Customising Form Messages
All custom options for Forms are grouped into tabs in the right sidebar when editing a Form. This article covers the Messages tab, which allows you to customise the thank you and error messages used in a Form, including custom data fields. You can also view all available custom options along with the structure and terminology used in Forms.
Customising Forms – Messages Tab
- From the left menu, browse to Content > Forms.
- Click on the Edit button under the Actions column for Form you wish to edit.
- On the Edit Form page, click on the Messages tab in the right sidebar to edit any of the options described below.
Thank You Message – lets you customise the thank you message displayed to users after completing a submission.
- Edit the messages as required
- Enable/disable the HTML editor as required
- Use the editor toolbar to format text or enter any custom HTML
- Click Apply when done.
Error Messages – here you can customise the various error messages shown to content contributors and click Apply when done.
Display Name – shown if Display Name is required and not completed.
**Email **– shown if an empty or invalid email is entered.
Media – shown if media uploads are required and no files have been selected for submission.
**Captions **– shown if captions are required and not completed.
reCAPTCHA – shown if the reCAPTCHA is not completed.
Terms & Conditions – shown if the T&Cs checkbox is not selected.
Custom Field 1 & Custom Field 2 – shown if custom fields are enabled, set to required and not completed.
Click on the bottom right Save Changes button to save changes o your Form when done.
Updated on: 03/02/2023
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