DocsForms

Form fields

Every kind of field — text, email, phone, dates, choices, files, signatures, ratings and more — with validation, defaults and their own messages.

Field types#

Field	What it collects
Input	One line: text, email, phone, number, website (URL), password, date, time, or date and time.
Paragraph	Several lines: messages and descriptions.
Dropdown	One option from a list, or several with multi-select.
Choices	Radio buttons (pick one) or checkboxes (pick several), as a list, a row, columns or buttons.
Consent	One checkbox to accept terms or opt in, with a link in its text.
File upload	One or several files, with allowed types and size limits. Uploads are private.
Rating	Stars, hearts or a number scale.
Range slider	A value between a minimum and a maximum, like a budget.
Signature	Signed with a finger, pen or mouse; saved as an image.
Name	First and last name, with optional prefix, middle name and suffix.
Address	Street, city, state, postal code and country.
Hidden field	A value sent with the form but not shown: a campaign, the page title, the logged-in user.

A field’s settings#

Label, placeholder, description and name. Names are unique in a form: a duplicate gets _2, and renaming a field updates the logic, actions and tags that used it.
Options for choices and dropdowns: values, labels, defaults, bulk editing and limits (at least / at most).
Validation: required, lengths, patterns (with presets), number and date ranges, file types and sizes.
Messages that replace the site’s default wording for this field.
Default values — which can be dynamic data, like the logged-in user’s email.
Logic: show, hide, require or set this field depending on others. See Conditional logic.

Validation#

The same rules run in the visitor’s browser, for instant feedback, and again on the server, which never trusts the browser. Site-wide messages are in Settings → Forms (“This field is required.”, “Please enter a valid value.”…).

On the features pages

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