Tabs are a convenient way of making a multi-step form.
Each form can have one or many tabs. When you create a new form, it will only have one tab. Tabs will only show on your website if you have added two or more tabs in the layout editor.
To learn about styling tabs, click here.
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Adding Tabs
If you want tabs to appear at the top of your form, you need to have more than one tab. To add a tab to the form, simply click the add tab plus icon to the right of the existing tabs. New tabs will be placed at the end of the existing tabs.
Once you have added a tab to the form, you can immediately start typing a label for it. To save the tab label, you can either type Enter or click somewhere on the page away from the tab.
Cloning Tabs
To clone a tab:
- Hover your mouse pointer over a tab
- Click the tab settings icon
- Click the clone icon
A cloned version of the tab will then appear. It will inherit the settings of the tab you cloned.
Deleting Tabs
To delete a tab:
- Hover your mouse pointer over a tab
- Click the tab settings icon
- Click the delete icon
The tab will then be deleted. If you delete a tab in error, you can always click the undo icon or use the undo tool in the toolbox on the right-hand side of the page.
Reordering Tabs
You can change the order of tabs by clicking and dragging the tab to a new position.
Renaming Tab Labels
To rename the label of a tab, you have two options:
- You can double click the label of the tab, enter a new tab, and then type Enter or click somewhere on the page away from the tab.
- Click the tab settings icon to open the tab settings toolbar. Change the label at the top of the toolbar, and then click the Save button at the bottom of the toolbar.
Global Tab Settings
Settings that apply to all tabs are configured in the Advanced tab of Form Settings.
Tab Navigation
You can add previous and next tab buttons anywhere you wish on your form.
Changing Tab Settings
To access the settings of an individual tab, click the tab settings icon. The tab settings toolbar will then appear on the right of the page.
Tab settings are split into Basic and Advanced. The basic tab allows you to change all of the key features you are likely to need on a simple form. The advanced tab provides greater control over the tab.
The settings are as follows:
Basic
Label
Use this setting to set the label for a tab. Forms with a single tab will not show any tabs at the top of the form. Only forms that have two or more tabs will have tabs that show.
The label is used for the tab label and also a heading for that tab when it is selected.
Show Label
When enabled the tab label will be shown as a heading on the page.
For developers tab labels are rendered as H3
. You can change the wrapper used for tab headings under the advanced section of form settings.
Advanced
Classes
Field Wrapper
The wrapper CSS class setting enables you to add a class (or classes) to a tab wrapper. To add multiple classes, add a space between the class names.
Restrictions
User Status
Choose from one of the options to filter which user status can see this field:
- Any
- Is Logged In
- Is Logged Out
- Has User Role or Capability
If you choose Has User Role or Capability, additional settings will appear that enable you to choose one or more roles or capabilities.