Form Forge includes 168 pre-built templates organized into 27 categories, designed to give you a professional starting point for virtually any form type. This guide explains how to browse, use, and customize templates, and how to create your own reusable templates.
How to Browse and Use Templates
- Go to Form Forge > New Form
- Click Use Template at the top of the builder
- The template gallery opens with three ways to find what you need:
– Search: Type keywords in the search bar (e.g., “booking,” “medical,” “order”)
– Scroll: Browse all templates sorted by popularity
- Click on any template to see a preview showing all included fields, their types, and configurations
- Click Use This Template to create a new form based on it
- The form opens in the builder, fully editable. Change anything you want.
- Click Save Form
All 27 Template Categories
| # | Category | Templates | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contact | 8 | Simple contact, multi-department, callback, inquiry |
| 2 | Feedback | 7 | Customer satisfaction, product review, NPS, feedback |
| 3 | Registration | 8 | Event, course, membership, conference, webinar |
| 4 | Surveys | 7 | Employee satisfaction, market research, exit survey |
| 5 | Orders | 7 | Product order, catering, custom quote, wholesale |
| 6 | Applications | 8 | Job, scholarship, volunteer, internship, grant |
| 7 | Healthcare | 7 | Patient intake, appointment request, medical history |
| 8 | Education | 6 | Course evaluation, enrollment, parent-teacher |
| 9 | Real Estate | 6 | Property inquiry, rental application, showing request |
| 10 | Restaurant | 6 | Reservation, catering inquiry, menu feedback |
| 11 | Events | 7 | RSVP, speaker proposal, vendor application, ticketing |
| 12 | Nonprofit | 6 | Donation, volunteer signup, grant application |
| 13 | Legal | 5 | Client intake, case evaluation, consultation request |
| 14 | Insurance | 5 | Quote request, claim filing, policy inquiry |
| 15 | Travel | 6 | Booking inquiry, itinerary request, visa application |
| 16 | Fitness | 5 | Membership signup, class booking, health assessment |
| 17 | Beauty | 5 | Appointment booking, consultation, product inquiry |
| 18 | Automotive | 5 | Service appointment, test drive, trade-in evaluation |
| 19 | Construction | 5 | Quote request, project inquiry, subcontractor form |
| 20 | Finance | 5 | Loan application, consultation, financial planning |
| 21 | Technology | 7 | Bug report, feature request, demo request, support |
| 22 | HR | 7 | Leave request, onboarding, exit interview, timesheet |
| 23 | Marketing | 6 | Lead generation, newsletter signup, campaign brief |
| 24 | Wedding | 5 | RSVP, vendor inquiry, planning questionnaire |
| 25 | Pet Services | 5 | Appointment, adoption application, grooming booking |
| 26 | Church | 5 | Prayer request, event signup, volunteer interest |
| 27 | General | 6 | Generic multi-purpose forms and utilities |
Free vs. PRO Templates
On the free plan, you have access to a selection of basic templates across the most popular categories (Contact, Feedback, Registration, and a few others). PRO unlocks the full library of 168 templates, including specialized categories like Healthcare, Legal, Insurance, and niche industries.
Even on the free plan, templates that include PRO-only fields (File Upload, Calculation, Payment, etc.) are visible for preview so you can see what is available. If you apply a PRO template without an active license, the PRO fields simply do not render on the published form until you upgrade.
How to Customize a Template
After applying a template, you have full editing control:
- Remove fields you do not need. Click the trash icon on any field to delete it. A shorter form converts better.
- Add fields that are missing. Drag new fields from the left panel. Templates are starting points, not rigid structures.
- Edit labels and placeholders. Click a field and update its text in the right panel. Make the language match your brand voice.
- Adjust validation. Change required/optional status, min/max values, or allowed file types for your specific use case.
- Reorder fields. Drag fields up or down in the center area. Put the most important fields first.
- Configure settings. Templates do not set notifications, integrations, or submit button text. Configure these in the form’s settings tabs.
- Save your customized form. Once saved, the form is entirely yours. Future template updates do not affect forms you have already created.
Creating Your Own Reusable Templates
While Form Forge does not have a dedicated “save as template” button, you can create your own reusable starting points using the Duplicate feature:
- Build a form with the exact fields, labels, validation, and settings you want as your standard
- Give it a clear name like “TEMPLATE — Standard Contact Form” or “TEMPLATE — Lead Gen with Mailchimp”
- When you need a new form based on this template:
– Click Duplicate on your template form
– Rename the duplicate to its actual purpose
– Make any adjustments
– Save and embed
Tips for Working with Templates
- Preview before applying. Take a moment to look at all the included fields. It is faster to start with a template that has 80% of what you need than to build from scratch.
- Do not be afraid to heavily modify. A template with the right general structure saves time even if you end up changing half the fields.
- Keep your own templates organized. Prefix template names with “TEMPLATE” or a similar label so they are easy to find and you do not accidentally embed a template as a live form.
- Use templates as learning tools. Even if you prefer building from scratch, browsing templates shows you how experienced form designers structure forms for specific industries and use cases.
Private file uploads and stricter webhook destinations (2026-05-07)
File Upload fields now store files under uploads/formforge-private/ with randomized filenames and a per-submission download token. The public submission value remains the original filename, but the file is not exposed as a public uploads URL. Admins download it from the Submissions modal through a nonce-protected link.
If a File Upload field was saved while PRO was active and the site later returns to Free, the field is not rendered on the public form. The submission endpoint also rejects direct posts that try to include the hidden upload field, so old forms cannot bypass the plan gate after a downgrade.
Slack and Discord webhook delivery now re-checks the exact HTTPS destination at send time. Slack must be https://hooks.slack.com/services/...; Discord must be https://discord.com/api/webhooks/.... This protects old saved form settings as well as new settings saves.
Payment notifications and exports skip internal/system keys and append readable payment summary rows. If a tester sees __payment: — in a message or CSV, the site is running an older build.
WhatsApp notifications use the approved form_submission template and the recipient phone saved in Form Forge > Settings > WhatsApp. The receiving phone no longer has to complete a /start CODE registration handshake. The settings field accepts only digits plus one optional leading +; invalid characters are removed before save. If the template is approved but no message arrives, confirm that the saved number includes the country code and that Form Forge is connected to Avakode so the Worker receives a valid site capability token. Current Forge API builds record the Meta message_id, synchronous message_status, and any later webhook delivery failure details so support can tell whether Meta accepted the message or rejected delivery after acceptance.
Common questions
- Q: My webhook URL used to save, but notifications stopped. A: Check that it is an exact Slack or Discord incoming-webhook URL, not a redirect, proxy, or lookalike host.
- Q: Why does my exported submission show only the filename for an upload? A: That is intentional. Download files from the admin Submissions screen so WordPress can check capability, nonce, and file token before serving the private file.