Name Input Field

Name Input Field is a Fluent Form field used to collect a person's full name (first name, middle name, last name) without creating separate fields. By default, it includes First and Last Name fields but can be customized to include a Middle Name.

This article will guide you through how you can easily configure the Name Input Field in Fluent Form.

Adding the Name Field

Go to Forms from the Fluent Forms navbar and click Add New Form.

Once 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, select the desired Name Input field by clicking on it or Dragging and Dropping it into your editor.

Customizing the Name Input Field

A name 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.

• Name Fields Options

• Advanced Options

Name Fields 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 Name field.

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

B. Name Field: Here, you will find Name Fields categorized by three options: First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name.

• First Name: This option allows you to add a first name field in your form. Here you will get some other options. See the following:

• Label: You can set or customize the label for the First Name field.

• Label Placement: This option determines 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.

• Default: Using our shortcodes, you can manually set any fixed value in your field and pre-filled your input field dynamically. To get a better understanding of Dynamic Default Value, read Dynamic Default Value in Fluent Forms.

• Placeholder: When the input field is empty, a message is usually shown to the users so they can understand what the field expects from them. This is the equivalent of the HTML input placeholder attribute.

• 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.

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

The options for Middle Name and Last Name are the same as for First Name.

Advanced Options

Advanced settings allow further customization to meet specific use cases.

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

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

C. 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/s. 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 Name Field

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

These are the total configuration processes for the Name input field.