# Contact form submit setup **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [January 17, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690 "2026-01-17T20:53:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jazzvibe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jazzvibe/32/13769_2.png) [@jazzvibe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jazzvibe)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690/1 "2026-01-17T20:53:19Z")
Hi all, the last piece of my website rebuild is the contact form. I have the form page set to .php and I’ve filled out my email server info and PW. After publishing, when I fill out the form and click the submit button nothing happens. Does the submit/button section need to be configured as well or is it just supposed to work? How does the success message happen? I’m not finding anything about how that part of the form works or is setup. ![Screenshot 2026-01-17 at 3.34.12 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/4/b/4b6b370be45acd7380ce858a655ef206613c4577.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2026-01-17 at 3.29.08 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/8/0/80db53f0d4713d9825c4f14e234d5b003ae22b55.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jeffinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jeffinn](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jeffinn)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690/2 "2026-01-17T21:22:52Z")
There’s two replies messages that I believe need to be completed too. One was for the e-mail form being successfully completed (Thanks for your e-mail or something similar) and the other for the for not being accepted. If I remember correctly my for wouldn’t work until I activated those two items. ---
**Author:** ![Jeffinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jeffinn](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jeffinn)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690/3 "2026-01-17T21:26:56Z")
In the form setting area, toward the bottom, there’s an item for success. You can either enter a message there or a redirect. ---
**Author:** ![jazzvibe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jazzvibe/32/13769_2.png) [@jazzvibe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jazzvibe)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690/4 "2026-01-17T21:45:08Z")
Jeff Thanks. I saw that but it’s not clear how or where to enter a message. It looks like you’re suppose to add a “success component” but I’m not sure where to put that component (inside or outside the form component?) and or what to drop into that section. ---
**Author:** ![Jeffinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jeffinn](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jeffinn)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690/5 "2026-01-17T21:59:17Z")
The success and error messages are in the form section under All Components. You need to drag them into your form and edit their text. ---
**Author:** ![Jeffinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jeffinn](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jeffinn)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690/6 "2026-01-17T22:02:52Z")
Here’s a screen shot of mine. ![form](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/2/d2549ae7d7af3a8411b2009f2a0c0716ae01761a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jazzvibe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jazzvibe/32/13769_2.png) [@jazzvibe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jazzvibe)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690/7 "2026-01-17T22:44:20Z")
Thanks that helps. I’ll see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![jazzvibe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jazzvibe/32/13769_2.png) [@jazzvibe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jazzvibe)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690/8 "2026-01-18T02:22:57Z")
Cool, the form actually works now! Thanks again! One last question, what do people use for their privacy policy and how does that get set up for this form? ---
**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690/9 "2026-01-18T02:54:25Z")
Do you mean as a cookie consent? Otherwise just add a checkbox and in the text for that you can link to your privacy web page. See [https://pretty-good-websites.com](https://pretty-good-websites.com) for an example. ---
**Author:** ![jazzvibe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jazzvibe/32/13769_2.png) [@jazzvibe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jazzvibe)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690/10 "2026-01-18T04:26:33Z")
Jan, Got it Thanks ---
**Author:** ![garageshop](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/garageshop/32/366_2.png) [@garageshop](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/garageshop)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-submit-setup/53690/11 "2026-06-29T21:17:25Z")
Hi, I have had a similar problem getting the form to submit. I have both error and success in the form, but still nothing. Am I missing something? Is there a code-like error.localizedDescription I can plug in to see why it is erroring out? Thanks! Blessings, –Mark