Configuring Contact Form Messaging Fields
SMT lets you configure multiple properties for each Contact Form field to determine how the form looks to users on your site. For each messaging field appearing on the Contact Form of your site, you choose the label, placeholder, help text, whether the field is required, and whether the field is visible.
To configure contact form messaging fields:
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Log into Site Management Tools. For details, see Logging into Site Management Tools.
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Go to the page that contains the contact form.
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Click the Edit Mode icon
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Hover over the content form box to display the content controls and click Edit.
This displays the Contact Form Settings in the side panel.
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In the Messaging Fields subtab, set your preferences for each of the following Contact Form fields, using the table below as a reference:
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Subject
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Message
Field Type
Description
Label
This sets the label for the Contact Form field.
Placeholder
This sets the placeholder text to display in the Contact Form field.
Help Text
This sets the help text for the Contact Form field.
Mandatory
This determines if the Contact Form field is required.
Hide
This determines if the Contact Form field is hidden.
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Click Save.
Related Topics
- Site Management Tools HTML Content Type
- Adding a Contact Form
- Configuring Contact Form General Settings
- Configuring Contact Form Contact Fields
- Configuring Contact Form Additional Fields
- Configuring Contact Form Feedback Messages
- Configuring Contact Form Layout and Style
- Discarding or Removing a Contact Form