Need to set up a contact form for webflow... One question...?

[Eric_McFadden]

When I export a stock webflow email form (by putting the email and parameters into the site settings), will the email attempt to send through webflow's servers, and thus incur charges regarding the limit to form submissions? If so, what's a decent workaround for integrating a simple contact form in my client's site?

Note: the site will not be hosted on webflow, but on a remote shared server.

[thewonglv]

Hi @Eric_McFadden, that's a good question. Exported forms will still go through Webflow unless you set up yur form to be managed another way. You can do this relatively easily though and even integrate with Mailchimp if you like.

More info here:
http://help.webflow.com/elements/topic-forms

MailChimp signup form integration

Webflow now supports MailChimp signup form submission, using the same Ajax form behavior you're accustomed to with our original form components. By following the steps below, you should be well on your way to populating your MailChimp list via your webflow site. Open MailChimp, navigate to "Signup Forms" [image] From there, select "Embedded Forms" [image] Copy the code [image] Extract the form action value Using a text editior (Sublime Text for example), select the form's action (…

Hope this helps!

[samliew]