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Powerful Form Builder without jQuery for WordPress – our guide to getting started with Kadence Forms

Feb 2024·37:23·3,538 views·Matt Knighton

Walkthrough Overview

About This Video Guide

Does your WordPress form builder use jQuery?

Have you been looking for a form builder without the need for jquery?

Me Too

Recently I finally found a great form builder and it was in a surprising place. Kadence Blocks.

In this video I reveal how Kadence Blocks has become my goto form builder for WordPress.,

Are you ready to get jQuery free website forms – let's dive in!

Read the articleHow to Integrate FluentCRM with Kadence Forms

Key Chapters & Timestamps

Jump to a chapter on YouTube:

  1. 0:00Start(opens YouTube at 0:00 in a new tab)
  2. 0:40Why Kadence forms(opens YouTube at 0:40 in a new tab)
  3. 1:17Why jQuery is slow and what can you do about it.(opens YouTube at 1:17 in a new tab)
  4. 2:032 types of form blocks in Kadence Blocks(opens YouTube at 2:03 in a new tab)
  5. 2:44Less load than Google Analytics(opens YouTube at 2:44 in a new tab)
  6. 3:00Chapter Markers Explainer(opens YouTube at 3:00 in a new tab)
  7. 3:20Tutorial requirements(opens YouTube at 3:20 in a new tab)
  8. 3:49Kadence Form Block - First look(opens YouTube at 3:49 in a new tab)
  9. 6:25Editing Kadence Forms(opens YouTube at 6:25 in a new tab)
  10. 7:37Saving and viewing your form(opens YouTube at 7:37 in a new tab)
  11. 8:01Managing your form and fields(opens YouTube at 8:01 in a new tab)
  12. 9:27Adding a select field to kadence forms(opens YouTube at 9:27 in a new tab)
  13. 11:56Privacy field in Form Block(opens YouTube at 11:56 in a new tab)
  14. 12:47Editing your submit button(opens YouTube at 12:47 in a new tab)
  15. 13:15Google Captcha v3 on Form Block(opens YouTube at 13:15 in a new tab)
  16. 14:57Dark Mode and Form Styling(opens YouTube at 14:57 in a new tab)
  17. 17:18Form submission and database entry(opens YouTube at 17:18 in a new tab)
  18. 20:42Viewing form Entries(opens YouTube at 20:42 in a new tab)
  19. 21:41Kadence Forms (Adv) block - First Look(opens YouTube at 21:41 in a new tab)
  20. 25:13Field types for Kadence Forms (adv) block(opens YouTube at 25:13 in a new tab)
  21. 26:18Spam and Google Captcha(opens YouTube at 26:18 in a new tab)
  22. 27:23Form Design - Kadence Form (adv)(opens YouTube at 27:23 in a new tab)
  23. 29:33Saving and using your first Kadence Form (adv)(opens YouTube at 29:33 in a new tab)
  24. 30:56Form analytics in Kadence Form (adv)(opens YouTube at 30:56 in a new tab)
  25. 32:44Conditional Form Fields in Kadence Form (adv)(opens YouTube at 32:44 in a new tab)
  26. 35:00Form Limitations for Kadence Block Forms(opens YouTube at 35:00 in a new tab)
  27. 36:32Finishing up(opens YouTube at 36:32 in a new tab)

Core Focus Areas

  • 1Practical, production-tested techniques tailored for WordPress and modern tooling.
  • 2Stripping away fragile dependencies so your site stays fast and resilient.
  • 3Workflows structured so your internal team can maintain and own them long-term.
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