Choose a field based on the kind of information visitors need to enter or select. Smart Form Builder groups its built-in fields into Standard Fields, Advanced Fields, and Structure. The fields available on your site can also depend on the plugin’s field settings and extensions.
Standard Fields
- Text Field: short free-form text.
- Email Field: an email address.
- Number: a numeric value with optional minimum and maximum values.
- Textarea: a multi-line response.
- Select Dropdown: one or multiple choices from a configured list.
- Checkbox Group: choices that visitors can select together.
- Radio Button: a choice field configured with options.
- Name Field: a visitor’s name.
- Address Field: an address.
- Phone Field: a phone number, with optional country-code controls.
- Date Field and Time Field: date or time input.
- Button: a form action button.
- Hidden Field: a submitted value without a visible input.
Advanced Fields
- URL Field: a website address.
- File Upload: a file supplied by the visitor.
- Captcha: a configured CAPTCHA integration.
- GDPR Consent: a consent checkbox with consent text and a privacy-policy URL.
- HTML: custom HTML content in the form.
- Mask Field: an input with a predefined or custom format.
- Range Slider: a value selected along a range.
- Step Break: separates a form into steps.
Structure
- Row: a layout container for arranging fields into columns.
- Section Break: separates a form into sections and can display a section title and description.
Add the field that fits your form
- Open the form editor and locate the field picker.
- Browse the relevant field category and choose the field type.
- Add it to the canvas, then select it to review its available settings.
- Configure the label, options, or validation settings that apply to that field type.
- Save the form and preview the result before publishing.
Controls differ by field type. For example, Text Field includes character-length settings, Number includes numeric limits, and Mask Field has a separate Mask Settings section. See Configure Form Field Labels and Configure Form Validation Rules for those tasks.
Screenshot to add: Smart Form Builder field picker showing Standard Fields, Advanced Fields, and Structure categories