Google Forms is surely the best application to create online forms. A few months ago we already saw a series of tricks to create forms with the aforementioned Google tool. In the original article we mentioned precisely the possibility of installing third-party add-ons and tools to expand the functionality of the application. While some are paid, others are offered within the platform completely free of charge.
For this reason we have made a compilation of the best Google Forms add-ons to download in 2020.
index of contents
- How to install plugins in Google Forms to create forms
- Form Notifications to receive notification of responses
- Timify.me to create a countdown on your forms
- Build your forms by blocks with Form Builder
- Embed Google Forms forms on your website with Formfacade
- Create a QR code of your form to share it with QR Code Generator
- Accepting Responses control to limit access to forms by time or date
- Add the ability to sign forms with Signature
- Create dynamic cells with Dynamic Fields
- formLimiter to limit the entry of data into Google forms
How to install plugins in Google Forms to create forms
Installing plugins on Google forms is really easy. It is advisable to use them to use the website for computers, since the mobile version has a series of limitations .
Within a form in Google Forms we will click on the three Options points within the top bar. Then we will click on Add-ons: a list with all the add-ons compatible with the Google application will automatically be displayed. All you have to do is click on Install to proceed with the installation or on Buy if the tool is paid.
Form Notifications to receive notification of responses
Do you want to be aware of the latest responses to your forms? Form Notificacions is a Google Forms add-on created by the company itself that allows you to create custom notifications within forms .
Roughly, the tool allows us to configure notifications that are issued with the completion of a new form . From the user side we can create automated responses that are sent via email to all those who have participated in the completion of the form.
- Download Form Notifications
Timify.me to create a countdown on your forms
Ideal for creating online exams. Timify.me allows you to set a countdown within Google forms. Once the estimated time has passed , the form will be blocked , preventing its interaction from the Google page.
The plugin also allows you to configure splash screens with text and buttons . From the administration part we can see the responses of the different participants in real time.
- Download Timify.me
Build your forms by blocks with Form Builder
The name itself says so. It is an extension that allows us to design forms based on blocks that have already been previously designed . In this way, we can add rows and columns by dragging the plugin templates from the managed one to the form in question.
Once we have added the block, we can edit it to our liking. We can also import files from Google Docs or Google Sheets directly. The possibilities in this regard are endless.
- Download Form Builder
Embed Google Forms forms on your website with Formfacade
If you don't want to depend on third-party extensions in WordPress to create forms without code, Formfacade allows us to precisely integrate any Google form within a web page. The biggest advantage of this plugin is that the appearance adapts perfectly to the aesthetics of the web , so we will not have to edit HTML and CSS manually.
The plugin in question is compatible with Joomla and with sites made with Bootstrap. Once we have created the form, it will be enough to import the code to paste it later on the page where we want to add a form.
- Download Formfacade
Create a QR code of your form to share it with QR Code Generator
No more. It is a small plugin that generates a QR code based on the original URL of the form. Especially useful if we want to expose your access in a printed document or through a web portal. From the program itself we can edit the size, color and format of the QR code.
- Download Easy QR Code Generator
Accepting Responses control to limit access to forms by time or date
We have previously talked about Timify.me, a plugin for Google Forms that allows you to create a countdown. The problem with this is it is only effective with unique users. If we want to limit access to a form by criteria such as time or date , we can use Control Accepting Responses.
It will be enough to indicate the now deadline to limit - worth the redundancy - the access of participants to the original form.
- Download Control Accepting Responses
Add the ability to sign forms with Signature
The name itself says so. Signature adds to the forms the possibility of creating a digital signature through a box that allows us to write with the mouse or through a touch screen pen. The signature can be done both from the administration part and from the user part.
- Download Signature
Create dynamic cells with Dynamic Fields
This curious add-on for Google Forms allows us to add dynamic cells and fields whose information varies depending on the answers we have entered in previous sections. In this way, we can adjust the information on the form to the responses of each participant .
Best of all, Dynamic Fields is compatible with Google Sheets , making it possible to add information via Google spreadsheets. The learning curve, however, is somewhat high if we are not expert users.
- Download Dynamic Fields
formLimiter to limit the entry of data into Google forms
The last tool we will talk about is formLimiter, a plugin that allows us to create rules to limit the introduction of data within a certain cell. For example, limiting a field when a response has been entered three times , limiting a cell when the entered value is incorrect, or because the maximum response time has been exceeded. The possibilities are immense.
- Download formLimiter