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Overview Of The Field Types

pTools Umbraco Forms comes with a bunch of default Field Types (also known as Answer Types) you can choose from when adding new fields to your Forms.

By default, the following Field Types are available:

 

Short Answer: A textbox allows up to 250 characters.
*Textfield

 

Long Answer: A bigger text field that allows multiline text and more than 250 characters.
*Textarea

 

Date: Displays a picker that allows the user to select a date.
*Datepicker

 

Checkbox: Displays a single checkbox that can be checked or not.
*Checkbox

 

File Upload: Allows user to select and upload a local file.
*File upload

 

Password: Allows to type a password. The input is not visible when typing.
*Password field

 

Multiple Choice: Displays a list of items with a checkbox for each item where the user can select multiple options.
*Checkboxlist

 

Data Consent: A field for the purpose of asking for data consent. By default, this field is added to all new Forms.
*Data Consent

 

Dropdown: Displays a list of items in a drop down box where the user can select a single option.
*Dropdownlist

 

Single Choice: Displays a list of items with a radio button for each item where the user can select a single option.
*Single choice

 

Title and Description: Displays a read-only title and description for a set of form fields.
*Title and description

 

Rich Text: Displays read-only formatted text that can be used to provide additional information and links within a form.
*Rich text

 

Hidden: A hidden field allows developers to include data that cannot be seen or modified by users when a Form is submitted.
*Hidden

 

Recaptcha V2: The field displays a single checkbox for the user to select in order to validate the Form.
*reCAPTCHA v2

 

 

Recaptcha V3 with Score: This field returns a score for each request without user interaction. The score is based on user interactions with the site and enables you to take an appropriate action for your site based on the score.

 

 

 

*reCAPTCHA v3