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Elementor forms and monday.com: which route to use
By Jefferson Huera Guzman Updated 6 min read
WordPress Forms Integration doesn't support Elementor Pro's Form widget, so the Interacti Forms Connector For monday plugin can't send those forms to monday.com. To get a form on an Elementor page onto a board, build it with MetForm in the Elementor editor, place a form from another supported plugin on the page, or keep your Elementor Pro form and connect it through a webhook tool such as Zapier.
What can reach monday.com today
The plugin sends submissions from 9 form plugins, and Elementor isn’t one of them. That covers Elementor Pro’s Form widget, and also Form Lite and the Atomic Form element. What matters is which plugin built the form, not which page it sits on.
| Form on your Elementor page | Sent by the plugin? |
|---|---|
| Elementor Pro’s Form widget | No |
| Elementor’s Form Lite or Atomic Form element | No |
| MetForm, built in the Elementor editor | Yes |
| MetForm, built in MetForm Builder | No. See route 1 |
| WPForms, Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Formidable Forms, Ninja Forms, Forminator or WS Form | Yes, wherever you place the form |
The Detected Builders card on the plugin’s settings page lists everything it can read:
Pick a route
Start from the form you have. A long form that already works is expensive to rebuild, so a webhook tool can be the better answer, even though it isn’t our app.
| Your situation | Use | What it costs you |
|---|---|---|
| A new form, or a short one you can rebuild | Route 1: MetForm | Rebuilding the form and its emails once |
| A supported form plugin is already on the site | Route 2: that plugin’s form on your page | You edit the form outside the Elementor editor |
| A long Elementor Pro form you want to keep | Route 3: a webhook tool | A second tool to pay for and maintain |
| Each submission also goes to other apps | Route 3: a webhook tool | The same, but you’d need that tool anyway |
| You need uploaded files on the board | Route 3, after you test it | WordPress Forms Integration never sends file uploads, in any form plugin |
| A developer can maintain code | A custom provider for Elementor Pro | You own that code |
Route 1: Build the form with MetForm
- MetForm on your Elementor page
- Interacti Forms Connector For monday
- WordPress Forms Integration
- Item on your board
MetForm can build forms in the Elementor editor from its own field widgets. Its pricing page says it works with the free version of Elementor, so this route doesn’t need Elementor Pro.
- Install and activate MetForm.
- Go to MetForm > Forms and click Add New Form.
- On the blank template, click Create from Scratch and name the form.
- Leave Elementor selected, not MetForm Builder, and click Create.
- Add your fields in the Elementor editor. In each one, set a Label and a unique Name.
- Edit your page with Elementor, add the MetForm widget and pick the form in Select Form.
Send MetForm leads from Elementor pages to monday.com covers field names, which forms are listed and the full setup.
Swap your Elementor Pro fields
If you’re moving an existing form, rebuild each Elementor Pro field like this.
| Elementor Pro field | MetForm field | Sent as | Good column |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text, Textarea | Text, Textarea | Text | Name, Text or Long Text |
| Tel | Telephone | Phone | Phone |
| URL | URL | URL | Link |
| Number | Number | Number | Numbers |
| Date | Date | Date | Date |
| Select, Radio | Select, Radio | Text | Status or Dropdown |
| Checkbox | Checkbox | List | Dropdown or Tags |
| Acceptance | GDPR Consent | Yes/no | Checkbox |
Hidden fields have no MetForm equivalent that the plugin sends, and file uploads aren’t sent. Then set up the form’s emails and redirect again in MetForm, because Elementor Pro’s actions after submit stay with the old form. Check what your MetForm version includes first: its changelog says confirmation emails moved to MetForm Pro. Replace the old form on the page last, so visitors never see a gap.
Route 2: Place a supported form on your page
Every supported plugin gives each form a shortcode, and Elementor’s Shortcode widget can display it. Some form plugins also have their own Elementor widget. Here’s the route with Contact Form 7:
- In WordPress, go to Contact > Contact Forms and open your form.
- Click Toggle shortcode and copy the shortcode.
- Edit your page with Elementor.
- Drag the Shortcode widget onto the page.
- In the Content tab, paste the shortcode into the box.
- Save the page, then open the live page to check the form.
Your Elementor design stays around the form. If you still need a form plugin, Best WordPress form plugin for monday.com compares what each one sends.
Route 3: Keep the form and use a webhook tool
Elementor Pro’s Form widget can send each submission to a webhook, and a workflow tool passes it on to monday.com. Nothing needs rebuilding.
- Elementor Pro form
- Webhook action after submit
- Workflow tool
- Item on your board
Elementor’s Zapier article describes these steps:
- In Zapier, create a Zap with Webhooks as the trigger app and Catch Hook as the trigger, then copy the URL.
- In Elementor, edit the form and add Webhook to its actions after submit.
- Paste the URL into the webhook settings and save the page.
- Submit a test entry on the live page and confirm that Zapier received it.
- Add your action. For monday.com, that’s Create Item.
These tools work in different ways. This is what each one’s own page says:
| Tool | How it gets the submission | What it does on monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Zapier | Elementor’s webhook, into Catch Hook | Lists Create Item, Find Items and Update Item |
| Integrately | A webhook URL you set in Elementor Forms | Creates items, and can search for an item and update it |
| Pabbly Connect | A webhook URL you paste into the form’s settings | Its guide uses Create Item, with a router to choose the group |
| Outfunnel | Its own WordPress plugin | Creates a new item. The article doesn’t mention updating items |
Before you commit, check two things. Elementor’s Zapier article says integrations depend on your Elementor plan. And the Form Lite and Atomic Form articles don’t list a webhook action, so don’t plan on this route for those.
The trade-off is a second tool to pay for, and a second place to fix when a field changes. WordPress forms to monday.com: Zapier alternatives compares that cost.
Send the form to your board
Routes 1 and 2 end the same way. Install the plugin and connect your site, then add this template to your board:
Account When a new response in Form ID is received, create an Item/Subitem in Group/Item with this Data
- Click Form ID and choose your form.
- Click Group/Item and choose a group.
- Click Data and map each field to a column.
- Create the automation, then submit a test entry from the live page.
Website leads
New leads
| Name | Phone | Service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Price | jordan@acme.com | +1 555 0134 | SEO |
| Priya Shah | priya@globex.com | +1 555 0178 | Website |
If the same person can write in twice, match on their email instead of adding a new item each time. See Send WordPress leads to a monday.com CRM board. For everything else, read the WordPress forms to monday.com guide.
Some screens shown on this site are illustrations, so yours may look a little different.
Frequently asked questions
Does WordPress Forms Integration work with Elementor Pro's Form widget?
No. Those forms aren't in the Form ID list, and the plugin sends nothing when someone submits one. Build the form with MetForm or another supported plugin, or use a webhook tool. Read more →
Do I need Elementor Pro to use MetForm?
No. MetForm's pricing page says it works with the free version of Elementor.
Will the plugin change my Elementor Pro forms?
No. Their actions after submit, such as email and webhooks, keep working as they do now. Read more →
Are my old Elementor Pro submissions copied over?
No. The plugin only sends new submissions, and only from the form plugins it supports. Read more →
Start with the complete guide
Complete guideWordPress forms to monday.com: the complete guide
Send WPForms, Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7 and six more WordPress form plugins to monday.com, and create or update items with conditions.
Read the guide →In the Help Center
- Elementor forms and WordPress Forms Integration Elementor Pro's Form widget isn't supported. Here's what that means and how to send forms on Elementor pages to monday.com with MetForm or another plugin.
- Supported WordPress form plugins The 9 form plugins Interacti Forms Connector For monday works with, which forms it lists and exactly which field types each one sends to monday.com.
- Install the plugin and connect your site Install Interacti Forms Connector For monday, generate an integration token and connect your site URL in a WordPress Forms Integration automation.
- Create items or subitems from form responses Turn every WordPress form submission into a monday.com item or subitem, map form fields to columns and post the full response as an update.
- Add a custom form provider with ifcfm_provider_classes For developers. Add a form plugin the connector doesn't support yet by writing a provider class and registering it with the ifcfm_provider_classes filter.
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