Analyze Form and Button Conversion Rates: A Complete Guide

Analyze Form and Button Conversion Rates: A Complete Guide

By Michael Turner

January 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM

Form and button conversions provide valuable insights into how visitors interact with your website's call-to-action elements. This analytics tool measures views, submissions, clicks, and conversion rates for forms and buttons across your site.

Key Metrics Tracked:

  • Unique Views
  • Form Submissions
  • Button Clicks
  • Conversion Rate (Converted Unique Views ÷ Unique Views × 100)

Elements Tracked:

  • Button Blocks
  • Newsletter Blocks
  • Form Blocks
  • Promotional Pop-ups
  • Cover Pages

Not Tracked:

  • Banner Buttons
  • Navigation Buttons
  • Social Media Icons
  • Donation Forms
  • Payment Forms
  • Image Block Buttons

Form Details Table

Form Details Table

Viewing Analytics:

  1. Open Analytics menu
  2. Click Engagement
  3. Select Form & Button Conversions
  4. Use date range filter (data available from September 2017)
  5. Filter by Button Clicks or Form Submissions

Historical data remains visible even after deleting or renaming forms/buttons. New names or URLs update when someone interacts with the modified element.

Tips to Increase Conversion:

  • Optimize form length
  • Minimize personal information requests
  • Test different button text variations
  • Experiment with element placement
  • Use lightbox mode or promotional pop-ups strategically
  • Ensure forms and buttons match your brand aesthetics
  • Include privacy disclaimers for newsletter signups

Remember that conversion rates vary by industry and purpose. Regular testing and optimization can help improve engagement over time.

Mobile Analytics: Access form and button conversion data through separate cards in the mobile app:

  • Form Submissions: Analytics > Form Submissions
  • Button Conversions: Analytics > Button Clicks

Each card shows:

  • Total submissions/clicks
  • Total unique views
  • Overall conversion rate
  • Popular forms/buttons
  • Detailed conversion tables

For e-commerce conversion data, refer to Revenue Analysis and Sales Funnel menus instead of Form & Button Conversions.

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