Client Setup Guide

Connecting your
email sign-up forms

Your site has two waitlist sign-up forms. Right now they're visual only — this guide walks you through connecting them so submissions land in your inbox, using a free service called Web3Forms.

01 — What you'll need

Web3Forms — free and simple

Web3Forms is a free service that receives your form submissions and forwards them to your email. No accounts, no monthly fees for basic use, no backend to set up. Your website stays a simple HTML file hosted on Cloudflare Pages.

Free plan limits

250 submissions/month on the free plan — more than enough to start. No credit card required. Upgrade anytime at web3forms.com if you need more.

02 — Get your access key

Step-by-step setup

1
Go to Web3Forms and get your key
Visit web3forms.com, enter your email address, and click "Create Access Key". They'll email you a key that looks like: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx. Copy it.
2
Open your HTML file in a text editor
Right-click phoenix-cinematic.html → Open With → TextEdit (Mac) or Notepad (Windows). Or use a free code editor like VS Code for easier editing.
3
Find the waitlist forms (there are two)
Use Find & Replace (Cmd+H on Mac, Ctrl+H on Windows) to search for the form elements. Both forms look like this:
Search for this text
class="wl-form"
You'll find two matches — one in the main product section, one in the guide detail view.
4
Add Web3Forms action and your key
On each form tag, change it from this:
<!-- BEFORE --> <form class="wl-form">
To this (paste your actual key):
<!-- AFTER --> <form class="wl-form" action="https://api.web3forms.com/submit" method="POST"> <input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="PASTE-YOUR-KEY-HERE"> <input type="hidden" name="subject" value="New Phoenix Lab Waitlist Signup">
5
Save the file and re-upload to Cloudflare Pages
Save your HTML file, then drag it into your Cloudflare Pages project (or push to your connected Git repo if you set that up). The forms will be live within a minute.
03 — Testing

Make sure it works

After uploading, submit the form on your live site with a real email address. Web3Forms will send you a confirmation email and forward the submission to your inbox within a few seconds.

Check your spam folder

The first submission email sometimes lands in spam. Mark it as "Not Spam" and future ones will come through cleanly.

Free honeypot spam protection

Web3Forms includes built-in spam filtering — you don't need to add a CAPTCHA unless you're getting a lot of bot traffic.

04 — Common questions
Where do submissions go?
To whatever email address you used when signing up at Web3Forms. You can change this in your Web3Forms dashboard anytime.
Can I collect submissions in a spreadsheet?
Yes — Web3Forms can forward to Google Sheets or Airtable via Zapier or Make. This is a paid feature on those platforms but Web3Forms itself stays free.
What if I want to redirect to a thank-you page after submit?
Add <input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="https://yourdomain.com/thank-you"> inside the form. Your developer can build that page.
Is this secure for collecting email addresses?
Yes — Web3Forms uses HTTPS and does not store or sell your submission data. Review their privacy policy at web3forms.com/privacy for full details.
What about the buy buttons — do those need setup too?
No — the buy buttons already link directly to your Stan Store. Those are working as-is and don't require any changes.