---
title: "Form Page Url Prefix"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/give/form-page-url-prefix/"
description: "GiveWP comes with the option to edit the “Form Page URL Prefix” which allows you to change the iframe URL prefix of the multi-step form template. This article b…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "Give"
date: "2021-01-27"
last_modified: "2026-07-02"
---

# Form Page Url Prefix

GiveWP comes with the option to edit the “Form Page URL Prefix” which allows you to change the iframe URL prefix of the multi-step form template. This article briefly walks you through what the Form URL Prefix is and how to set that prefix to your liking.

## What is the Form Page URL Prefix?

GiveWP multi-step forms load within iframes, and by default the prefix for that iframe slug is set to ‘give’. So by default, your multi-step form’s iframe looks something like this: ‘https://yourdomain.com/give/{your-form-slug}’

In this case ‘give’ is the form page URL prefix.  
![Example source code of the GiveWP Form Page URL Prefix](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/source-code-.png)

## Why change Page URL Prefix?

The ability to set a custom base slug for the multi-step donation form rendering in an iframe allows you as a site administrator to avoid (or correct!) any URL conflicts that might arise on the site. The prefix is functionally invisible, but if you already have (for example) a post type or archive with the slug `give`, forms might not render correctly on the site. The option to change the prefix with no code allows you to fix the conflicts.

## Modifying the Form Page URL Prefix

You can modify the Form Page URL Prefix in just a few quick steps.

1. Go to Donations > Settings > Advanced.
2. Modify the URL prefix in the ‘Form Page URL Prefix’ field.

![GiveWP Form Page URL Prefix settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Form-Page-URL-Prefix.png)

Make sure that the prefix is unique (see the “why” section above for more), because this can cause a 404 error if a similar URL already exists.

## Changing the Visible Slug For Donation Forms

GiveWP creates a new post type of “give-forms” that display by default at `https://example.com/donations/{your-form-slug}`. You can enable or disable individual form display in the settings. Read more at the [Post Types Settings documentation](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/give/post-types/). The `/donations/` portion of that URL is called the GiveWP Slug.

Unlike the Form Page URL Prefix described above, conflicts here don’t prevent all forms from showing up, though a pre-existing page with the URL ending in “donations” could display incorrectly. In that case, you’ll need to change the GiveWP slug. The process to change the GiveWP Slug requires a bit more code knowledge, and adding this line of code to your wp-config.php file.

`define('GIVE_SLUG', 'ways2give');`

Change `ways2give` to whatever you like.