WordPress
Connect Formbricks with your WordPress page
If you want to run a targeted survey on your WordPress website, Formbricks is the way to go! With our generous free plan and open source tech, you get everything you need to get started and keep full control over your data.
TLDR
- Install the Formbricks WordPress plugin
- Create a free Formbricks account
- Find and copy the
environment id
- Copy the environment id into the right field in the plugin settings
- Create survey on trigger “New Session” to test it
Step 1: Install the Formbricks WordPress plugin
As long as the Formbricks plugin is in review, please download it from our GitHub repository directly.
![Run targeted website survye on any WordPress site](/docs/_next/image?url=%2Fdocs%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F1-wordpress-targeted-survey-on-website-free.2db69332.webp&w=3840&q=100)
Step 2: Create a Formbricks Account
This is super straight forward: Go to app.formbricks.com/auth/signup, create the account, verify your email and you’re in!
When you see this screen, you’re there:
![Free HotJar survey alternative open source](/docs/_next/image?url=%2Fdocs%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F2-run-website-survey-wordpress-targeted-for-free.80246540.webp&w=3840&q=100)
Step 3: Find and copy the environmentId
Go to Settings > Setup Checklist where you’ll find your environmentId:
![Run targeted surveys for free on WordPress pages](/docs/_next/image?url=%2Fdocs%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F3-wordpress-setup-survey-on-website-targeted-free-open-source.1b1f261c.webp&w=3840&q=100)
Step 4: Copy the environmentId to the WordPress Plugin Settings
In your WordPress instance, go to the Formbricks Plugin settings and copy the environmentId in the correct field:
![Free and open source HotJar survey on WordPress page](/docs/_next/image?url=%2Fdocs%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fstep-4-copy-to-wordpress-for-free-targeted-survey.84f451b0.webp&w=3840&q=100)
Then click the button at the bottom to see if the connection worked.
Great!
Step 5: Create survey on trigger “New Session”
Now that all is setup, we create a survey to display an example survey. Pick any template here:
![Free HotJar survey alternative open source](/docs/_next/image?url=%2Fdocs%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F2-run-website-survey-wordpress-targeted-for-free.80246540.webp&w=3840&q=100)
Keep the content for now, click on the Settings tab:
![Free and open source HotJar survey on WordPress page](/docs/_next/image?url=%2Fdocs%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F4-wordpress-website-survey-target-visitor-free.bfdf254c.webp&w=3840&q=100)
Here we do three things:
- Change survey type to App Survey or Website Survey(for public facing)
- Select trigger “New Session”
- Publish
![Open Source survey on targeted website wordpress](/docs/_next/image?url=%2Fdocs%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F6-targeted-survey-on-wordpress-website-for-free.8a1e27f6.webp&w=3840&q=100)
When you see this page, you did it!
![Run free an open source targeted survey on any page](/docs/_next/image?url=%2Fdocs%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F7-wordpress-free-hotjar-survey-open-source-website-survey-hotjar.b40d6145.webp&w=3840&q=100)
Step 6: Reload your page to check out your survey 🤓
You did it! Reload the WordPress page and your survey should appear!
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