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Creating Repeater Fields or Repeater Field Groups

This article will guide you through the steps to create repeater fields and repeater field groups. Repeater fields are an essential feature that allows you to dynamically add multiple instances of a particular field or group of fields within a form. This is particularly useful for forms that require users to provide varying amounts of repeated information, such as entering multiple addresses, phone numbers, or items in a list.

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Creating a Repeater Field
Below is an actual example of a repeater field. Click on the + to add and the - to remove fields. This example field is limited to be replicated up to 5 times. See the step by step guid below to create this exact field.
  1. Edit or Create a new form
  2. Add a 1 Column Grid into the form.
  3. Edit the grid.
  4. Click on the "INPUT" tab in the settings panel.
  5. Give the grid a name. When using repeating fields DO NOT leave the Grid Name empty as this will define the grid in your emails as a table head.
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  6. Enable Grid Replication.
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  7. Set the Replication Limit. This reffers tot he number of times the user will be able to replicate the field. In the below example the limit is set to 5 meaning the user will not be able to repeat the field more then 5 times.
    Leave the replication limit to 0 (zero) for unlimited field replication.
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  8. Add the to-be-repeatable field into the grid. In this example we will add a preset Name field into the repeatable grid.
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Creating a Repeater Field Group
Below is an actual example of a repeater field group. A Repeater Field Group means the user is enabled to replicate any number of fields and field elements inside any given grid layout. Click on the + to add and the - to remove fields. This repeatable field group is limited to be replicated up to 4 times. See the step by step guid below to create this exact repeatable field group.
  1. Edit or Create a new form
  2. Add a 3 Column Grid into the form.
  3. Edit the grid.
  4. Click on the "INPUT" tab in the settings panel.
  5. Give the grid a name. When using repeating fields DO NOT leave the Grid Name empty as this will define the grid in your emails as a table head.
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  6. Enable Grid Replication.
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  7. Set the Replication Limit. This reffers tot he number of times the user will be able to replicate the field. In the below example the limit is set to 4 meaning the user will not be able to repeat the field more then 5 times.
    Leave the replication limit to 0 (zero) for unlimited field replication.
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  8. Add the to-be-repeatable field into the grid. In this example we will add a preset Name, Email and Phone field into the repeatable 3 column grid.
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This article was last updated on 19 November 2024
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