Contact Form for Ghost Blog — No Plugin Needed

Ghost CMS has no built-in contact form — only a members/subscription portal for paid sign-ups — so there's no way for readers to message you out of the box. splitforms fixes that: paste one HTML form into a Ghost HTML card that posts to https://splitforms.com/api/submit, and every message lands in your dashboard and inbox within seconds. No theme edit, no plugin, no member portal required.

How to Add a Contact Form to a Ghost Blog (Step by Step)

1. Get your free key at splitforms.com/login — Free plan, no credit card, 500 submissions/month included
2. In Ghost Admin, edit any page or post
3. Click the + button and add an HTML card
4. Paste the form code below (replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY)
5. Keep the small <script> tag under the form — it sets a timestamp that pairs with the honeypot to block spam bots
6. Publish — submissions arrive in your dashboard and inbox (email notifications are free on every plan)

<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
  <input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY">
  <input type="hidden" name="subject" value="New message from Ghost blog">
  <input type="hidden" name="form_loaded_at" id="form_loaded_at">

  <label>Name</label>
  <input type="text" name="name" required>

  <label>Email</label>
  <input type="email" name="email" required>

  <label>Topic</label>
  <select name="topic">
    <option value="editorial">Editorial</option>
    <option value="advertising">Advertising</option>
    <option value="collab">Collaboration</option>
  </select>

  <label>Message</label>
  <textarea name="message" rows="4" required></textarea>

  <!-- Honeypot: must stay empty -->
  <input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">

  <button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>
<script>
  document.getElementById('form_loaded_at').value = Date.now();
</script>

Why Ghost Doesn't Have a Native Contact Form

Ghost is built around publishing and paid memberships, not lead capture. The closest thing to a "form" in stock Ghost is the members/subscription portal, which handles paid or free member sign-ups — not general reader messages, advertising inquiries, or bug reports. Search Ghost's own docs for "contact form" and you won't find one built in. The standard fix is an HTML card pointed at a hosted form backend like splitforms: because the form posts straight from the visitor's browser to splitforms, nothing touches your Ghost theme files, so it survives every theme switch and Ghost version upgrade.

Ghost Contact Form vs. Newsletter Signup — What's the Difference

Ghost's membership system already handles newsletter subscribers — visitors sign up as free members and get your posts by email. A contact form is a different need: it lets readers, advertisers, or collaborators message you directly, without becoming a member. You can run both side by side. If you want a separate email list that isn't tied to Ghost membership, a splitforms newsletter signup form template collects addresses straight into your dashboard, and a webhook can forward them into Mailchimp or another list tool.

Send Ghost Contact Form Submissions to Slack, Notion, or Your Inbox

Every splitforms plan, including Free, emails you the moment a submission arrives — no setup beyond your access key. If you want submissions routed further, Starter ($1/mo) adds webhooks and one-click integrations: connect Notion, Airtable, or Google Sheets so every message becomes a row or page automatically, or point a webhook at Slack, Discord, Telegram, or a generic endpoint. Webhooks fire once, signed with HMAC-SHA256 (a sha256= prefix on the signature header), with an 8-second timeout — there's no automatic retry, so make sure your receiving endpoint responds quickly. See the full list of integrations or read the webhook docs.

FAQ

Publishing Somewhere Else Too?

The same HTML-card-plus-hosted-backend approach works anywhere you can paste HTML — see the guides for Notion sites, Squarespace, and static site generators. Full API details, including file uploads and rate limits, are in the splitforms docs.

Questions? Email hello@splitforms.com