Order enquiry 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">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="product">Product</label>
  <input type="text" name="product" id="product" required />
  <label for="quantity">Quantity</label>
  <input type="number" name="quantity" id="quantity" required />
  <label for="shipping_address">Shipping address</label>
  <textarea name="shipping_address" id="shipping_address" required></textarea>
  <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 ProductOrderForm() {
  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">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="product">Product</label>
      <input type="text" name="product" id="product" required />
      <label htmlFor="quantity">Quantity</label>
      <input type="number" name="quantity" id="quantity" required />
      <label htmlFor="shipping_address">Shipping address</label>
      <textarea name="shipping_address" id="shipping_address" required />
      <input
        type="text"
        name="_gotcha"
        tabIndex={-1}
        autoComplete="off"
        style={{ position: "absolute", left: "-9999px" }}
        aria-hidden="true"
      />
      <button type="submit">Send</button>
    </form>
  );
}

Questions

Is submitting this form a binding order?

Not unless you make it one. The template is written as a request: you confirm price, availability and payment afterwards. Say so next to the submit button so customers know what to expect.

Can I use it on a Shopify store?

Yes, for orders outside checkout, such as wholesale or custom work. The Shopify tab generates a section for your theme. Keep ordinary sales in Shopify's own checkout.

Related

• Order templates

  Bakery, catering, T-shirt and change orders.

• Quote request template

  When the price depends on the job.

• Shopify forms

  Add a non-checkout form to a theme.

• Form to email

  How each order reaches your inbox.