Event registration form template

03 / Make it yours

Choose your stack. Copy your form.

Replace the example endpoint with your Formward endpoint, then adapt the fields to your needs.

<form action="https://forms.formward.eu/f/your-form-id" method="POST">
  <label for="name">Full name</label>
  <input type="text" name="name" id="name" required />
  <label for="email">Email</label>
  <input type="email" name="email" id="email" required />
  <label for="phone">Phone</label>
  <input type="tel" name="phone" id="phone" />
  <label for="ticket">Ticket type</label>
  <select name="ticket" id="ticket">
    <option value="General">General</option>
    <option value="VIP">VIP</option>
    <option value="Student">Student</option>
  </select>
  <label for="dietary">Dietary requirements</label>
  <input type="text" name="dietary" id="dietary" />
  <input type="text" name="_gotcha" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" style="position:absolute;left:-9999px" aria-hidden="true" />
  <button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>

Accessibility

Accessible by default, and how to keep it that way

• Every field in the code has a visible label tied to it with for and id, so screen readers announce what to enter and a click on the label focuses the field.
• Required fields carry the required attribute, so the browser explains a missing answer before anything is sent. Say “required” in words as well; an asterisk or a colour alone is easy to miss.
• The spam trap field (_gotcha) is hidden from screen readers with aria-hidden and skipped by the Tab key, so people never meet it.
• In the JavaScript versions, show the confirmation or error in an element with role="status" so the result is announced, and keep the entered answers when sending fails.

Changed the fields? Paste your version into the HTML form tester to see exactly what it sends, or run it through the GDPR form checker.

04 / Implementation

How the code talks to Formward

Next.js client component

Copy"use client";

import { useState } from "react";

export function EventRegistrationForm() {
  const [sent, setSent] = useState(false);

  async function onSubmit(e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) {
    e.preventDefault();
    const form = e.currentTarget;
    const res = await fetch("https://forms.formward.eu/f/your-form-id", {
      method: "POST",
      headers: { Accept: "application/json" },
      body: new FormData(form),
    });
    if (res.ok) {
      setSent(true);
      form.reset();
    }
  }

  if (sent) return <p>Thanks! Your message has been sent.</p>;

  return (
    <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
      <label htmlFor="name">Full name</label>
      <input type="text" name="name" id="name" required />
      <label htmlFor="email">Email</label>
      <input type="email" name="email" id="email" required />
      <label htmlFor="phone">Phone</label>
      <input type="tel" name="phone" id="phone" />
      <label htmlFor="ticket">Ticket type</label>
      <select name="ticket" id="ticket">
        <option value="General">General</option>
        <option value="VIP">VIP</option>
        <option value="Student">Student</option>
      </select>
      <label htmlFor="dietary">Dietary requirements</label>
      <input type="text" name="dietary" id="dietary" />
      <input
        type="text"
        name="_gotcha"
        tabIndex={-1}
        autoComplete="off"
        style={{ position: "absolute", left: "-9999px" }}
        aria-hidden="true"
      />
      <button type="submit">Send</button>
    </form>
  );
}

Questions

Can I cap the number of registrations?

Yes. The form's response settings take a submission limit and a closing date. Once either is reached, Formward stops accepting registrations and shows your closed message instead.

Should dietary requirements be required?

No. Most attendees have none, and a required field pushes people to type None or something invented. Keep it optional and only ask what the caterer needs.

Related

• Registration templates

  Course, webinar, contest and warranty registration.

• Online forms without a website

  Publish the registration on its own page.

• Form data retention

  Delete attendee data when the event is over.

• React forms

  Post the form from a component without a backend route.