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Manage Forms

Manage forms on your site from the Formidable → Forms listing page. There you can add, edit, duplicate, delete, restore, and preview your forms. You can also show each form's description in the list with the Description Excerpt option. To add a form, click Add New at the top of the page.

Customize the Form Listings Display

The forms listing page includes a list settings icon to customize how the forms are listed.

Click the settings icon at the right end of the table header, next to the Embeds column.
Manage Forms Listing - Settings Icon at the right end of the table header

In the panel that opens, choose your options and apply them.
Manage Forms Listing - List settings

  1. Columns: Check the columns you want to show in the list.
  2. Description Excerpt: Turn this on to show the form description below the form name. It applies to the list you're viewing: when you open Formidable → Forms again, it's off. A form's description is set in its Settings → General → Form Description box.
  3. Items per page: Set how many forms are listed on each page.
  4. Click Apply.

Customize the Form Columns

The forms listing page includes the following columns. Choose which ones appear in the Columns list of the settings panel (1).

  • Application: (Premium feature) This shows the applications the form is included in. Click + Add to add the form to more applications.
  • Entries: This shows the number of entries submitted on the form.
  • Views: This shows the number of views related to the form.
  • ID: This is the ID of the form.
  • Key: This is the key of the form. The form key can be customized and must be unique.
  • Style: This shows the style set for the form.
  • Date: The date that the form was created.
  • Embeds: This shows the number of times the form has been embedded on a page.

The settings icon itself isn't in this panel. To hide or show it, open Screen Options and check or uncheck List settings.

Add a form to applications

— Premium Feature —

Applications are available on the Basic, Plus, Business, and Elite licenses.

Add a form to one or more applications without leaving the forms list.

  1. In the Application column, click + Add next to the form.
    Manage Forms Listing - Application Add Button
  2. In the Add to Applications window, choose one or more applications from the Applications dropdown. It only lists the applications the form isn't in yet. Click outside the list to close it.
  3. Click Add to Applications.
    Manage Forms Listing - Add to Applications

The Application column updates right away to show the new applications.

If the form is already in every application, the window says so and offers a Go to Applications button instead, so you can create a new application. If you haven't created any applications yet, it says "You have not created any applications yet." and also offers the Go to Applications button.

The + Add button doesn't appear on the Trash list, or for users who can't edit applications.

Change the form style

Change or edit the form style directly in the form listing, by clicking the Style name in the Style column. The list shows Default and your saved styles. Choose one to change the style, or choose Edit Style at the bottom of the list to open the style editor in a new tab.
Manage Forms Listing - Change Style

Embeds

Review where the form has been embedded by clicking the number under the Embeds column.
Manage Forms Listing - Embeds

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Search Forms

The forms listing page includes a bar to search for forms that have been created. To search, type in a search term, and click the Search button. You can search by form title, form ID or key.
Manage Forms Listing Search Forms

Edit Forms

To edit a form, hover over the Form title column and select Edit. You'll be taken to the form builder, where you can change your form settings and modify your existing form fields.
Manage Forms Listings Edit Forms

Duplicate Forms

To duplicate a form, hover over the Form title column and select Duplicate. You will then be redirected to the Form builder where a new form is successfully copied.
Manage Forms Listing Duplicate Forms

Change the title of duplicated form

When a new form is duplicated, it will copy the form title of the original form but with a different form key. Go to your form Settings → General and look for the Form Title field. Enter the new title and click Update.
Manage Forms Listing Duplicate Form Title

Delete Forms

To delete a form, hover over the Form title column and select Trash. A popup asks you to confirm. Click Confirm to move the form to the Trash.
Manage Forms Listings Delete Forms

To delete multiple forms at the same time, use Bulk Actions.

  1. Select the forms you want to delete by checking the box next to each form title (1).
    Manage Forms Listings Bulk Delete
  2. Click the Bulk Actions dropdown and select Move to Trash (2).
  3. Click the Apply button (3).

Restore Forms

To restore a form, click Trash at the top of the forms list (1). Then hover over the Form title column and select Restore (2). The restored form is back in your forms list.
Manage Forms Listing Restore Forms

Preview Forms

To preview a form, hover over the Form title column and select Preview. This will open a preview link that shows the form the way it will be seen on a published page.
Manage Forms Listings Preview Forms

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