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A contact form is a terrible alternative to an email address. Many sites have dropped comments altogether. Yes, these things might be nice-to-haves, but they sh
by oneeyedpigeon 2y ago
A contact form is a terrible alternative to an email address. Many sites have dropped comments altogether. Yes, these things might be nice-to-haves, but they shouldn't be the factor that determines whether you have a static site or a scripted one.
- rwbt 2y agoI have to politely disagree. If you ever run a website for business/portfolio etc. the number of people more likely to contact you using a contact form is far greater than just telling them to email you. Contact forms also scale well if you need to categorize and channel the queries to different people or need more specific info.
- slmjkdbtl 2y agoYes, and almost all clients will ask you to put a contact form on the site.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 2y agoNothing stops you from embedding a contact form on a page. Netlify event has a built in workflow where they will record the action so you do not have to setup any infrastructure.
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoFair enough. I would argue that we're probably talking about different use cases. If you're at the stage of categorising and channelling queries to different people, your site is probably already "heavyweight" enough to justify a backend anyway.
- FalconSensei 2y ago> Many sites have dropped comments altogether And many still have. I think most wordpress.com and blogger blogs have comments on