Form Features Glossary

A comprehensive guide to form builder features and terminology. Understand what each feature means and why it matters when choosing your form builder tool.

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Advanced Conditional Logic

Complex branching and show/hide logic

Advanced Validation

Custom validation rules and error messages

AI Follow-up questions

Use AI to ask people follow-up questions for clarification.

AI Form Generator

Generating forms through prompts or PDF imports

API Access

Programmatic access to form data

Auto-response emails

Send automatic emails to yourself or to respondents after a submission.

Also known as:Email notifications

Built-in Analytics

Track form performance and response metrics

Also known as:Statistics

Conditional logic

Hide or show questions based on previous answers.

Also known as:Logic JumpsBranching

Custom CSS

Use custom CSS to style forms

Custom Domain

Use your own domain name for the form

Custom meta details

Change meta title, description and image of your forms

Custom subdomain

Set custom subdomains for your form links.

Custom Themes

Customize form appearance and save it for later forms

Data enrichment

Get additional information about the emails you've collected.

Data Export

Export responses in various formats (CSV, PDF, etc.)

Data Retention Control

Control how long response data is stored

Drop-offs

Custom statistics that show on which question people leave the form.

E-Signatures

Collect electronic signatures

Email embedding

Embed forms in an email, as they look on the web.

Email Notifications

Automated emails for form submissions

File Upload

Allow respondents to upload files

Form Embedding

Embed forms on websites and landing pages

Form Templates

Pre-built templates for common use cases

GDPR Compliance

Built-in tools for data protection compliance

Geo-targeted sharing

Enable forms to be submitted in a specified location.

Also known as:Geo-restriction

Google Tag Manager Integration

Connect your forms with Google Tag Manager for tracking or injecting codes

Hidden Fields

Pass data to your form via URL parameters

HIPAA Compliance

Features to make forms compliant with HIPAA provisions.

Mobile app

Download mobile app for creating forms and tracking responses

Mobile Responsive

Forms that work perfectly on all devices

Multi-Language Forms

Create one form in multiple languages

Also known as:Multilingual forms

Offline Mode

Collect data without internet connection

Open/Close Date

Set custom dates for a form to be opened/closed for submissions.

Also known as:Scheduling

Partial submissions

See the partial answers, even though people do not submit their forms.

Password Protection

Require password to access forms

Payment Integration

Collect payments via Stripe, PayPal etc.

PDF generation

Automatically generate customized PDFs from form responses.

Also known as:Custom PDFsPDF templatesResponse PDFs

Product listing

A form field that allows listing products like in an e-commerce store.

Also known as:Product basket

Push notifications

Receive push notifications on your browser or mobile

QR Code Generation

Generate QR codes for easy form access

Recall answer

Use people's answers in the following questions.

Also known as:Recall information

Redirect after submission

Redirect respondents to a specific page after they submit their answers

Regex Validation

Use regex (Regular Expression) for advanced field validations

Response Editing

Allow respondents to edit their submissions

Response Limits

Set maximum number of responses

Save & continue later

Let people save their progress and continue later on with a draft link.

Also known as:Save as draft

Scoring

Perform calculations and score quizzes

Also known as:CalculatorCalculationsAuto-scoring

SMS Notifications

Receive or send SMS when someone submits a form.

Spam Protection

CAPTCHA, honeypot, and other anti-spam measures

Team Collaboration

Work together on form creation

Also known as:Team Members

Third-party Integrations

Connect with CRM, email marketing, and other tools

Two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication to protect accounts.

User permissions

Granular permission settings for invited team members

Webhooks

Send data to other apps in real-time