Basic form settings
When you are creating a form, in the settings menu you can set up the type of form (Pop-up, Static form...), source of a new contact (for example discount pop-up form, Christmas 2020, pop-up, etc...), and size of the form. You can find more settings submenus here as well.
Update existing contact: If you wish to update data of contacts that are already registered, you can simply turn on this function. This will cause the contact to be written in the contact list again with new, updated data, but its original registration date and source will not change.
Display settings (only available for slide-out forms & pop-ups)
In these settings, it is possible to personalize the display of the form. You can choose from:
URL is
URL contains
URL doesn't contain
URL contains a set of strings*
This means you can set the form to appear for example only at the URL https://www.yourwebsite.com/form, or so the form is not displayed to users when purchasing (i.e. the URL does not contain "order").
*Here you can use regular expressions or regex. This is a slightly more complicated way to describe a set of strings in a single string. You can read more here.
Pop-up settings:
In the pop-up settings, you can set the colour of the cross to close the form and more importantly when is the pop-up shown to the user. The options are following:
On page load - As soon as the page loads, the pop-up shows up
On page count - When the user visits a certain number of pages on your website, the pop up will appear (for example, if the number is set to 3 after the user visits three different pages on your website, on the third page there will be a pop-up)
On spent time - After set seconds spent on the page, the pop-up appears
On exit-intent - If the user will aim with his cursor to close the page, a pop-up will appear
On scroll - As soon as the user scrolls down by a certain amount of pixels, the pop-up will appear
TIP: How to test a pop-up
When you test your pop-up form, once you close the pop-up, it will not appear again. This is correct behaviour for a pop-up, but it would be difficult to test with the pop-up closing. Therefore we have prepared a special parameter that can be added to the link where you have your form. Adding it will ignore whether the form has already been opened.
Parameter: ecmwdebug
Example: https://www.ecomail.cz/?ecmwdebug
Slide-out form settings:
In the slide-out form, you can set the colour of the slider and the cross button to close the form. You can also set the position of the slide-out.
Working with multiple steps in the form
In settings of the form, it is possible to add a second or a third step. In these steps, you can add additional information that does not fit well into the first step.
This can be, for example, a field for a city, telephone, or any other non-mandatory field for the user. You can add a step with a white cross and remove each step with a red cross in the upper right corner.
After submitting
This step will be displayed after confirmation and submission of the form. You can thank the user for subscribing to the newsletter or insert a special coupon or link to the discount. This step is modified the same way as the previous steps.
If you have any further questions regarding sign up forms in Ecomail, you can contact us at support@ecomail.app