Submitting a form for testing in FormStatus

Submitting a Form for Testing in FormStatus

FormStatus helps you ensure your website forms are working correctly—24/7. This guide walks you through how to submit a form for testing, what happens behind the scenes, and how to understand your results.

1. Add the form

To begin testing, you first need to add your form in FormStatus:

• Go to Add New in your FormStatus dashboard.
• Enter the URL of the page that contains your form (e.g. https://example.com/contact).
• If the page has multiple forms, select the one you want to monitor.

2. Configure test options

You can fine-tune how your form is tested:

Test modes

• Form Test (always on): Auto-fills and submits your form using generated values.
• SSL Check (optional): Verifies that your site’s SSL/TLS certificate is valid, not expired, and matches your domain.
• Email Check (optional): Confirms that a post-submission email was successfully sent.

Field overrides

Need specific test values?

• You can override any field’s value in the test setup (e.g. choose a certain dropdown option or enter a specific email).
• If left blank, FormStatus uses default values based on its form parser.

3. What happens behind the scenes

Once you click “ Save” or trigger a manual test, FormStatus simulates a real user submitting your form:

Headless browser launch

• A dedicated worker launches a stealth-mode browser to load your page.

Form detection & parsing

• Our system detects the form’s platform (Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, Contact Form 7, WPForms, etc.) and maps all fields.

Field population

• Inputs like text, checkboxes, dropdowns, radios, file uploads, and custom widgets are filled using browser APIs.
• We also use advanced DOM methods to pass plugin-specific validation (e.g. simulating user clicks or setting JS properties).

4. SSL & email verification

SSL check

• After page load, we inspect your SSL certificate’s chain, expiration, and hostname match.
• Any issues (like an expired certificate) are flagged.

Email check

• If enabled, we watch for notification emails after form submission.
• We track email delivery via Postmark or your configured SMTP service, and alert you if the email fails or bounces.

5. Results, reporting & notifications

Immediate feedback

• For manual tests, results appear within seconds—along with screenshots, HTML logs, and success/failure status.

Scheduled monitoring

• Enable daily form checks and get email alerts if something breaks—no need to manually monitor.

Dashboard & logs

Every test is saved in your form checks log. You’ll see:

• The form tested
• Date and time
• Trigger type (manual or scheduled)
• Test result (pass/fail)

Need help interpreting a test result? Contact Support .

Updated on: 19/05/2025