I'm not sure why this function does not exist yet, since it seems so simple.
The basic idea is to port/forward/link Webflow form data to a CMS collection. So people can send information to the CMS based on a Webflow form. This is greatly beneficial for anyone that makes a platform out of their website.
Currently I'm using a work-around through Typeform & Zapier, which is a hassle, since it uses two other (paid) services. If I'm paying for a CMS website, imo this should be included in the basics.
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Agreed- hopefully Webflow builds this soon. In the meantime, we found a workaround that lets you go Form -> CMS almost instantly. It does involve other tools though as the one caveat. https://www.whalesync.com/blog/how-to-instantly-send-webflow-form-submissions-to-the-cms
Would love to have form submissions populate into a collection. This would allow us to create a simple comment/rewiew system on our website where people can leave rewiews, then immediately view their entry. Als a really good example of it would be like Bubble.io system. Main reason that we came to webflow was ease of use and also better SEO integration.
Would love to have form submissions populate into a collection. This would allow us to create a petition on our website that people can sign, then immediately view their entry.
Just to get my user CMS updated at user sign up i had to do the following
Open a Zapier account
Open a memberstack account
Open a airtable account
configure form fields with memberstack ID
configured zapier (memberstack to airtable) recieved form data for sign ups to airtable
configure airtable to create a new (record ID) for each new record memberstack sends.
configure zapier (airtable to webflow) new live item to webflow User CMS
configure zapier (Webflow to airtable) send the newly created user CMS item ID back to Airtable matching the record ID airtable created in the previous step.
configure zapier (webflow to memberstack) send the newly created user CMS item ID back to Memberstack matching the Memberstack ID.
configure an Update Profile Form to match all memberstack fields
configure zapier (memberstack to airtable) send all updated profile information from memberstack to airtable.
configure zapier (airtable to webflow) send all updated profile information to webflow item ID user CMS.
configure zapier (memberstack to webflow) delete a user in memberstack set to archive in webflow.
There are so many bugs that can occur in this process due to the massive amount of API handshakes. Any small change on any of these fronts can break it leading to hours of troubleshooting....
It in no way an enterprise stable solution, barely acceptable for small businesses.
I'm not even going to get into the security problems, there's a bunch more steps you have to do just to make it so other people can't see or update someone elses profile.
WHY CAN'T WEBFLOW MAKE THIS PROCESS EASY, CHEAP, AND RELIABLE FOR US? IT'S BEEN 3 YEARS!
I think this would be great. My guess as to why they did not enable this, is that they have pretty strict CMS item limits. Even at Enterprise level you only get 10.000 items. So if you were to use this to build your own comments for example, you could reach this limit pretty quickly.
If you want to actually build some website with proper functionality you would probably have to use something like Bubble, where this is super easy to do and you don't have such limitations. Then you can also easily connect it to users with login and all those goodies.
I can honestly say, this feature is the only 'missing' functionality of your CMS.
Why would I have to edit and enter 100 emails from vendors for a bake sale or pottery exibit, when I could simply go.
APPROVE / NOT APPROVE
?
I'm aware there are issues around privacy/security and posting content that may not be exactly peope friendly by allowing such a feature.
But hence the approve/not approve b4 posting.
If anyone has a cheap way to add vendors or bands or live stream details without having to cut/paste everything into the webflow CRM, please let me know.
I can deal with current volume of manual entries, but its still ridiculous that i have to do this.
Thanks..
In the meantime..
Does this mean I have to pay for zapier and hubspot on top of webflow CMS to do what I want to do?
asking for a friend.
This would be perfect for blog comments, product reviews etc.
I can't believe this is not possible - all this welcome to the future of no-code app and website creation and then you have no input fields for the embedded database or at least an API workaround to store the input in airtable or as such? WOW that future missed a massive train - even did catch the bus if you know what I mean...
Everything else is amazing - very well working and thought thru design tools but the database/collections are still weird they feel like half integrated.
It should be that I just can add an object and then decide if this is static or dynamic - output or input. That would be the future Iike no wait - love!!
It's limitations like this that will prevent people like me from moving to Webflow from Wordpress as much as we'd like to.
Absolutely necessary
Would be great! At the moment we use Zapier for this. You can connect webflow with salesforce, mailchimp, hubspot, ... Though it is again an extra account, extra subscription, extra hastle. Better would be if it would go directly..
Would make it very powerful. I need it too!
Yes! That is what I need!
@webflow This is much needed +3 Votes
@webflow, this has plenty of votes and has been a hot topic for over 3 yrs. Is the product team listening to the users? Without this feature I am back to build apps outside the platform.
This is a very important and needed feature. Please make it happen @webflow!
Spent all my votes on this basic CMS functionality...make it happen guys !
We need this and our clients need this !
I just assumed this would be possible.