Build a minimal test form

Use this short exercise to verify that POM Forms works on the current site before building a real workflow. The result is a draft page with one active form and one administrator notification.

Prerequisites

• Settings → POM Theme → Forms → General → Enable forms system is enabled.
• You know which administrator mailbox should receive the test.
• You can edit a draft WordPress page.

Create the test

1. Open Forms → Add New.
2. Enter “Forms system test” as the title.
3. In Builder, choose Add Step.
4. Add one row and one full-width column.
5. Add an Email field and set:
   • Label: “Email address”
   • Name: email
   • Required: enabled
6. Add a Submit Button and label it “Send test”.
7. Open Notifications → Admin Conditional Routes.
8. Add or edit a route, leave its conditions empty, and enter the test recipient under To Email.
9. Set a subject such as “POM Forms test”.
10. Open Messages/Behavior → Custom Messages and write a recognizable Success Message.
11. Choose Save, enable Publish, and save again.

Place it on a page

1. Edit a draft page with the POM page builder.
2. Add POM Form.
3. Select “Forms system test”.
4. Update and preview the page.

The form is also available through:

[web_form id="123"]

Replace 123 with the form’s actual ID.

Verify the result

Submit once with an invalid address and once with a valid address while signed out. Confirm:

• The invalid value produces an inline validation error.
• The valid request shows the custom success message.
• The administrator notification arrives.
• The form cannot be submitted twice accidentally while it is processing.

This test deliberately excludes storage, uploads, conditional fields, webhooks, and post creation. Add those features only after the base path works. For the complete contact workflow, continue with Create your first form.