FAQ: Signup Forms

This page contains frequently asked questions about creating, customizing, and publishing Signup Forms. Topics are organized by category to help you quickly find what you're looking for.

Getting Started

• How do I create a sign up form?

• Creating Sign up forms

Sign Up Form Design & Customization

• How can I change the design of my form?

• How do I add text or images to my sign up form?

• How do I add a border or background to my form?

• How do I get a basic, unformatted form?

• How do I resize my form?

• How do I change my sign up form submit button?

Sign Up Form Fields & Custom Fields

• How do I create custom fields?

• How do I make sign up form fields required?

• How can I have text prompts appear in my form's text fields?

• How do I add a hidden field to my sign up form?

• How can I add a list selection field to my sign up form?

• Why can't I add another name field to my form?

• Can I use radio buttons and drop-down menus in my forms?

Form Publishing & Integration

• Which option should I choose when publishing my sign up form?

• How do I publish my form through an IFrame?

• How do I trigger a lightbox form with a link or button?

• How do I publish a sign up form to my Clickfunnels page using HTML?

• How do I publish a sign up form to my Leadpages page using HTML?

Form Settings & Behavior

• How do I change the frequency of my form appearing?

• Can I use my own form?

• Can AWeber host my form?

Thank You Pages & Confirmation

• How do I change the thank you page for my sign up form?

• How can I create a thank you page selection field?

• How do I display subscriber information on my Thank You page?

• How do I pass form data to my thank you pages?

Tagging & Tracking

• Why was my add URL shortened?

• How do I tag my sign up form?

• How do I tag a custom field?

• How do I use ad tracking with my sign up form?

Advanced Features & Analytics

• How do I add a subscriber counter to my form or website?

• What should I write in my form's header?

Split Testing & Optimization

• Why should I split test my forms?

• How do I copy a sign up form?

Technical Information & Code

• What is my form ID?

• What is my Sign Up Form code?

• What are all the options for sign up forms?

• Does the HTML of my sign up form comply to W3C standards?

• Does AWeber support HTTPS/SSL sign up forms?

• Which character set do AWeber forms accept?

• Can I put a sign up form on my site without using the sign up form tool?

Platform-Specific Integration

• How do I integrate my TypePad blog with AWeber?

Troubleshooting

• Why am I seeing an AWeber captcha form?

• Why does hitting tab switch me between forms?

• Why is my form reporting an error?

• Can I edit AWeber error messages?

• Why isn't my form working on my ASP page?

Definitions & Concepts

• Sign Up Form (Definition)