Field Types

View the video below to learn about the different field types available in Advancement Form:

Advancement Form supports a number of different field types that allow you to customize your form.  Each form has a set of Default Fields and then as many Custom Fields as you need.

Default Fields

These fields are included with every form.  They cannot be deleted but some may be hidden.  You can only modify a small portion of these fields properties.

Name
A compound set of fields that collects First and Last Name

Address
A compound set of fields that collects Address line 1 and 2, City, State, Zip, Country.  

Phone
A field that collects a phone number.

Email
A field that collects a valid email address.

Designation (Campaign Only)
A field that records designations and amount for giving.

Payment Schedule (Campaign Only)
A field that allows a donor to setup a payment schedule.

Publish (Event & Campaigns Only)
For events, this field allows the event registrant to authorize their attendance to be published in the Attendee List or not. For Campaigns, this field allows the donor to authorize their name to appear in the public donor list during crowdfunding campaigns.

RSVP (Event Only)
A field that allows an event registration to RSVP yes or no.

Custom Fields

Text Field
A text field is a single line text field that can accept any letters or numbers.

Paragraph
A paragraph field is a multi-line text field that can accept any letters or numbers.

Drop Down
A drop down field allows a user to use a drop down selection to make a choice from a number of pre-defined choices. 

Radio Button
A radio button shows the user several pre-defined choices and allows them to select only one.  After selected, it cannot be left blank.

Check Boxes
A check box shows the user one or several pre-defined choices for them to select.  They can choose as few or as many as they want.

Quantity
A quantity field looks like a text field but only accepts numbers.  For events, you can choose to assign a price to this field.  Assigning a price, displays the price next to the field.

Amount
An amount field looks like a text field but only accepts numbers for currency.  For events, this allows you to collect additional monies like a donation along with any registration fees.

Date
A date field looks like a text field but once you click inside, a calendar widget appears to select a date. You can manually type in a date; however, it must conform to the following format: YYYY-MM-DD. For example, 2019-07-23.

HTML Content
This is not really a field but an area that lets you insert custom HTML content.