Hexo Guide

Add A Contact Form To Hexo

Here is a guide for integrating Fabform with a Hexo site:

Step 1: Create a new Hexo site

If you haven’t set up a Hexo site yet:

1. Install Hexo CLI: Install Hexo CLI globally using npm:

   npm install -g hexo-cli

2. Create Hexo Site: Run the following commands to create a new Hexo site named hexo-personal-site:

   hexo init hexo-personal-site
   cd hexo-personal-site

3. Install Dependencies: Install dependencies for the Hexo site:

   npm install

4. Start Hexo Server: Launch the Hexo development server:

   hexo server

Hexo will start a hot-reloading development environment accessible at http://localhost:4000.

Step 2: Add a Contact Section to your Hexo site

1. Create Contact Page: Inside the source/_posts directory of your Hexo site, create a new directory named contact.

2. Create Markdown File: Inside the contact directory, create a new markdown file named index.md.

3. Update Contact Page Content: Replace the content of index.md with the following code block:

   ---
   title: Contact Us
   date: 2020-11-27 17:30:49
   ---
   
   <form accept-charset="UTF-8" action="https://fabform.io/f/{your-form-endpoint}" method="POST">
       <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Your Email">
       <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Your Name">
       <input type="text" name="message" placeholder="Your Message">
       <button type="submit">Send</button>
   </form>

   Note: Replace {your-form-endpoint} with the unique form endpoint provided by Fabform.

Step 3: Run your Hexo site locally to finalize setup

1. Start Hexo Server: Run the following command to see your Hexo form in action at localhost:4000/contact/:

   hexo server

That’s it! Your Hexo site is now integrated with Fabform for handling form submissions.