Building Forms

In your WordPress dashboard, click "Add New" under the "Forms" menu. (You can also click "Add New Form" on your "All Forms" page.)

Form Templates

When you create a new form, you will be presented with several template options. Click one to automatically apply fields (and styling!) to your form.

Adding Fields

To add your own fields without using a template, use the blue "Add Field" button in the bottom right to open the fields drawer.
Single-click or drag the fields from the drawer into the builder
When you have finished adding fields, click "Done".

Building Form Layouts

Once you are ready to push your form changes live to the front end of your site, click "Publish."
Here, you can undo any or all recent changes to your form:

Field Types

Textbox
Hover over the blue gear icon in each field to expand the duplicate and delete icons.
Paragraph Text
Hover over the blue gear icon in each field to expand the duplicate and delete icons.

Field Settings

To change the field label, label placement, force a field to be required and more simply click on the field to open its settings drawer. You may also click the blue gear icon to open the field settings drawer. This drawer is different for each field type. For a detailed breakdown of field types,[ see the documentation here](https://ninjaforms.com/docs/field-types/).

Saving Fields

Preview any form changes *without impacting users on the front end of your site* with the preview button here:

Advanced Settings

Forms Display

Restrictions

Calculations

Conditional Logic

Forms Styles

Configuring Actions

Adding Actions

In your WordPress dashboard, click "Add New" under the "Forms" menu. (You can also click "Add New Form" on your "All Forms" page.)

Sending & Recieving Emails

In your WordPress dashboard, click "Add New" under the "Forms" menu. (You can also click "Add New Form" on your "All Forms" page.)

Save Forms Submissions

To add your own fields without using a template, use the blue "Add Field" button in the bottom right to open the fields drawer.

Redirect the User

To change the field label, label placement, force a field to be required and more simply click on the field to open its settings drawer. You may also click the blue gear icon to open the field settings drawer. This drawer is different for each field type. For a detailed breakdown of field types,[ see the documentation here](https://ninjaforms.com/docs/field-types/).

Display a Success Message

To change the field label, label placement, force a field to be required and more simply click on the field to open its settings drawer. You may also click the blue gear icon to open the field settings drawer. This drawer is different for each field type. For a detailed breakdown of field types,[ see the documentation here](https://ninjaforms.com/docs/field-types/).

Other Actions