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Create A Basic Form With Text Fields

  1. Open a page.
  2. From the Add A Block menu, select Forms Editor. add form system block
  3. Give your form a name and description. name form
  4. Click the Edit link to open the Forms Editor block Editor. 
  5. You will now see the Form Content editor window, which is very similar to the Freeform Block. form content block
  6. There is a Titan Forms button in your Forms Editor. Click the Forms Editor Block icon. forms editor block icon
  7. Upon selecting Titan Forms, the following dialog box appears: select titan form box
  8. To enter a basic Text Box field (default display):
    1. Field Name: This becomes the internal database name for this field. It cannot have any spaces or special characters. Example: Name or Email
    2. Label: This will appear before your form field both in the workstation and on the display site. NEW IN TITAN CMS 7.0: You don’t need to enter labels separately in the Freeform editor!
    3. Pixel Width/Max Characters: You can leave this at the default. Our styling overrides this field.
    4. Required field: If you want the user to complete this field and receive a message if it is left blank, check this box.
    5. Error Message: Enter the error message you wish to display if there is a problem with the field entry.
    6. Validation Type: Use this for Email or Phone numbers. Titan will verify the formatting of the field, if selected.
    7. Click DONE when you’re done. 
  9. Continue to build your form, adding fields for the information you would like to collect. See Additional Form Field Options to read about other field options.
  10. Scroll down in the Titan Forms Editor to find the Submit option. submit button forms
  11. Whatever text you put in the Button Name field will appear as the submission button for your form: submit button icon
  12. Click Done.
  13. Publish your page.

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