Static Website Contact Form

Why static websites still need a form backend

Static websites ship fast HTML and CSS, but browsers still need a destination for form POST requests.

• Static hosts serve files. They do not process contact form submissions for you.
• Building Node, PHP, or Laravel just for a portfolio contact page adds unnecessary ops.
• mailto: links feel broken on mobile and expose your email address to scrapers.
• Host-locked form products make it harder to move a marketing site later.

How Formgrid powers static website contact forms

Keep your site static. Formgrid receives the POST, stores the submission, and turns it into a tracked lead.

Add a contact form to a static website in four steps

Create a Formgrid form, point your HTML form action at it, deploy, and manage leads.

1. 1

   Create a form

   Sign up free and create a form in the Formgrid dashboard.

2. 2

   Point the action

   Set method="POST" and action to your Formgrid endpoint URL.

3. 3

   Deploy your site

   Publish static HTML as usual. No backend deploy is required.

4. 4

   Manage leads

   Receive email alerts and track follow-up in the pipeline.

Features for static site forms

Formgrid goes beyond inbox forwarding so marketing sites and developer portfolios can manage real enquiries.

Example integration

Point a standard HTML form at your Formgrid endpoint. Field names map directly to the submission dashboard.

<form action="https://formgrid.dev/api/f/your-form-id" method="POST">
  <label>
    Name
    <input type="text" name="name" required />
  </label>
  <label>
    Email
    <input type="email" name="email" required />
  </label>
  <label>
    Message
    <textarea name="message" required></textarea>
  </label>
  <button type="submit">Send message</button>
</form>

Replace your-form-id with the form ID from your Formgrid dashboard.

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