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Triage Fluent Forms feedback by score in monday.com

By Jefferson Huera Guzman Updated 4 min read

To connect Fluent Forms to monday.com, install the free Interacti Forms Connector For monday plugin, connect your site in a WordPress Forms Integration automation and use the number template to route feedback by score. Make the score required first, because a blank number arrives as 0 and a rule can't tell it from a typed 0.

The triage you’re building

Unhappy customers should reach a person quickly, and everyone else can wait. This guide sends a feedback form to two groups on one board, based on the score each customer gives.

  1. Customer sends feedback
  2. App checks the Score field
  3. Below 7: Needs a call
  4. 7 or above: All good

A blank score looks like a zero

This is the one thing to settle before you build a rule. We submitted the same form three ways, on Fluent Forms 6.2.17 with connector 1.3.0:

What the customer didWhat Fluent Forms storedWhat the plugin sent
Typed 999
Left Score blankNothing0
Typed 000

Fluent Forms knows the difference, but everything after WordPress sees the same number. A rule that says “less than 7” runs for the customer who skipped the question, and they land next to your unhappy customers.

Customer feedback

Needs a call

NameEmailScore
Owen Haleowen@example.com0
Lena Rothlena@example.com0
Owen left Score blank and Lena typed 0. The board can't tell them apart.

What to do depends on what a 0 means on your form:

Your formDo thisThe result
Everyone should answerTurn on Required for the fieldNo blanks reach the app, so every 0 is a real 0
The score is optional and your scale starts at 1Set Min Value to 1A 0 can only mean blank. It still reaches Needs a call, but your team can see it and skip it
The score is optional and 0 is a real answerAsk with a Dropdown of words, such as Unhappy and Happy, and use the text templateA blank text answer doesn’t run the automation at all

The first row is the one to use unless you have a reason not to.

What the test form sent

Customer feedback form with First Name, Last Name, Email, a Score box showing 0 to 10, Comments and a Send feedback button

These rows are from a real test submission on the free plugin, version 6.2.17, through the form’s own front end. They show what left WordPress. The last column is our suggestion.

Form fieldWhat arrivedExample valueGood column
Name, wholeName (Full Name), as textPriya NairName
Name, first boxName - First Name, as textPriyaText
Name, last boxName - Last Name, as textNairText
EmailEmailpriya@example.comEmail
Score (Numeric)Number9Numbers
CommentsTextSupport answered quickly and solved the issue.Long Text

The hidden middle name sent no row. Fluent Forms fires two submission hooks, but each test submission arrived once.

Keep the score out of a Rating column. The app holds a rating at 1 or above, so a blank would read as one star, and a 9 can exceed the column’s maximum.

Route feedback with the number template

Account When a new response in Form ID is received and only if the answer to Question Condition Number create an Item/Subitem in Group/Item with this Data

Build two automations on the same form. Connect your site first if you haven’t.

AutomationQuestionConditionNumberGroup/Item
Unhappy customersScoreless than7Needs a call
Everyone elseScoregreater than or equal to7All good

These two rules cover every score and never overlap. That matters, because each automation checks one answer and every automation that passes creates its own item. A third rule for 9 and above would overlap the second one and give those customers two items. A middle band of 7 to 8 can’t be built, because one automation can’t check two numbers.

Each submission runs one of the two automations, so it counts as one run. See Plans and usage.

In Data, map the same fields in both automations:

The Data mapping for Fluent Forms feedback, with Name (Full Name) in Name, Full Response in Item Update, and Email, Score and Comments mapped

Submit one low score and one high score, and check that each lands in the right group. Then submit one with Score blank, if your form allows it, so you’ve seen what your team will see.

If you use Net Promoter Score or Ratings

Fluent Forms’ free version doesn’t include Net Promoter Score or Ratings, so our test used a free Numeric field as a stand-in. The plugin handles all three the same way, so expect a blank to arrive as 0 there too. Test one submission before you rely on it.

For dropdowns, checkboxes, addresses and dates, see Supported WordPress form plugins.

Compared with connector tools

The pages that rank for this search are workflow connectors. ApiX-Drive’s page, for example, names Fluent Forms Pro as the source and sends data at set intervals. This setup works with the free plugin and sends each submission as it’s made, which is what a “call this customer” group needs. Zapier alternatives has the wider comparison, and the WordPress forms to monday.com guide covers everything else.

Some screens shown on this site are illustrations, so yours may look a little different.

Frequently asked questions

Does a blank score really arrive as 0?

Yes. In a real test on Fluent Forms 6.2.17, a blank Numeric field and a typed 0 both arrived as 0. Fluent Forms' own entries keep them apart, but nothing after WordPress can. Read more →

Can I use Net Promoter Score or Ratings?

Yes, with Fluent Forms Pro. The plugin treats them like the Numeric field, so expect a blank to arrive as 0. Read more →

Should the score go in a Rating column?

No. The app keeps a Rating value at 1 or above, so a blank would show as one star. A Numbers column keeps the score as it arrived. Read more →

Why are there forms I didn't make in the Form ID list?

Fluent Forms creates sample forms when it's activated. Our test site listed Contact Form Demo and Subscription Form next to the real form.

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