How to Add HTML code into WordPress page?

prthnon
(@prthnon)

12 years, 5 months ago

Hello All.
Finally moving from the nightmare that is Joomla – to the ease and funtastic that is WordPress.

That said, I need to add a web-to-lead form (basic html) into a wordpress page.

Without cutting into the php and the css and whatever else (one of the many reasons I left joomla) is there a good, easy plugin that offers this?

Thanks in advance.

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esmi
(@esmi)

12 years, 5 months ago

What do you man by a “web-to-lead form”?

ohceeya
(@ohceeya)

12 years, 5 months ago

You should be able to just copy and paste that HTML code in the text mode of your WYSIWYG or text widget.

Thread Starter prthnon
(@prthnon)

12 years, 5 months ago

Hello there and thanks to you for your comments.

1. Web-to-lead is just a contact form that is developed and exported as an html file from SugarCRM or Salesforce or similar.

2. I have tried to copy and paste directly into the text mode, but am having no luck. The form html has to go between the <head></head> tags and I can not see how to do that in paste/text mode.

Joomla has components/modules you can use to properly display html anywhere on page… anything similar for wordpress?

Thanks again.

WPyogi
(@wpyogi)

12 years, 5 months ago

I’m a bit mystified as to why an HTML form would go in the head section, but if you are putting anything in the head section of the page, you’d need to edit the header.php file. But do be aware that it’s recommended that you make any changes to theme files in a Child Theme — so that the changes are not overwritten when the theme is updated.

http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

EDIT – this too:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_Files

ohceeya
(@ohceeya)

12 years, 5 months ago

You would need to open the header.php file of your theme to do that. It’s under Appearance > Editor

Thread Starter prthnon
(@prthnon)

12 years, 5 months ago

Thanks.
But, sorry… I am not explaining this correctly.
I just need a way to put raw html into a page – should be rather simple.

Although the “text” mode doesn’t format it correctly.
Thanks.

Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)

WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

12 years, 5 months ago

Are you using a Child Theme?

Thread Starter prthnon
(@prthnon)

12 years, 5 months ago

Good question…. I don’t think so, I am using a theme by zeeSynergie.

Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)

WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

12 years, 5 months ago

You don’t want to be modifying the theme’s files, as when the theme updates, you’ll lose your modifications. You can also compromise the theme and cause debugging issues if you modify the theme’s files.

A Child Theme just creates an environment where you can modify files safely.

Thread Starter prthnon
(@prthnon)

12 years, 5 months ago

Thanks Andrew.
I kinda figured that’d be the case. And again, I have been wrenching joomla for three years – don’t want to be doing any more of that nonsense 🙂

Must be a simple plugin to drop raw html into a page?

WPyogi
(@wpyogi)

12 years, 5 months ago

Are you wanting to put it into a post (i.e. page content) or into a page, sidebar or footer or ??

Thread Starter prthnon
(@prthnon)

12 years, 5 months ago

Into a post… OR a page. But not a sidebar or footer.
Thanks!

WPyogi
(@wpyogi)

12 years, 5 months ago

Have you tried putting the code into the “text” editor? That should work…