Zapier/Salesforce integration

[samliew (webflowexpert.com)]

@Cricitem

will it still work when I export the code and the page is hosted away from Webflow

Yes by default, IF the project is not deleted from your account (you still have to pay for quota if you hit the form submission limit based on the hosting plan). This Zapier trigger is just a webhook when the form submission handler on Webflow’s servers receive the email, which will still be IF the default form action is unchanged.

No, IF you specify/change the default form action. That means you have implemented a third-party email handler (pointed the emails to be sent elsewhere). Whether you can use Zapier or not depends on the service.

Official responses can be found here:

@callmevlad

Currently, you’ll see that the code Webflow outputs does not have an action attribute on the form, so it doesn’t post like a traditional form would. Instead, webflow.js catches the submission and sends the form data to the Webflow servers.

In order to have the submissions go to your own server, just set a custom action attribute on the form tag. webflow.js will then take that as a signal that you’re handling the form submissions manually.

@cyberdave

In order to receive forms on an exported site, the forms must be connected to some mail script or mail service.

See how to integrate to mailchimp here: Add subscribers to Mailchimp with Webflow Logic - Webflow University Documentation

Alternatively, if the hosting being used on the external server provides a mailscript solution, the forms can be pointed to the mail script, by changing the Action field to point to the mailscript url on your own server.

Ususally the hosting provider should provide instructions how to use their own mail script. If you can let me know which hosting provider is being used, I can see if there is any documentation available.

@cyberdave

in order for the form submissions to continue to work on an exported site, a hosting subscription must be added to the site the form is based on in Webflow.

If the plan is to host the site outside of Webflow, one thing to consider is to point the forms at your own mailscript or third party mail service, for example MailChimp.