Confirmation Messages and Redirects

October 26, 2026
Form Settings
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Updated October 26, 2026

The confirmation is what visitors see after they submit the form successfully. Set it in the form’s Settings › Confirmation.

After a successful submit

Choose one:

  • Show a message: a thank-you message on the same page.
  • Redirect to a page: send the visitor to one of your pages.
  • Redirect to a post: send the visitor to one of your posts.
  • Redirect to a URL: send the visitor to any address.

Show a message

SettingWhat it does
Success messageThe message, written in the WordPress editor. Smart tags such as {field:FIELD_ID} work here. Empty uses the global success message.
Form after submitClear the fields, Hide the form or Keep the values.
Scroll to the messageScrolls the page to the message.
Hide message after (seconds)Hides the message after a delay. 0 keeps it on screen.

Example message:

Thanks {field:f1a2b3}! We received your request #{entry_id} and will reply within one working day.

Redirect

SettingWhat it does
Redirect page / Redirect postSearch for and pick the page or post.
Redirect URLA full address. You can add values, e.g. https://site.com/thanks?entry={entry_id}.
Redirect query stringAdded to the redirect address, e.g. name={field:FIELD_ID}&ref=contact. Values are URL-encoded.
Pass field data via query stringAdds every submitted field to the address as FIELD_ID=value.

Be careful with personal data in redirect addresses. Addresses can end up in browser history and analytics tools.

Failure message

Failure message is shown when a submission cannot be saved or a captcha check fails. Empty uses the global error message from Global Settings › Messages.

FormGlut Pro adds Conditional confirmations: different messages or redirects depending on the answers.