A Complete Guide to Field Types in WPForms

Are you wondering which form fields you have access to in WPForms and what each of them does? WPForms has lots of field types to make creating and filling out forms easy.

In this tutorial, we’ll cover all of the fields available in WPForms.

• Standard Fields (Available to everyone)
  • Single Line Text
  • Paragraph Text
  • Dropdown
  • Multiple Choice
  • Checkboxes
  • Numbers
  • Name
  • Email
  • Number Slider
  • hCaptcha
  • reCAPTCHA
  • Turnstile
  • GDPR Agreement

• Fancy Fields (Available with the Basic license and above, unless otherwise noted)
  • Phone
  • Address
  • Date / Time
  • Website / URL
  • File Upload
  • Password
  • Rich Text
  • Layout
  • Page Break
  • Section Divider
  • HTML
  • Content
  • Entry Preview
  • Rating
  • Hidden Field
  • Custom Captcha
  • Signature (Available with the Pro license and above)
  • Likert Scale (Available with the Pro license and above)
  • Net Promoter Score (Available with the Pro license and above)

• Payment Fields (Available to everyone, unless otherwise noted)
  • Single Item
  • Multiple Items
  • Checkbox Items
  • Dropdown Items
  • PayPal Commerce (Available with the Pro license and above)
  • Stripe Credit Card
  • Square (Available with the Pro license and above)
  • Authorize.Net (Available with the Elite license)
  • Coupon (Available with Pro license and above)
  • Total

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Standard Fields

Standard Fields are available to all WPForms users.

Single Line Text

The Single Line Text field allows users to enter any characters into a standard-sized input area.

By default, there’s no validation for this field. Any number of characters can be used, and any character types. However, you can optionally create your own input mask or set a limit on how many words or characters users can enter.

Paragraph Text

The Paragraph Text field provides a larger box for users to enter text.

By default, there’s no validation on this field. Any number of characters can be used, and any character types. However, you can optionally set a limit on how many words or characters users can enter.

Dropdown

The Dropdown field displays a list of items when users click on it. You can also choose from two different styling options: Modern or Classic.

If you’d like, you can enable multiple selections from a dropdown as well.

Multiple Choice

The Multiple Choice field allows users to choose one item from a list of options. If you’d like, you may also randomize the choices and add images to choices to this field.

Checkboxes

The Checkboxes field allows users to choose any number of items from a list of options. This field also lets you randomize choices and add images to choices if you’d like.

Numbers

The Numbers field allows users to enter numeric values. On hover, arrows within the input field let users increase or decrease the number value by 1.

Name

The Name field provides several options for name formatting: a single line, subfields for First and Last Name, or subfields for First, Middle, and Last Name.

Email

The Email field allows users to enter only a valid email address (for example, [email protected]).

If a user’s input is not in a valid email address format, they will see an error that reads, “Please enter a valid email address.”

If the user enters a popular email address (@gmail.com, @yahoo.com, etc.) and includes a typo, the Email field will detect this and suggest a correction.

You can also optionally add a Confirm Email field.

Number Slider

The Number Slider field displays a bar that represents a range of numerical values. The minimum and maximum values are easily customizable in the Field Options panel. You can also adjust the slider’s increment value in the advanced field options.

The selected value is shown underneath the slider.

hCaptcha

This field appears in the form builder if you have enabled hCaptcha in your WPForms settings. It adds free spam protection to your forms.

reCAPTCHA

The reCAPTCHA field appears in the form builder if you’ve enabled it in your WPForms settings and will add Google’s spam filter to your forms.

You have the choice between three types of reCAPTCHA based on your styling and security needs.

Turnstile

The Turnstile field appears in the form builder if you’ve enabled Cloudflare Turnstile in your WPForms settings. It protects your form from spam submissions.

GDPR Agreement

The GDPR Agreement field will display a required checkbox asking users for consent to collect and store their information.

Fancy Fields

Fancy Fields are available with all paid licenses for WPForms (unless otherwise noted).

Here’s a live preview of some of the Fancy fields in WPForms.

Phone

The Phone field accepts phone numbers from users and allows three formats: Smart, US, or International.

The Smart format is the default, and it will use the user’s location (based on IP address) to determine the required phone number format. To help guide the user, the field will display a flag indicating their detected country and placeholder text to demonstrate the format.

If the detected location isn’t accurate, or if the user needs to enter a phone number in a different format, they can simply click the flag icon on the left side of the field to choose a different country.

If you would prefer to require one specific phone format for all users, you can use the US or International formats. The US format will always require a (###) ### – #### format, whereas the International format is more flexible.

Address

The Address field provides a collection of labeled subfields in a clear format.

It offers two formats: US and International. The US format allows users to choose a US State from a pre-loaded dropdown list, while the International format allows users to choose from a dropdown list of countries.

Date / Time

By default, the Date / Time field will display fields for both Date and Time selections.

Website / URL

Only website URLs can be entered in this field. The form automatically checks if the URL is in a valid format (for example, https://wpforms.com).

To help users avoid formatting confusion, this field will automatically add http:// to the front of a URL written in shorthand. For example, wpforms.com would be automatically converted to https://wpforms.com.

If a user tries to enter input that is not in an accepted format, they will see a message that reads, “Please enter a valid URL.”

File Upload

The File Upload field enables users to include files along with their form submissions.

Password

You can use the Password field in a user registration or login form. When users enter their input, each character is obscured as dots for security.

You can also enable a minimum password strength (weak, medium, or strong) and add a Confirm Password field.

Rich Text

The Rich Text field inserts a rich text editor into your forms so users can write, format, and style their own content in their entries. This is particularly useful for creating blog post submissions forms and other types of forms that let users share long-form content.

You can enable the Rich Text field to accept media file uploads and store them in the WordPress Media Library, too.

For more details, please see our complete guide to the Rich Text field.

Layout

The Layout field provides a container that allows you to display your form in 2 to 4 columns, in which you can place other fields. The columns will automatically adjust to fit the users’ screen size.

Unlike most other fields, the Layout field is not visible to users. However, the other fields you place inside the Layout field’s columns will be visible to users.

For more details, be sure to check out our guide to using the Layout field.

Page Break

Page Breaks separate a form into two or more pages. This can improve the user experience of longer forms.

Section Divider

The Section Divider displays a clear indication of a new part of the form.

You can add a description to this field to provide users with important information or instructions on how to fill out the next set of fields.

HTML

The HTML field is useful for including custom valid HTML code in your form. You can use this to add extra text throughout your forms, include links to other resources users may need while filling out your form, add icons or images to your forms, and more.

Content

The Content field allows you to add extra content to your forms, such as images, videos, headings, and text, without using code. It also includes a built-in editor that makes it easy to format and style text by adding a bullet or numbered list, changing text alignment, adding bolded text, and more.

For more details, be sure to check out our guide to using the Content field.

Entry Preview

The Entry Preview field enables you to display users’ input and selections from your form before they submit it. This gives them a chance to go back and make changes before confirming their submissions.

Rating

The Rating field displays a set number of icons so that users can visually select a numeric rating.

Hidden Field

The Hidden Field is not visible to users. You can use it to capture or display any information you’d like to collect without allowing users to see or change the field value.

For example, you can use Smart Tags to collect information like the current page URL, which may be useful for you to see in an entry but would likely be confusing to a visitor if it were visible as they completed the form.

Custom Captcha

The Custom Captcha field helps combat spam form submissions from bots by requiring users to answer a question.

For more details, you can check out our tutorial on using the Custom Captcha feature.

If you’d prefer, we also offer integration with Google’s reCAPTCHA and hCaptcha to prevent spam entries.

Signature

The Signature field allows users to draw their signatures in your form.

Likert Scale

The Likert Scale field allows users to choose from a range of possible options.

Net Promoter Score

The Net Promoter Score field lets customers easily share how they feel about your company, providing valuable insights.

Payment Fields

Payment fields allow users to select items with associated prices from your form. They are available with all paid licenses for WPForms (unless otherwise noted).

Single Item

Single Item fields display individual items and their prices in a form. This can be useful for prices that are fixed and will always be applied to the total cost, such as a base fee for a program.

You can also enable quantity selection for Single Item fields, allowing users to select the quantity they wish to purchase. For step-by-step instructions on this feature, check out our guide on adding quantities to your payment items.

Multiple Items

With the Multiple Items field, users can choose a single item from any number of choices with different prices. You can also use image or icon choices for each item.

Checkbox Items

The Checkbox Items field will let users choose as many items as they’d like from any number of choices. You can define prices for each item individually, and add an image or icon to each item choice as well.

Dropdown Items

Like the items fields above, the Dropdown Items field contains a list of items with associated prices, but in a more compact format.

You can also enable quantity selection for this field, allowing users to define how many of each option they wish to purchase. For detailed guidance on enabling quantities for this field, refer to our guide on adding quantities to your payment items.

PayPal Commerce

The PayPal Commerce field allows you to easily collect payments with PayPal or a credit card. The user can choose their preferred payment method with a single click.

If the user chooses to pay with PayPal, they’ll see a PayPal button in the form that they can use to access their PayPal account.

If they choose to pay with a credit card, they’ll see fields to enter their credit card details.

Stripe Credit Card

The Stripe Credit Card field works with WPForms Lite and our Stripe Pro addon. It allows users to make a Stripe payment without storing any sensitive credit card data on your site.

Square

The Square field lets users enter their credit card details in your form to make secure payments through Square from your site.

Authorize.Net

The Authorize.Net field works with our Authorize.Net addon. Similar to the Square and Stripe Credit Card fields, it lets users make payments via Authorize.Net without storing credit card data on your site.

Coupon

The Coupon field lets you offer discounts to your customers. By adding this field to your forms, customers can type in a valid coupon code before completing their payment and get a discount.

Total

The Total field adds up the prices of selected items. You can also enable an order summary that neatly displays each item, applied coupons, subtotals, and the grand total in a table format.

That’s all! We hope this tutorial helped to familiarize you with all the available fields in WPForms.

Ready to start building with WPForms? You may want to check out our tutorial on how to create your first form.