If you’ve ever been interrupted while filling out a long form, you know how frustrating it is to have to start all over again. In Gravity Forms, thankfully you can save and continue the form later. Let’s look at how to use this function in WordPress in general and how you can activate it for your users with Gravity Forms in particular.
How to Activate the “Save and Resume” Function in Gravity Forms
This feature allows you to save your current progress and resume it later. It comes in handy if you expect users to fill out long forms such as surveys. The “Save and Resume” feature has several advantages, in particular:
- Increasing the percentage of customers who complete long forms such as surveys, questionnaires, application forms, etc.
- In the event that your customers take a break due to interruptions, their progress is simply saved. They can continue with the form later instead of starting from the beginning.
It’s worth activating this feature if you have a long contact form for your users to fill out. Let’s look at how you can do this within Gravity Forms.
Step 1: Navigate to Forms.
Click “Forms” on the left-hand side of your WordPress admin panel.
A list of available forms will then be displayed.
Step 2: Access Form Settings.
Click on “Settings” for the form for which you want to activate the Save & Continue function and select “Form Settings.”
Step 3: Enable the Feature.
On the form settings page, select “Enable Save & Continue.”
Feel free to customize the link text to your liking.
Step 4: Save Your Settings.
Click “Save Settings” when you are happy with your setup. Once activated, your users will see a link to save and continue next to the submit button.
If they want to step away for a while and return to the form at a more convenient time, they simply click on the link. A URL will be displayed. The link will also be sent to the email address they provide.
Bonus: PPWP Pro and Gravity Forms Integration
If you’re looking for a way to protect your content while being ready to collect user data via Gravity Forms, you can use a powerful password protection plugin called Password Protect WordPress (PPWP) Pro. This plugin integrates well with Gravity Forms and helps you send passwords or quick access links to users to unlock protected content after form submission.
These features are effective if you want to sell content via Gravity Forms or gather more data for marketing campaigns. To set it up with Gravity Forms, first, you need to install PPWP Pro and the Forms Integration Extension on your site.
Once activated, you will see a new section called “PPWP Pro” in your forms settings. When you click on “PPWP Pro,” a new screen will appear where you can do the following:
- Select the private content to be sent to users after the form is submitted
- Restrict passwords by clicks or time
- Customize the message that is sent to your users after submitting the form
Don’t forget to save all your changes. As a result, your users will receive automatically generated passwords to access protected content via a confirmation message or a notification email.
Conclusion
We’ve explained the benefits of Gravity Forms’ “Save and Continue” feature. It saves your users the frustration of filling out forms from the beginning if they get interrupted.
Simply enable the option on the Gravity Forms settings page to set it up. Your users can receive unique links that allow them to return to the point where they left off.
The PPWP Pro plugin also integrates perfectly with Gravity Forms and makes it easier to sell protected content. This way, as soon as a user submits the form, a random password/quick access link is automatically generated.
