{"id":395896,"date":"2025-12-05T11:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsform.com\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=395896"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:06:31","slug":"etch","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/wsform.com\/knowledgebase\/etch\/","title":{"rendered":"Etch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etchwp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etch<\/a> is a modern visual development platform that lets you build scalable, maintainable, and accessible WordPress sites through a fully visual workflow without compromising capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add a form in Etch you can simply use the WS Form <a href=\"https:\/\/wsform.com\/knowledgebase\/the-ws-form-shortcode\/\">shortcode<\/a> anywhere in your page markup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting the Shortcode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are a couple of ways to get the WS Form shortcode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Form Layout Editor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When editing a form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Click on the Form Settings\u00a0<i class=\"icon circle settings\"><\/i> icon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the top of the sidebar, click the shortcode to copy it.<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-395900 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wsform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shortcode_form.gif\" alt=\"WS Form - Get Shortcode from Layout Editor\" width=\"1024\" height=\"330\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forms List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Click on WS Form &gt; Forms in the WordPress admin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the shortcode in the forms list to copy it.<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-395901 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wsform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shortcode_admin.gif\" alt=\"WS Form - Get Shortcode from Forms Admin Page\" width=\"1024\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about the WS Form shortcode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wsform.com\/knowledgebase\/the-ws-form-shortcode\/\">The WS Form Shortcode<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Styling Forms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Styling forms is carried out in WS Form itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wsform.com\/knowledgebase\/styles\/\">Styles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wsform.com\/knowledgebase\/styler\/\">Styler<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to add a WS Form form to a page using Etch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":44,"template":"","knowledgebase_category":[81,31122],"search_keyword":[27436],"class_list":["post-395896","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry","knowledgebase_category-page-builders","knowledgebase_category-integrations-page-builders"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - 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