Documentation for Joomla 3

When you're creating your Shack Form, there are 14 different field types you can choose from:

1. Text
2. E-mail
3. Name
4. Username
5. Phone
6. Subject
7. Textarea
8. Select list
9. Multiple select list
10. Radio group
11. Checkboxes group
12. Single checkbox
13. Date
14. Password

Field #1: Text

This is a single-row text field:

Field #2: E-mail

This is a single-row text field, but the user must enter a valid email address, otherwise they'll see this message:

Field #3: Name

This is a single-row text field for the name of the user who is contacting you:

Field #4: Username

This is a single-row text field to display the username of the logged-in form submitter:

 

Field #5: Phone

This is a single-row text field, but the user must enter a valid phone number.

Field #6: Subject

This is a single-row text field that will be used for the email address sent to you.

Field #7: Textarea

This is a multiple-row text field.

In the settings for this field, you can choose the number of rows and the number of allowed characters.

Field #8: Select list

This field allows users to choose one from several options.

To create these choices, enter them using this format:

Choice 1|Choice 2|Choice 3

Field #9: Multiple select list

This field allows users to choose multiple answers from several options.

Field #10: Radio group

This field allows users to choose just one answer from several radio boxes:

Field #11: Checkboxes group

This field allows users to choose multiple answers from several radio boxes:

Field #12: Single checkbox

This field allows users to either check or uncheck a single checkbox.

Field #13: Date

This field allows users to enter a date:

Field #14: Password

This field allows users to enter a password. Anything entered into this field will be obscured.

Documentation for Joomla 5

When you're creating your Shack Form, there are 14 different field types you can choose from:

1. Text
2. E-mail
3. Name
4. Username
5. Phone
6. Subject
7. Textarea
8. Select list
9. Multiple select list
10. Radio group
11. Checkboxes group
12. Single checkbox
13. Date
14. Password

Field #1: Text

This is a single-row text field:

Field #2: E-mail

This is a single-row text field, but the user must enter a valid email address, otherwise, they'll see this message:

Field #3: Name

This is a single-row text field for the name of the user who is contacting you:

Field #4: Username

This is a single-row text field to display the username of the logged-in form submitter:

Field #5: Phone

This is a single-row text field, but the user must enter a valid phone number.

Field #6: Subject

This is a single-row text field that will be used for the email sent to you.

Field #7: Textarea

This is a multiple-row text field.

In the settings for this field, you can choose the number of rows and the number of allowed characters.

Field #8: Select list

This field allows users to choose from several options.

To create these choices, enter them using this format:

Choice 1|Choice 2|Choice 3

Field #9: Multiple select list

This field allows users to choose multiple answers from several options.

Field #10: Radio group

This field allows users to choose just one answer from several radio boxes:

Field #11: Checkboxes group

This field allows users to choose multiple answers from several radio boxes:

Field #12: Single checkbox

This field allows users to either check or uncheck a single checkbox.

Field #13: Date

This field allows users to enter a date:

Field #14: Password

This field allows users to enter a password. Anything entered into this field will be obscured.