CheckBox Field

The CheckBox Field in Fluent Forms allows users to select one or more options from a list. It is commonly used for surveys, polls, preferences, or consent forms.

This article will guide you through adding the Checkbox field in your Fluent Forms for your WordPress Site.

Adding the Checkbox Field

First, go to the Forms section from the Fluent Forms Navbar, choose a desired Form, and click the Edit icon to open the Editor page of that form.

Once you are on the Editor page, click the Plus Icon in your form editor and open the General Fields module. The General Fields option is also in the right sidebar under the Input Fields tab.

Now, choose the desired Checkbox field by clicking on it or Drag & Drop it into your editor.

Customizing the Checkbox Field

A checkbox field has been added. You can edit this field by hovering over it and clicking the Pencil Icon. It will take you to the Input Customization tab on the right side and offer the following options for customizing the field.

• Checkbox Field Options

• Advanced Options

Checkbox Field Options

You will find various settings options for customizing the field. Located in the Input Customization Tab, these options allow you to configure essential aspects of the Checkbox field.

A. Element Label: This is the field title the users will see when filling out the Checkbox field in a form. You can enter any text here to help users understand the purpose of the field.

B. Label Placement: This option allows you to determine the position of the label title where the user will see it. The available options are Top, Left, Right, and Default. All of those are self-explanatory except the Default. If you select the Default option, it will represent your global label placement settings.

C. Admin Field Label: The admin field label is a field title displayed only to admin users. This means that you can configure this option to show a different field label for your admin users when they view the form submissions.

D. Options: Define the dropdown options:

• Create Options: Add the items for users to choose from.

• Set Default Options: Checkmark an option to set it as the default selection.

• Show Values: Display values for admin ease during submissions.

• Rearrange Options: Drag and drop options to reorder them.

• Add/Delete Options: Use the Plus icon to add new options or insert options between existing ones.

E. Show & Calc Value: Users will get Show and Calc Values options. You may display your data and perform numeric calculations using Show and Calc Values.

Also, you can add photos by clicking on the Photo option for the field.

F. Bulk Edit/Predefined Data Sets: You can choose from a predefined data set for the dropdown field, so you don’t have to add each item manually.

You can also save time by importing predefined datasets instead of manually adding each option. (Useful for dropdowns like countries or states.)

G. Shuffle the available options: You can enable the shuffle of your dropdown list or select field options so that every user sees a randomized option.

H. Required: Choose the appropriate option from here to determine whether the field should be empty when the user submits your form.

Advanced Options

Advanced settings allow further customization to meet specific use cases.

A. Dynamic Default Value: Using our shortcodes, you can manually set any fixed value in your field and pre-fill your input field dynamically. Read Dynamic Default Value in Fluent Forms to better understand Dynamic Default values.

B. Container Class: Use this option to add your custom CSS classes to the field’s wrapper.

C. Help Message: This option allows you to guide your user thoroughly. Add your text here, which will be shown as a help message to the user.

D. Name Attribute: The input field’s name attribute is the HTML equivalent of the same name. You don’t need to modify this.

E. Layout: Choose a layout for the options. Available layouts include Vertical, Horizontal, or Grid-style.

F. Conditional Logic: This option allows you to create specific rules to dynamically hide/show the input field to function conditionally based on your submission values according to your set of conditional logic. To learn more, read Set up Forms with Conditional Logic in Fluent Forms.

Embed the Form into the Front

Once you complete the customization, click the Save Form button to save all your changes. Click the Preview & Design button in the middle to see the form preview.

To integrate and display the form on a specific page or post, copy the Shortcode from the top right side and paste it into your desired Page or Post.

Preview of Added Checkbox Field

Here is the preview of the added Checkbox field under the Form.

You can get the visual representation of this Form. To learn more, read Visual Representation of Form Entries in Fluent Forms.

Image Button Layout

First, enable the Photo Option from the checkbox field’s options, as shown in the screenshot. Now**, Upload** images for each option in the Photo setting.

After that, Customize the Layout option. Now, navigate Advanced Options and select the desired Button Layout from the dropdown menu.

Once configured, the radio button field will display with clickable image options.

The Checkbox Field in Fluent Forms is a flexible and customizable input type, ideal for multiple-choice forms.