Can a Google spreadsheet and a survey form on your website work together?
Yes, that’s the answer. If your website is made with WordPress, it’s easy to link a survey form to a Google Sheets.
This article will show you how to set all of this up!
Google Sheets does not have a direct way to make a survey. But you can send answers from a survey tool to Google Sheets. It lets you keep track of your survey responses in a spreadsheet so you can analyze and sort your data however you want.
How to Connect Google Sheets and Google Forms?
Google Forms can be a stand-alone app; click on the “Responses” tab to see all the answers. But if you’re getting a lot of information from many people, you should put that information in a spreadsheet, so it’s easy to process and look at.
Moving data from Google Forms to Google Sheets takes too much time by hand. You can link Google Forms to Google Sheets to automatically move the data. It also means that when a respondent sends a form, the information shows up in the spreadsheet simultaneously.
Here are some things to keep in mind:
- If you delete the data from the form, your responses will still be in Google Sheets if you save them there.
- If you change something in a form field, it will also change in the sheet. But once a form has been sent, the spreadsheet’s data won’t change.
1- Add the Surveys and Polls Plugin to WPForms:
To make surveys and polls with WordPress, WPForms is the best option. In the WordPress backend, you can create surveys and examine the results, complete with eye-catching charts and graphs. For example, you can run a poll for “book writers for hire” to collect useful info.
More data storage and monitoring options are available when you link your survey forms to Google Sheets.
Obtaining a WPForms Pro subscription will enable you to quickly create a survey form with various helpful elements like the Likert scale, Rating field, Radio buttons, and more.
2- Install The Google Sheets Add-on and Link It Up
The Google Sheet addon with WPForms Pro lets you connect your WordPress forms directly to Google Sheets. If you connect Google Sheets, you can make forms that automatically send data to a spreadsheet.
Follow the same steps as before to install the Google Sheets addon: go to the WPForms addons page and then turn on the Google Sheets add-on once you find it.
To make it work, you’ll have to do one more thing. Go to the WPForms settings dashboard and click on the Integrations tab.
3- Make A Questionnaire
Click on WPForms » Add New at this point.
Both links will lead you to the WPForms template library, where you may choose a pre-made form design from the collection of 500+ available or start from scratch using the Blank Form option.
You can also use the WPForms survey form template if you are short on time.
When you open the Survey Form Template, your form template is now on the right side of the screen, and more form fields are on the left.
You can drag and drop form fields onto the template to add them to your form.
4- Link Your Survey to a Google Sheet Spreadsheet
We’re now ready to link this form to Google Sheets. To do this, we’ll click Settings » Google Sheets » and Add New Connection from the menu on the left side of the form builder.
You will need to give the new connection a name. We’ll call our Survey Form and click OK for this guide.
You can do one of two things. If you already have a spreadsheet set up to keep track of the results of a survey, you can now connect this sheet to it. But if you don’t, you can use the WPForms Google Sheets integration to make one from the form builder.
If you want to connect your form to an existing spreadsheet, click on the Spreadsheet dropdown and choose the spreadsheet you want to use. You’ll also have to choose the worksheet in the spreadsheet where you want your form data to go.
Once complete, you can begin mapping form fields to determine which columns in your spreadsheet will be populated with data from the corresponding form fields.
After saving, you’re done. Your survey will send responses to the designated Google sheets.
Creating a spreadsheet for your survey form is straightforward. Select Create New Spreadsheet from the Spreadsheet menu. You must name the spreadsheet and its sheet.
5- Look at The Result
After the above steps, we’ll need to publish our form and then make a test entry to see how it works. If you need help with this step, here’s a guide on how to add a contact form to a WordPress page.
Once your form is live, you can submit an entry just like a user.
Your answer has been recorded in the survey spreadsheet in Google Drive; please access the file to see the changes.
So, that’s all! You now know how to use WPForms to link a survey form to a Google Sheets.
How May Google Forms Benefit You?
Here are just a handful of the numerous advantages of using Google Forms:
Data accuracy: filling out a form by hand increases the likelihood of providing correct information (e.g., dates, spellings, phone numbers).
Connecting Google Forms to Google Sheets eliminates the need to manually enter data twice.
When protecting sensitive information, Google Forms are more secure than having numerous individuals input data into a shared spreadsheet.
- The UI is intuitive and simple, making it suitable for all skill levels.
- Easily add your logo, images, and video to the design.
- Similar to Google Docs and Sheets, you may easily share your work with others.
Conclusion:
Connecting your survey forms to a Google Sheets may greatly facilitate the tasks above, but it can also introduce unwanted complications if spam responses are included. Protecting your website using Captcha is one method you may use.
Finally, you have it! When you need to collect information from a wide variety of internal and external sources, Google Forms are an invaluable resource. Connecting them to Google Sheets makes these tools even better for storing and managing data for business processes, like managing inventory or making invoices.
