Fields (Add a field)
- Short Text: a one-line answer, like a name. Tick Must be a web address to accept only links. Visitors can type example.com/review and it's saved as https://example.com/review.
- Paragraph: a longer answer.
- Email: an email address. Tick Require confirmation to make visitors type it twice. The two must match, and only one copy is saved.
- Number and Date: a number, or a date from a date picker.
- Dropdown: pick one choice from a list.
- Single Choice (Radio): pick one choice, with all choices shown.
- Multi-select Dropdown: pick several choices from a list. Good for long lists like genres.
- Multiple Choice (Checkboxes): tick any number of choices.
- Star Rating: one to five stars.
- File Upload: attach a file of up to 50 MB.
- Mailing List Signup: a tick box that adds the visitor to one of your mailing lists (see below).
- Hidden field (fixed value): visitors don't see it. Every response sends the value you type, which is handy for telling apart two copies of a form.
New choice fields start with Option 1 and Option 2. Replace them with your own choices, one per line.
Settings on each field
- Question label: what visitors see.
- Internal name: optional. If you fill it in, you see it instead of the label in Submissions, the CSV export and field mapping.
- Placeholder: grey example text inside the box. Not available for choice, star rating or file fields.
- Required: the form can't be sent without it.
- Width: Full width, Half (2 per row), Third (3 per row) or Quarter (4 per row). Narrow fields that sit next to each other in your list share a row on the live form. A full-width field or any block starts a new row.
If your form has an email question, visitors also get a Send me a copy of my submission tick box. The first visible Email question is the one used for copies, duplicate checks and mailing list sign-ups.
Blocks (Add a block)
- Header: a heading to break up the form.
- Rich Text: formatted text with a toolbar.
- HTML Block: your own HTML. On the live form only basic formatting is kept: paragraphs, headings, bold, italic, underline, lists, links, images, quotes and dividers. Scripts, embeds and anything else are removed, and links open in a new tab.
- Image: upload a JPEG, PNG, WebP or GIF of up to 10 MB, or reuse one you've uploaded before. Add alt text and choose the size and alignment.
- Book Info: shows a book from your Book Library.
- Group: starts a titled section.
Adding people to your mailing list
The Mailing List Signup field shows an unticked box with your own wording. Only visitors who tick it are added.
- Connect your list in Newsletter Analytics first.
- Make sure the form has an Email question. That's the address that gets added.
- Add a Mailing List Signup field and edit the words next to the box.
- Pick your list from Choose a list… and add a tag if you want one.
- Click Save list connection, then Test with my email. The test adds your own address to the list with the tag Form Builder test.
- Optionally choose which question to use under Send as the subscriber's name. Automatic uses a Short Text question labelled like a name, or the first Short Text question.
- Save the form.
Your list's API key must be allowed to add subscribers, not just read them. If you change the key, click Re-save list connection. On the Submissions tab, an icon in the column shows whether each person was added, couldn't be added, or didn't tick the box.