Wufoo Blog

wufoo.com · Company blog · on HN since 2007

Wufoo's blog covers its online HTML form builder, its API, payments integrations, and its acquisition by SurveyMonkey.

What HN saysCommenters suggest Wufoo for data collection, praise its design and UI, and compare it with self-hosted alternatives like MachForm.
59HN people shared it
49linked it in comments
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Most-shared posts

  1. 1
    Wufoo - HTML Form Builder
    27 people · 1 points · first shared 2007 · discussion on HN
  2. 2
    The Current State of HTML5 Forms
    3 people · 126 points · first shared 2011 · 56 comments on HN
  3. 3
    SurveyMonkey Acquires Wufoo (YC W06)
    2 people · 183 points · first shared 2011 · 22 comments on HN
  4. 4
    Win a Battle Axe and $3,000 in Wufoo's API Contest
    2 people · 49 points · first shared 2010 · 19 comments on HN
  5. 5
    Wufoo introduces integrated payments
    2 people · 38 points · first shared 2009 · 1 comments on HN
  6. 6
    The Wufoo Form Gallery
    2 people · 28 points · first shared 2007 · 12 comments on HN
  7. 7
    Wufoo + SurveyMonkey FAQ
    2 people · 1 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
  8. 8
  9. 9
    Wufoo's First Promotional Video
    1 people · 62 points · first shared 2011 · 16 comments on HN
  10. 10
  11. 11
    Wufoo's "Win a Friggin' Battle Axe" API Contest
    1 people · 7 points · first shared 2010 · 1 comments on HN
  12. 12
    Holy Fiesta: Bienvenido Wufoo Español
    1 people · 6 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
  13. 13
    The Current State of HTML5 Forms Updated
    1 people · 5 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
  14. 14
    Wufoo Now Has Conditional Logic and Branching
    1 people · 5 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
  15. 15
    We're looking for feedback on our new REST API.
    1 people · 5 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN

What HN people wrote when they linked it

ansy · 2011-05-13
You may want to check out http://wufoo.com for some data collection tasks. Also, I recommend trying out a hosted wiki and Google Docs. Having a shared Google Docs spreadsheet will probably be more functional than anything you can build without actually programming.
Janteh · 2010-04-21
http://wufoo.com/ is beautifully designed, really useful UI and great work with all the colors.
lukeholder · 2014-05-15
Interesting concept. At our company we use MachForm (http://www.appnitro.com/) It really is a php clone (but more powerful) of WUFOO (http://www.wufoo.com/) but no subscription needed.
uptown · 2014-02-27
If you just need to get some data - maybe use something like this: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/87809?hl=en http://www.wufoo.com/ If you want to develop it all yourself, you'll need someplace for the submitted form data to go. This means building some software that resides on a server ... so you'll want to learn Ruby or Python or PHP or something like that to process the submitted data. There's lots of online educational resources. Maybe check out http://www.codecademy.com/ where they'll step you through the basics of building a webpage.
znt · 2014-02-09
So how is this better than a page with an iframe form? (http://www.wufoo.com/)
chesh · 2013-04-27
At this developer portal https://developer.yummly.com/contact, hosted by 3scale, we created the contact form with Wufoo, which is great for fast results: http://www.wufoo.com/gallery/templates/forms/contact-form/ Of course it is a hosted solution just like squaresend, just another alternative to consider.
codegeek · 2012-09-14
have you tried any of these: http://www.wufoo.com http://www.jotform.com
bmelton · 2012-04-03
It isn't a language per se, but Wufoo[1] (and others like it[2][3]) can do this as a hosted service. [1] - http://wufoo.com/ [2] - http://icebrrg.com/ [3] - http://www.jotform.com/
ahsanhilal · 2011-08-25
Just add a wufoo form: http://wufoo.com/ I think you can redesign parts of the form with some basic html/css, to theme it according to your designs.
talbina · 2011-04-30
You should hyperlink to Freatery with an email form (using http://launchrock.com/ or http://www.wufoo.com).
ajwinn · 2011-04-25
Congrats! Wufoo is awesome, and you deserve the acquisition. With the new engineering resources, I'd love to see some awesome features like: 1. 1,000 field entries per form instead of 100 (http://wufoo.com/forums/discussion/3020/workaround-for-100-field-limit… 2. A "Form Building API" so we can programmaticaly create forms. (http://wufoo.com/docs/api/v2/#makeforms)
keiferski · 2011-02-04
Wufoo (YC 06) is essentially a better designed Survey Monkey. http://www.wufoo.com
jazzychad · 2010-11-02
Wufoo also made great partner and integration pages for us: - http://wufoo.com/partners/notifo/ - http://wufoo.com/docs/integrations/notifo/
zachster · 2010-10-15
I think that's part of what YC funded wufoo provides: http://wufoo.com/
unfoldedorigami · 2009-08-18
You're right in that creating a a form in Wufoo is only the beginning. At that point, you can start sharing the link to the form or embedding it on a web page to start collecting data, leads or even payments. You can do all this from our Code Manager: http://wufoo.com/docs/code-manager/ Built into every form is also the ability to subscribe to the incoming data in real time to your email inbox, mobile device via SMS or your RSS Newsreader. We also have a robust report building feature that can help you visualize and export your data so you can better understand the information you've collected. You can learn more about all these different steps in our other video tutorials at http://wufoo.com/docs/getting-started/
snewe · 2009-04-23
I assume that he is talking about payment processing: http://wufoo.com/docs/payment-settings/ We use it at Antiwar.com for donations...great way to create consistency in data across payment types.
mlLK · 2008-12-06
I like how you brand yourself; reminds me of something like http://wufoo.com/.
edw519 · 2008-06-12
http://wufoo.com/ http://www.weebly.com/ http://geticeberg.com/ http://wordpress.com/ All sites that let the user build something of his own. I've always been fascinated by this approach. All very clever and very cool. (Now all we need is a site that lets the user build a site that lets his user build a something of his own.)
jkush · 2007-10-26
Closer, but you still need to chop more out. This is what I think you need to shoot for: http://wufoo.com/
Brajeshwar · 2024-03-11
This is just for my personal website. It is mostly the SPAM. I started with the usual simple `contact.php` that emails me when someone fills the form. Then for the longest time, Wufoo[1] (a hosted service) took care of my contact form but I could no longer deal with the spam. I tried Formspree[2] as the free tier API works good enough for my personal use. Then stop dealing with it due to spam, again. I remember using Tally[3] but gave up and ended up with a `mailto:` and asking Cloudflare to obfuscate[4] the email for robots. I just no longer deal with forms, or comments on my website -- just that -- a personal choice. Forms are the de-facto use cases for any web property. It looks and functions simple but someone has to maintain it and keep up-keeping it. It is no longer simple. 1. https://www.wufoo.com 2. https://formspree.io 3. https://tally.so 4. https://developers.cloudflare.com/waf/tools/scrape-shield/email-addres…
altano · 2012-03-21
You're probably interested in http://wufoo.com/
apsurd · 2009-10-30
Neat, organized, simple, clear, understandable, scoped, engaging. -- Neat and organized. Messy and chaotic looking websites turn me off. Everyone has their idea of "style" but if it feels like I have to make effort to digest any kind of content, its a huge turn off. Being organized and tidy solves this problem more times than not. -- Simple, Clear and Understandable. Language is beautiful. Conveying concepts whether in words, pictures, video, etc, is hard. Websites that don't give a crap about the quality of their message turn me off, if they don't care, why should I? -- Scoped. I have mentioned how important scoping is in a couple of "review my website" posts. It has to do with how organization is displayed and sorted within your website. A nice example of proper scoping is stack overflow, and it takes tons of work. Stackoverflow has a "global" page where questions from all categories are sorted by votes, time, and responses. Drilling down into a specific tag or category narrows the scope of the information you see. All the filters and sorting work on a unified interface but only the scope changes. Lots of websites have scoping problems. Why are weirdo arbitrary global links/functions contained on a side navigation when I am in a particular subset of the site/data? Headers, footers, left/right panels can all be designed to reflect proper scope. Maybe you want global stuff present everywhere. Well make the container clearly and consistently represent a global…
dcurtis · 2009-01-05
37signals made a bad decision with this, in my opinion. They don't emphasize the expensive packages first, to make the cheaper packages seem more affordable. They make the one you want huge, and the 49 dollar price, at first glance, seems expensive. If they emphasized or drew your eye to the $149 package first, by the time you get to the package you want, at 1/3rd the cost you were looking at before, you'd be more inclined to feel it is a good deal. Look at WuFoo's design, they do an incredibly great job at the price chart, and they can back up their decisions with data. http://wufoo.com/signup/ On the other hand, if your service is not something you're trying to upsell people on based on gimmicky features, I strongly suggest following the Slicehost model: http://www.slicehost.com/ They know you know what you need, so they very plainly list all of the plans and their prices with no gimmicky sales bullshit. I love them for that.
I can't tell what it does. Aim for this: http://wufoo.com
O__________O · 2022-07-22
Surprised promotional prizes & swag were not mentioned. - (1) For example, YC startup had API integration contest with a real battle axe as the prize: https://www.wufoo.com/blog/win-a-real-battle-axe-in-the-wufoo-api-cont… - (2) Then there’s the free developer swag promotions: https://iq.opengenus.org/ways-to-earn-free-cool-developer-swag/amp/
sharemywin · 2016-09-17
Also, I admit I've been a little sloppy on some of privacy policies and such. I'm not out defrauding anybody. first I haven't sold any leads because I can't sell. that's been the problem. Also, bid2mow.com works with SSL. I missed that I need to redirect the link from http to https. I'm working on this stuff in my spare time. I'm just trying to figure out a cost per lead to even see if there is a business there. All this is market research not actual businesses. As for 1millioncoins.com again market research survey to see if there is anything there. If I could afford a lawyer I wouldn't be trying to start a side bushiness. Also, I think wuffo.com is using ssl: https://www.wufoo.com/2013/10/09/making-wufoo-more-secure-https/
snowpanda · 2015-06-14
My friend likes Zoho Web Form Builder: https://www.zoho.com/creator/online-form-builder/ Also depending on how much you use https://www.cognitoforms.com/ has a free plan. Here are some more: http://www.typeform.com http://www.wufoo.com https://kwiksurveys.com
hopeless · 2013-06-07
I find the Wufoo guide to be more useful: http://www.wufoo.com/html5

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