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Squarespace forms include various field types like text fields, dropdowns, and file uploads. Keep forms under 30 fields for better completion rates, use conditional fields for relevant follow-ups, and ensure proper formatting for emails and phone numbers. Customize appearance through the Design panel or CSS for enhanced user experience.
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Squarespace Form Fields: Complete Setup Guide
TL;DR: Key Points
- Squarespace offers text fields, dropdowns, checkboxes, radio buttons, and specialty fields like file uploads
- Forms automatically adapt based on the user's location (phone number formats, etc.)
- Keep forms under 30 fields for better performance and user completion rates
- Use conditional fields with dropdowns and checkboxes to show relevant follow-up questions
Understanding Squarespace Form Fields
Squarespace forms help you collect visitor information through standard form blocks, custom product forms, or checkout forms. Each field type serves a different purpose, so choosing the right ones makes your forms more effective.
Text Fields
Text Field: Perfect for short answers like names, job titles, or company names. These fields work best when you need just a few words.
Text Area Field: Use this for longer responses like messages, feedback, or detailed questions. There's no character limit, so visitors can write as much as they need.
Selection Fields
Dropdown Menu: Visitors choose one option from a list you create. You can set up conditional questions that appear based on their selection. For example, if someone selects 'Product Support' from a dropdown, you could show additional fields asking for their order number.
Checkbox: Allows multiple selections from your list. Great for surveys, preference lists, or when visitors might need several options (like 'Which services interest you?').
Radio Field: Similar to dropdowns but shows all options as clickable buttons. Visitors can only pick one. Use these when you want all choices visible at once.
Specialty Fields
Survey Field: Creates rating scales for gathering opinions. Visitors rate statements on a scale you set (like 1-5 or 1-10). Perfect for feedback forms or customer satisfaction surveys.
Email and Phone Fields: These automatically validate the format. Email fields check for @ symbols and proper structure. Phone fields adapt to the visitor's location, showing the right format for their country.
File Upload: Lets visitors attach documents or images. Each file can be up to 10MB, with a maximum of 5 files per form. Files appear in your site's Contacts panel after submission.
Form Setup Tips
Keep forms focused and brief. Every extra field reduces completion rates. Ask yourself if each field is essential for your goal.
The 30-field limit exists for good reasons. Long forms perform poorly and frustrate visitors. If you need extensive information, consider splitting it across multiple shorter forms or using conditional fields to show relevant questions only.
FAQs
Can I add more than 30 fields to a Squarespace form?
No, Squarespace limits forms to 30 fields maximum. This keeps forms manageable and improves completion rates.
How much can I customise form field appearance?
Squarespace provides several styling options through the Design panel. You can adjust colours, fonts, and spacing. Advanced visual customisation requires custom CSS.
Where do uploaded files go?
Files appear in your Contacts panel under the form submission. You can also have them sent to email or connected services like Google Drive through third-party integrations.
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Form Blocks: The Squarespace content blocks you add to pages for collecting visitor information.
Dropdown Menu: A collapsible list where visitors select one option.
Conditional Fields: Questions that appear only when visitors select specific answers from previous fields.
Radio Field: Multiple choice questions displayed as clickable buttons (only one selection allowed).
Survey Field: Rating scales for collecting opinions on statements or questions.
reCAPTCHA: Google's system for blocking spam form submissions by verifying real users.
Getting Your Forms Right
Understanding these field types helps you build forms that actually get completed. Match the field type to the information you need, keep forms short, and use conditional fields to show only relevant questions.
Your forms become more effective when visitors find them easy to complete. Choose the right field types, and you'll collect better information while keeping visitors happy.