What you will achieve: Add any saved, published Plattio Form to a post, page, or template area using either the form shortcode or the Plattio Forms Gutenberg block, and turn the form title and description on or off.
Prerequisites
- Plattio Forms plugin is installed and active.
- Your form is saved and Published (open the builder to confirm).
- Your WordPress site meets the plugin requirements (see plugin info). If you use the block editor, WordPress 6.7+ is required by the plugin.
Find the form shortcode (quick method)
- Go to the admin menu: Plattio Forms → Forms.
- In the Forms list find the row for the form you want. The list shows a Shortcode column with the ready-to-copy shortcode such as
[plattio_form id="123"]. - Click the Copy button next to the shortcode, or select and copy the shortcode text.
Embed using the shortcode (classic editor, widgets, or any editor that accepts shortcodes)
- Open the post, page or widget area where you want the form.
- Paste the shortcode exactly where the form should appear, for example:
[plattio_form id="123"] - Optional: control the form title and description using attributes. Examples:
- Show both title and description (explicit):
[plattio_form id="123" title="true" description="true"] - Hide both title and description:
[plattio_form id="123" title="false" description="false"] - Use the form’s stored setting for title (leave as default):
[plattio_form id="123" title="default"]
The shortcode attribute values accepted are
true,falseand (for title)default; omit attributes to inherit the form’s saved display settings. - Show both title and description (explicit):
- Update or Publish the page and view it to confirm the form appears where you placed the shortcode.
Embed using the Gutenberg block (recommended for block editor users)
- Edit the page or post with the block editor.
- Click the Add block button (+) and search for the block named Plattio Forms.
- Insert the Plattio Forms block. In the block sidebar or inline controls pick the form from the Form (Choose a form) selector.
- In the block settings turn the toggles Show form title and Show form description on or off as needed. These correspond to the block attributes
showTitleandshowDescription. - Save or Update the post and preview it to confirm the form and your title/description choice are shown.
What to expect after embedding
- The form appears inline where you placed the shortcode or block. The plugin renders fields, client scripts and styling automatically.
- If you used the shortcode attributes, those values override the stored form title/description visibility for that render only.
- If the form is unpublished or unavailable you will see no form output to normal visitors; administrators with form permissions will see an admin notice in the page preview.
Limitations and troubleshooting
- If you can’t find the shortcode: open Plattio Forms → Forms and use the Shortcode column copy control for that form.
- If the Gutenberg block does not appear: ensure the Plattio Forms plugin is active and up to date, and that block assets are not blocked by caching. Reload the editor after confirming the plugin is active.
- If the form doesn’t show on the live site: confirm the form is Published in the builder and that you placed the correct form ID.
- Conversational forms use a different shortcode (
[plattio_form_conversational]) and must be enabled in the form schema to render; the standard[plattio_form]shortcode is the usual embed method.
Done: Your form is embedded. Use the shortcode attributes or the block toggles to hide or show the title and description as needed.