Email

The Email Field is one of the most important elements in a form. It helps you collect valid email addresses from your respondents and also allows advanced controls to prevent spam, ensure accuracy, and enable secure verification.

Adding the Email Field

• Open your form in the editor from the Formester dashboard.
• Click Add Elements.
• Under Contact Fields, choose Email.
• The email field will appear on your form with a default placeholder text (like “Enter your email”).

Basic Settings

• Label: Change the field label to something clear, such as “Your Email Address.”
• Placeholder: Add hint text like “[example@email.com]()” to guide users.
• Required Toggle: Make the field mandatory if you want every respondent to provide an email.

Advanced Settings

Default Value

• Pre-fill the field with a set email if needed.
• Example: Use your company’s internal testing email while testing forms.

Make Unique

• Toggle on Unique Email to restrict each respondent to submit only once with a given email.
• Useful for event registrations, limited offers, or survey submissions where duplicates are not allowed.

Email Confirmation

• Enable Email OTP Verification to send a one-time passcode to the provided email.
• Respondents must enter the code before submission is accepted.
• Ideal for secure registrations, gated content, or forms that need verified email lists.

When to Use the Email Field

• Collect contact details for newsletters or updates.
• Register participants for events or webinars.
• Verify identities before granting access to gated resources.
• Run secure surveys where each person should respond only once.

Publishing Your Form

• Once your email field is set up and customized, click Publish.
• Preview the form to ensure validation, uniqueness, and verification work as expected.

Updated on: 15/09/2025