{"id":6528,"date":"2020-04-20T15:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=6528"},"modified":"2020-10-16T13:54:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T11:54:31","slug":"how-to-embed-a-google-form-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-embed-a-google-form-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Embed a Google Form in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Collecting data from your visitors has never been easier, thanks to Google Forms. Whether you want to gather applications for a job opening, quiz your students, or find out if people prefer Damien Rice over Bon Iver, Google Forms are just the tool you need.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]In this guide, we\u2019ll introduce you to Google Forms and show you how to easily embed a Google Form to your WordPress website. The topics we\u2019ll elaborate on include:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#what-is-a-google-form\">What Is a Google Form?<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#google-forms-vs-wordpress-form-builders\">Google Forms vs. WordPress Form Builders<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-to-create-a-google-form\">How to Create a Google Form<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#embedding-a-google-form\">Embedding a Google Form in WordPress<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"what-is-a-google-form\"><\/a>What Is a Google Form?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Google-Forms.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Google Forms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Google-Forms.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Google-Forms-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Google-Forms-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/intl\/en-US\/forms\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Forms<\/a> is a survey tool that<strong> lets you collect information from people by creating polls, registration forms, and RSVPs<\/strong>. It\u2019s part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/gsuite.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">G Suite<\/a>, a collection of Google products that also includes <em>Sheets, Docs, Gmail, Hangouts<\/em>, etc.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]There\u2019s a wide variety of templates to choose from, all fully customizable. You can add the content you want, including questions, images, and even videos, as well as change colors, font styles, and much more.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you wish, you can send the answers directly to a spreadsheet. And since spreadsheets are linked to your form, the responses will appear in real-time and will be automatically saved. To analyze and summarize the results, you can use charts, as well as graphs.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Google Forms are an online tool, which means that whoever you decide to share your form with can work and collaborate on it. <\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"google-forms-vs-wordpress-form-builders\"><\/a>Google Forms vs. WordPress Form Builders<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]WordPress comes with numerous form plugins that have similar functionalities as Google Forms. But we\u2019re prone to <strong>give advantage to Google Forms because you can use the same form on several WordPress websites, add it to email lists, share them on your Facebook page, and have all the responses stored in the cloud, on your Google Drive account<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]WordPress does offer many plugins that help you create forms, but you would have to find one plugin for your WordPress website, another one for Facebook, a different one for emails, and so forth. And then, you would have to gather and combine all the responses on your own, manually.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;81px&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#f0f0f0&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;banner-seo&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#f0f0f0&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-to-create-a-google-form\"><\/a>How to Create a Google Form<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To start making your own form, go directly to Google Forms or log into your Drive and find Google Forms, and then choose a template.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Choose-a-Google-Form-template.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Choose a Google Form template\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Choose-a-Google-Form-template.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Choose-a-Google-Form-template-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Choose-a-Google-Form-template-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Now, it\u2019s time to give your form a title, and, depending on what kind of survey you\u2019re conducting, add other necessary details. <strong>Google Forms also enables you to reuse questions you\u2019ve made in other forms, so you don\u2019t have to create everything from scratch every single time<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]As we mentioned earlier, you can modify the look and feel of forms according to your requirements. If you need them for business purposes, it\u2019s easy to make them fit the tone of your brand. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/How-to-Create-a-Google-Form.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"How to Create a Google Form\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/How-to-Create-a-Google-Form.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/How-to-Create-a-Google-Form-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/How-to-Create-a-Google-Form-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Not only does Google Form pack a myriad of customization elements to choose from, but you can upload your own images as well and use them in your forms.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"embedding-a-google-form\"><\/a>Embedding a Google Form in WordPress<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Now that you\u2019ve successfully designed your form, <strong>you can share it with others via email, through a direct link, by embedding it on a website, or you can post it on social media<\/strong>. To access these options, click on the Send button at the upper right corner of the page.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Embedding-a-Google-Form-in-WordPress.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Embedding a Google Form in WordPress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Embedding-a-Google-Form-in-WordPress.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Embedding-a-Google-Form-in-WordPress-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Embedding-a-Google-Form-in-WordPress-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Our goal is to add a Google Form to our WordPress website. The easiest and fastest way to do that is to <strong>embed the form\u2019s iframe code on your website<\/strong>. To get the code, click on the angle brackets. Then, copy the code.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Embed-the-forms-iframe-code-on-your-website.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Embed the forms iframe code on your website\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Embed-the-forms-iframe-code-on-your-website.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Embed-the-forms-iframe-code-on-your-website-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Embed-the-forms-iframe-code-on-your-website-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Next, head over to your WordPress website and go to the post or page that you want to add the form to. <strong>Open the HTML text editor and paste the iframe code<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Open-the-HTML-text-editor-and-paste-the-iframe-code.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Open the HTML text editor-and paste the iframe code\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Open-the-HTML-text-editor-and-paste-the-iframe-code.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Open-the-HTML-text-editor-and-paste-the-iframe-code-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Open-the-HTML-text-editor-and-paste-the-iframe-code-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To see what the form will look like on your website, press the <em><strong>Preview<\/strong><\/em> button.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Form-on-your-website.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Form on your website\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Form-on-your-website.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Form-on-your-website-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Form-on-your-website-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you\u2019re happy with the final result, don\u2019t forget to click on <em><strong>Save<\/strong><\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]One final note: avoid installing the Google Forms plugin that\u2019s still available in the WordPress plugin directory. It used to be popular back in the day, but we advise you not to use it because it hasn\u2019t been updated for over 2 years nor has it been tested with the latest three versions of WordPress. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">Let\u2019s Wrap Things Up<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Adding Google Forms to your WordPress website is as easy as ABC. Setting up a form is not hard either, and they\u2019re fully responsive, too, which is a huge plus since people spend more of their online time on their phones than on computers. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]However, if you\u2019re looking to have more complex forms on your website, you might want to check out some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jotform.com\/google-forms-alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google Forms alternatives<\/a> to find out which service best fits your needs. No matter the option you choose, you\u2019ll be sure to effortlessly get the insights you need from your audience.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Forms are the best and the easiest way to get the insights you need from your users. 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