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Waitlist · HTML
Waitlist for HTML
Pre-launch capture form with optional referral source. Free for 500 submissions per month — no backend, no SDK, no plugin.
- 500 free / month
- 3 fields ready
- 60-second setup
Copy-paste code
Drop into any HTML project.
Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with your splitforms key, paste into a HTML page, and ship. No build-time integration required.
<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 waitlist signup">
<label for="email">Email *</label>
<input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="you@example.com" required>
<label for="name">Name</label>
<input id="name" type="text" name="name" placeholder="Optional">
<label for="referral">How did you hear about us?</label>
<select id="referral" name="referral">
<option value="">Choose…</option>
<option>Twitter</option>
<option>Friend</option>
<option>Search</option>
<option>Newsletter</option>
<option>Other</option>
</select>
<!-- honeypot — bots fill every field -->
<input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>HTML + Waitlist
Built for HTML developers who hate operating a backend.
Plain HTML sites have zero built-in form delivery — mailto: links open broken email clients, shared-hosting PHP is vanishing, and setting up Node just for a contact form is overkill. splitforms gives you a production-grade submission pipeline from a single <form action>. No build step, no framework lock-in, no server-side code. The waitlist on this page posts standard application/x-www-form-urlencoded data — the same format browsers have used since 1999 — so it works on every host from GitHub Pages to S3 to Apache.
- 500 form submissions per month, free forever
- Unlimited forms on every plan, including Free
- Spam protection — honeypot plus a tuned classifier
Waitlist fields
What every field actually does.
The posted payload contains email, name, how did you hear about us?. Required fields are email. Rename, remove, or add your own — splitforms accepts any name you POST.
- Email — Reply-to address — splitforms wires this so hitting reply goes back to the sender.
- Name — Greeting + dashboard label so submissions don't all read 'anonymous'.
- How did you hear about us? — Dropdown — keeps responses normalised so you can filter the dashboard.
Template playbook
The reason this waitlist exists.
Waitlists are the cheapest growth tool a pre-launch product has — Superhuman, Notion, and Linear all built sizable waitlists before paid launch. The form captures email plus a question or two on use case ('what would you use this for?', 'what tools do you use today?') so the launch sequence segments by intent. Multi-step flow boosts completion vs a single form — the prospect commits in step 1 and answers the qualifying questions in step 2-3 with momentum. Push waitlist signups to a dedicated ESP audience (Loops, ConvertKit, Beehiiv) so launch-day emails segment by use case and target the highest-intent signups first.
- Step 1: capture email
- Step 2-3: qualify use case
- Push to ESP segment
Setup
Generate, embed, receive.
Three actions stand between you and your first waitlist submission — no backend, no database, no CAPTCHA library.
Paste the waitlist into your HTML project
Drop the form snippet into a HTML page, component, or layout. Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from your dashboard. The form action is a hard-coded URL — no env vars or build-time wiring needed.
Receive submissions
Dashboard updates live on Free. Free includes owner email delivery; Starter adds signed webhooks, CSV export, Slack/Discord forwarding, and BCC to your team.
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“I run a static Hugo site on a five-dollar VPS. splitforms gave it a real contact form without me standing up a single server.”
Common questions
Waitlist on HTML — answered.
View all FAQsDoes this waitlist work on HTML?
Yes. The form is plain HTML with a single POST endpoint, so it runs on any HTML site without server-side code, plugins, or SDKs. Drop the snippet into a HTML page or component and submissions land in your splitforms dashboard.
How much does the waitlist cost on HTML?
Free for 500 submissions per month — no credit card, no trial. Pro is $5/mo for 5,000 submissions, and there's a one-time $59 3-year plan (15,000 submissions/mo for 36 months). The same pricing applies regardless of which framework hosts the form.
Can I customize the fields?
Yes. The template ships with sensible defaults (email, name, how did you hear about us?…) — add, remove, or rename any of them. Splitforms accepts whatever fields you POST.
How does spam protection work on the waitlist?
A hidden honeypot field catches dumb bots, and a tuned classifier scores the rest. You only see real submissions in your dashboard. No CAPTCHA, no friction for human users — and it works the same on HTML as on any other framework.
Can I send the waitlist submissions to Slack or Discord?
Yes. Webhooks are available on paid plans, with auto-formatted payloads for Slack, Discord, and WhatsApp (via CallMeBot). Or send raw signed JSON to any URL — Zapier, n8n, your own server. Configure in the splitforms dashboard.
Will it work on a static HTML site?
Yes — the form posts directly to splitforms from the browser, so no server is involved. Works on Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, Cloudflare Pages, S3, or any plain Apache host.
Should I show waitlist position / numbers?
Showing 'you're #347 in line' on the confirmation creates social proof but invites comparison. Showing total waitlist size ('join 2,500 people on the waitlist') without per-person position is the safer middle. Refer-a-friend mechanics that move people up the list (Robinhood-style) drive viral growth but require more eng work.
How do I trigger launch invites in waves?
Tag waitlist signups by use case in the ESP audience (Loops, ConvertKit). Launch-day, segment by tag and send invite waves over 48-72 hours. Highest-intent / closest-fit goes first; broadest casts go last. Spreads server load and lets you triage onboarding support.
Can I integrate with Loops / ConvertKit / Beehiiv?
Yes — webhook the JSON. Loops has direct webhook support and is purpose-built for product transactional + waitlist email. ConvertKit and Beehiiv accept via API or Zapier. All three handle the launch-sequence segmentation cleanly.
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