How to Create an Event Registration Form in WordPress

Do you often organize events such as workshops, webinars, or conferences? 

In that case, you need to collect information about the attendees and utilize it, where adding an event registration form simplifies the pre-event tasks.

In this blog, I will show you the simple steps to create event registration forms on WordPress.

TL’DR

• Use Fluent Forms plugin to create event registration forms on WordPress
• Choose New Blank Form option
• Drag and drop input fields from the right side panel
• Customize fields by changing labels, placeholders, and options
• Recommended fields include Radio, Dropdown, Checkbox, and Phone/Mobile
• Save the form using the Save Form button
• Preview the form to check its appearance
• Copy the shortcode and paste it on the page where you want to display the form
• Add hCAPTCHA or reCAPTCHA to prevent spam
• Enable form submission notifications
• Use multi-step forms for longer registration forms
• Validate phone numbers and prevent empty submissions

Steps to create an event registration form on WordPress

Here, you can find out the simplest ways to build event registration forms for your WordPress website using Fluent Forms – the fastest form builder plugin for WordPress.

One notable attribute of Fluent Forms is that it offers you the ability to build forms using any of these three options:

Create using AI: provide a prompt and receive your desired form in seconds using its AI form builder. Customize the fields according to your needs.

Use templates: choose from the most useful templates and customize if necessary.

New blank form: build fresh forms, tailored as per your commands. 

It’s needless to say that first of all, you need to install and activate the Fluent Forms plugin to your WordPress site.

Step 1: Create a new form

To build any kind of new form using Fluent Forms, go to the Fluent Forms Dashboard and click on Forms, and then click on the Add New Form button. 

Once you click on the Add New Form button, you will find multiple options. Choose New Blank Form to create a completely fresh form.

After clicking on the New Blank Form, you will go to a page where you will see this interface:

Step 2: Add necessary fields

Fluent Forms is a drag-and-drop form builder, so you can easily choose the Input Fields from the right side of the page. You can also search for the fields you want to add.

Step 3: Customize the input fields

Simply press on the field you want to customize, and then you will find the Input Customization, where you can change the Element Label, Label Placement, Admin Field Label, Placeholder, and Options (where applicable).

Here you can see an instance of how I’ve customized the Dropdown field and changed the Element Label and Admin Field Label, and added Options.

Step 4: rename, save, preview, and get the shortcode

At the top left side of the editor page, you will see the form name section, which is primarily named as blank form. You can rename it by clicking on it.

On the top left side, you will see the Save Form button. Clicking on it instantly saves the form. You can check how the form appears by clicking on the Preview and Design button at the top. It will take you to the preview page.

Once all set, click on the button at the top to copy the shortcode. You can paste the copied shortcode on the page where you want to display the form.

Recommended fields for event registration WordPress forms

Radio field: Useful for selecting one option from the given ones. Suppose you want to know whether the guest needs a parking slot, you can add a radio field with a Yes/No option.

Dropdown: It helps select one option from many without taking much space. The options appear only when you click on the field placeholder.

Checkbox: You can use it to help submitters select multiple options. 

Phone/Mobile: This Pro feature of Fluent Forms allows you to select Validate Phone Number and Enable Auto Country Select.

Learn more about Fluent Forms Free VS Pro.

Event registration forms best practices

Several form-building practices can help you achieve the best outcome when creating an event registration form.

• Add hCAPTCHA or reCAPTCHA to prevent spam
• Enable form submission notification
• Add form steps to make it a multi-step form in terms of long forms
• Customize the form with the advanced form styler
• Enable the ‘Validate phone number’ feature
• Prevent empty form submission
  

Related form templates

Event reservation form

An event reservation form template helps you invite organizers to request to reserve a conference hall, restaurant, or party hall you own. It helps the organizers describe their preferences and special requirements.

Directory information form

A directory information form captures the important data of stakeholders, members, or businesses. Using these data helps you to reach out to the participants for any events.

Workshop registration form

A workshop registration form helps invite prospective participants and simplifies the procedure of collecting information about them. By submitting the form, the participants can register for the workshop instantly.