clicking the **Restore** button or **Delete** **Icon**.

![8. History tab scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/8.-History-tab-scaled.webp)

You can change your **Form Name**anytime by clicking the **Pencil Icon**in the top left corner.
Once you finish your customization, press the **Save Form** to save all your changes. 

![9. Change the form name scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/9.-Change-the-form-name-scaled.webp)

## Configure Post Feed Settings

Lastly, **configuring** the **Post Feed** is **mandatory** to make your **Post Form** functional. It helps you map your added post fields for data collection and allows users to create more customized posts.

**To learn how to configure Post Feed with the Post Form, follow the steps below – **

First, go to **Settings & Integrations** from the **Editor** page of your desired**Post Form**where you want to configure the **Post Feed**.

![10. Settings Integrations scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/10.-Settings-Integrations--scaled.webp)

Now, open the **Post Feeds**tab from the left sidebar and click the + **Add Post Feed**button.

![11. Add Post Feed scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/11.-Add-Post-Feed-scaled.webp)

Then, a pop-up page will appear with various settings options for configuring the Post Feed.

#### **All the settings options mentioned in the screenshot below are briefly explained:**

**A. Feed Name**: Here, you can give a name to your Post Feed to easily find it later. You can change the name anytime if needed.

**B. Post Type**: You can not change the Post Type. That is why select the Post Type at the beginning of form creation. 

**C. Submission Type**: Here, you can select the submission type. Actually, For post updates, only one feed is available, if you have more than one feed the first one will work.

**D. Allow Logged out user to create Posts**: This option is enabled by default. Disable this if you want to allow guest users to update posts. Otherwise, keep it enabled.

**E. Post Status**: Here, you can select the Post status between **Draft**, **Pending**, **Private**, and **Publish**.

**F. Comment Status:**Here, you can select the Comment status between **Open** and **Close**.

**G. Default Category**: Here, you can select the Default Category from the existing Post Category you have in your WordPress Site.

**H. Post Fields Mapping**: Use all the fields under this option to properly link your **Post Fields** with the **Form Fields**. You can easily select the **value** for the **form fields** based on the **Post Fields Shortcode** using the **Three-Dot**button on the right corner. 

**I. Meta Fields Mapping**:

**J. Enable Conditional Logic**: This option allows your Post Feed to function conditionally based on your submission values according to your set conditional logic/s. To learn more, read this [Documentation](https://fluentforms.com/docs/conditional-email-notification-in-fluent-forms/). 

Once the setup is done, click the **Save Feed** button and your ActiveCampaign will be integrated into this specific form!

![12. Create New Feed page scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12.-Create-New-Feed-page-scaled.webp)

After successful configuration, you will see that your **Post** **Feed** has been added here.
You can modify your feed anytime by clicking the **Settings Icon** and delete it by clicking the **Trash Icon**. 

![13. Added Post Feed scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/13.-Added-Post-Feed-scaled.webp)

## Ember Form into Frontend

Once you complete the process, press the **Save** **Form** button to save all your changes.

Also, to see the form preview, click the **Preview & Design**buttonin the middle.
Plus, to embed and display the form on your WordPress Site, **copy** the **Shortcode** on the top right side. 

![14. Save Form scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14.-Save-Form-scaled.webp)

Then, paste the copied **Shortcode** into your desired**Page/Post. **

![15. Paste Shortcode in desired postpage scaled 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/15.-Paste-Shortcode-in-desired-postpage-scaled.webp)

## Preview of Post Form

Here is the **preview** of the **Post Form**that we just created.

![16. Form Preview 49332](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/16.-Form-Preview.webp)

This way you can easily create the **Post Forms** in Fluent Forms Forms!
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