Field Types

This article covers the general differences between field types.

Getting Started

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To get started, open up the form editors start screen.
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On the right side of the form editor you will find the fields sidebar. The sidebar is titled "Fields" and currently includes 15 unique field types.

Please see the following screenshot for reference.

fields sidebar located on the right of the editor

Differences Between Field Types

Selecting the correct field type when building forms is critical to promote a better user experience and to ensure better form security. Below is a general overview of the differences between field types.

Please note: Using the correct field type matters. Not only is it important for a better user experience but it also increases form security.

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Email: Email inputs expect a valid email address. This would include an the email, the @ symbol, and the top level domain extension.
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Password: Password inputs can accept a variety of different characters but be default expects a minimum of 8 characters.
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Phone: Phone inputs expect a valid phone number lenght and a numeric value. i.e. 999 and not nine nine nine.
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Radio: Radio fields expect a single option to be selected/checked.
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Checkbox: Checkbox fields expects a single or multiple options to be selected/checked.
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Dropdown: Dropdown fields expects a single option to be selected.
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Number: Number inputs expects a numeric value only.
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Website: Website fields expect a valid domain.
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Date: Date fields expect a correctly formatted date.
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Product: Product fields expect a single option to be selected/checked.
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Products: Product fields expects a single or multiple options to be selected/checked.
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File: File upload fields expect a single file with a correct file extension to be uploaded.
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Multi-file: Multi-file upload fields expect a valid file or multiple files with correct file extensions to be uploaded.
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Text: Text inputs can accept a variety of characters and with a default maximum of 128 characters.
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Textarea: Textarea inputs can accept a varity of characters and with a default maximum greater than that of a text field. Textarea fields have a default maximum of 2000 characters.