Learn how to add an interactive guestbook section where guests can leave messages, upload photos, and share their well-wishes.
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Want guests to leave messages and photos on your wedding website? Add a guestbook section! It's an interactive form where guests can share well-wishes, memories, and pictures.
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The guestbook section adds an interactive form to your website where guests can:
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It's like a digital wedding guest book!
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The guestbook is a section type you add to your website just like any other section.
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Steps:
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You can now customize the guestbook settings.
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When editing a guestbook section, you can customize:
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Title:
- The heading that appears above the guestbook form
- Example: "Leave us a message", "Sign our guestbook", "Share your memories"
- Default: blank
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Description:
- Text that appears below the title, explaining what guests should do
- Example: "We'd love to hear from you! Leave us a message and share a photo if you'd like."
- Default: blank
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Label:
- The button text for submitting the form
- Placeholder: "Submit"
- Default from theme
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Option:
- Additional button or option text (theme-specific)
- Default from theme
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Subtitle:
- Additional text below description
- Optional extra instruction or encouragement
- Default: blank
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Display in navigation menu:
- Add a menu link to jump to this guestbook section
- Options: "No" or "Yes, and show guestbook entries in the menu"
- Choose "Yes" to make it easy for guests to find
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Custom calligraphy (logo):
- Upload a decorative logo or calligraphy image for the guestbook header
- Adds a personal touch
- Optional
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All sections also have standard options for spacing, colors, privacy, and page assignment!
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Once added, your guestbook form includes these fields for guests:
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Your message (required):
- Text area where guests write their message
- Can be customized in Guestbook settings
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Your name (required):
- Where guests enter their name
- Can be customized in Guestbook settings
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Upload a photo (optional):
- Only appears if you enable photo uploads in Guestbook settings
- Guests can attach a photo with their message
- Can be customized in Guestbook settings
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You control the field labels in Guestbook settings!
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By default, guests can only leave text messages. To let them upload photos:
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Now the photo upload field appears in your guestbook form!
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You can change what the form fields say:
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Your guestbook form now uses your custom labels!
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See our article on "Customizing guestbook field labels" for more details.
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You can control whether new guestbook entries are public or private:
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Note: Existing entries won't be affected. This only applies to new entries.
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See our article on "Making guestbook private" for more details.
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After guests start submitting entries:
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See our article on "Viewing guestbook entries" for more details.
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You can add multiple guestbook sections if you want:
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All submissions go to the same guestbook entries manager!
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Popular placements:
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Put it where guests will naturally want to leave messages!
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When adding a guestbook section, you can choose whether to add it to your navigation menu.
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"Yes, and show guestbook entries in the menu":
- Creates a menu link to your guestbook section
- Also displays existing entries in the menu (theme-dependent)
- Makes guestbook highly visible
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"No":
- Guestbook appears on page but not in menu
- Guests find it by scrolling
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Choose based on how prominent you want the guestbook to be!
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If you have multiple languages enabled (Pro plan), you can translate guestbook text:
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See our article on "Translating guestbook text" for more details.
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Like all sections, you can customize:
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Space above/below:
- Adjust padding to control spacing
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Colors:
- Override theme colors for this section
- Or use theme defaults
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Privacy:
- Make the section private (requires guest authentication)
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Page assignment:
- Choose which page this section appears on
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The guestbook is not a comment system. It's a form where guests submit entries that you can:
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You have full control!
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Keep your guestbook active after the wedding so guests can continue sharing memories and photos!
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You can also:
- Print all entries as a keepsake
- Download photos from entries
- Archive favorite messages
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It's a beautiful way to remember your special day!
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Guestbook forms work perfectly on mobile devices:
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Most guests will use mobile, so test it on your phone!
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WedSites includes basic spam protection for guestbook entries. You can also:
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Your guestbook stays clean and meaningful!
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Ways to get more guestbook entries:
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Guests love leaving messages when they know you'll treasure them!
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Adding a guestbook section creates a beautiful, interactive space for guests to share their love and well-wishes with you!
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