With Metform, you can create a calculated form in WordPress for your Elementor page. MetForm’s input fields can be converted into WordPress calculated fields form.

Get Started #

Perform calculations on Form Fields to display automatic calculated value with MetForm. You can perform any kind of calculation on form field with MetForm.

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Or, follow the step by step process below to create a calculated form in WordPress:

How to create a calculated form in WordPress using MetForm #

Let’s have a look how you can use MetForm as your Elementor form calculator. You can turn MetForm’s input fileds to WordPress calculated fields form using the steps below:

Step 1: Create a Form using MetForm #

Take a new page or post and start to edit with Elementor. Then, search the Metform widget and drag it to the widget placement area.

Now come under, the Content Tab of widget settings and follow Forms > Edit Form to add calculated form with WordPress calculation form builder.

You will see a popup like the image below, here choose to create a new form. Then enter a name for the form and select the blank form.

And, hit the Edit Form button. Doing this will open up a form editor screen.

Step 2: Set up WordPress calculated fields form #

All MetForm widgets help you customize the calculator form in your preferred way. Our example in this tutorial shows the calculation process between packages and quantities. For this workaround, you also need to insert a Select and Number widget to build calculator form with this calculated fields form plugin.

Set the Package 1 Value: 50.

Copy the Packages field Name.

Copy the Quantity field Name

Step 3: Set up Multiplication #

Multiplication is when you take one number and add it together a number of times.

Search for Calculation Field=> Drag and Drop Under the Package Field

Search for Calculation Field=> Drag and Drop Under the Package Field

Make adjustments for the content part of calculation field such as enable showing label and setting position, label, name, and help text. Then, expand the Settings tab and make following adjustments using MetForm, the best WordPress calculation form builder:

• Enable the required field.
• Set a warning message for this field.
• Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name with operators: packages * qty.
• Disable the fraction digits if you don’t want fractions in your result. Also, set maximum and minimum fraction digits if you want to keep fractions by enabling it.
• Activate the toggle button next to the “Comma Enable” option if you want to show a comma-separated value.

Finally, press the “Update & Close” button.

Site View

Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 1

• Showing the price: $50

Now set the Quantity Value: 2

• Showing the price: $100

Step 4: Perform Addition #

Addition is a process or action of adding something to something else.

• Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• Provide Addition expression. For Ex : packages + qty

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Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

Showing the addition price: $53

Step 5: Add subtraction #

It is the operation of removing objects from a collection signified by the minus sign.

• Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• Provide Subtraction expression. For Ex : packages – qty

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Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

Showing the Subtracted price: $47

Step 6: Add Division #

Perform Division: A number that divides another number either completely or with a remainder

• 1. Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Provide Division expression. For Ex : packages / qty

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1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the Divided price: $16.666666666666668

Step 7: Show float value #

A float is a number, that has a decimal place.

• Edit Calculation=> Settings=>Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name.
• Set the number after comma that you want to take after Decimal point.
• Provide the Floating Point Expression. For Ex : float(packages / qty,2). Here you will get 2 decimal places as you have set value 2.

Site View

1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the floating price with 2 number of input after Decimal point : 16.67

Step 8: Show rounded value #

A number that keeping its value close to what it was.

• 1: Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Provide round expression. For Ex : round(packages / qty)

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1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the rounded price: 17

Step 9: Show Number Format Value #

NumberFormat allows you to show comma separated value.

• 1: Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Provide NumberFormat Expression. For Ex : numberFormat(packages * qty)

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1: Select Package 1=> Now set the Quantity Value : 100000

• Showing the comma separated values : $5,000,000

Step 10: Show Floor value #

Floor values allows you to return the closest integer less than or equal to a given number.

• Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name.
• Provide Floor Expression. For Ex : floor(packages / qty)

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1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the floor price: 16

Step 11: Show Ceil Value #

Show Ceil Value: Ceil values allows you to return the closest integer grater than or equal to a given number.

• 1: Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Provide Ceil Expression. For Ex : ceil (packages / qty)

Site View

1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the Ceil price: 17

• Here is All the Operation with Expression Example

• Options Description

This is how you can create calculated form fields with MetForm in Elementor easily without any hassle. So, why delay? Create WordPress calculated fields form in Elementor with MetForm.