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title: Adding a Simple Text Input Field
description: "The **Simple Text Input Field** in **Fluent Forms** is a versatile field for collecting **single-line text responses**, such as names, addresses, or short answers. This article will guide you through adding the **simple Text**input field in your Fluent Forms for…"
url: "https://fluentforms.com/docs/adding-a-simple-text-input-field/"
updated: "2025-06-03"
category: Field Types / General Fields
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# Adding a Simple Text Input Field

The **Simple Text Input Field** in **Fluent Forms** is a versatile field for collecting **single-line text responses**, such as names, addresses, or short answers. This article will guide you through adding the **simple Text**input field in your Fluent Forms for your WordPress Site.

[Add and Customize Simple Text Input Field in WordPress| WP Fluent Forms](https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y-uSBfhcbZo?feature=oembed)

### Adding Simple Text Input Field

Follow these steps to add a **Simple Text** field to your form:

First, go tothe**Forms**section from the **Fluent Forms Navbar,**chooseadesired**Form,**and click the **Pencil/Edit** icon to open the **Editor** page of that form.

> If you do not have any existing forms, read [Create a Form from Scratch](https://fluentforms.com/docs/how-to-create-a-form-with-fluent-forms/) or [Create a Form using Templates](https://fluentforms.com/docs/using-and-customizing-pre-built-quick-forms-in-fluent-forms/) documentation to create a new one. 

![edit form 01 5 scaled 49077](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/edit-form-01-5-scaled.webp)

Once on the **Editor** page, click the **Plus** **Icon** in your form editor and open the **General Fields** module. The **General Fields**option is also in the right sidebar under the **Input** **Fields** tab. 

Now, select the desired **Simple Text**fieldby clicking on it or **Drag and Drop** it into your editor.

![new 12 scaled 49077](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/new-12-scaled.webp)

## Customizing the Simple Text Field

Once added, you can customize the field. **Hover over the field** and click the **Pencil Icon** to open the **Input Customization** tab. It will take you to the **Input Customization** tab on the right side and offer the following options for customizing the field. 

- Simple Text Options
- Advanced Options

![Input Customization 03 10 scaled 49077](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Input-Customization-03-10-scaled.webp)

### Simple Text Options

You will find various settings options for customizing the field. Located in the **Input Customization Tab**, these options allow you to configure essential aspects of the**Simple Text** field.

**All the Settings under the Simple Text Field mentioned above are briefly explained below – **

**A. Element Label:**This is the field title the users will see when filling out the **Simple Text**field in a form. You can enter any text here to help users understand the purpose of the field.

**B. Label Placement:** This option allows you to determine the position of the label title where the user will see it. The available options are **Top**, **Left**, **Right**, and **Default**. All of those are self-explanatory except the **Default**. If you select the **Default** option, it will represent your global label placement settings.

**C. Admin Field Label:** The admin field label is a field title displayed only to admin users. This means that you can configure this option to show a different field label for your admin users when they view the form submissions. 

**D. Placeholder:**When the input field is empty, a message is usually shown to the users so they can understand what the field expects from them. This is the equivalent of the HTML input placeholder attribute. 

**E. Required:** Choose the appropriate option from here to determine whether the field should be empty when the user submits your form.

![Basic Options 04 10 scaled 49077](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Basic-Options-04-10-scaled.webp)

### Advanced Options

Advanced settings allow further customization to meet specific use cases. All the **Settings** under the **Advanced Options**tab mentioned in the screenshot are briefly explained below –

**A. Default Value:** Using our shortcodes, you can manually set any fixed value in your field and pre-filled your input field dynamically. To get a better understanding of Dynamic Default Value,[read this article.](https://fluentforms.com/docs/dynamic-default-value-in-fluent-forms/)

**B. Container Class:** Use this option to add your custom CSS classes to the field's wrapper.

**C. Element Class:**Add custom CSS classes to the input field.

**D. Help Message:**This option allows you to guide your user thoroughly. Add your text here, which will be shown as a help message to the user.

**E. Prefix Label:**You can use this field to provide a **Prefix Label** in your input field. It will show in the input field as a prefix label.

**F. Suffix Label:** You can use this field to provide a Suffix Label in your input field. It will show in the input field as a suffix label.

**G. Name Attribute:** The input field's name attribute is the HTML equivalent of the same name. You don't need to modify this.

**H. Conditional Logic:**This option allows you to create specific rules to dynamically hide/show the input field to function conditionally based on your submission values according to your set of conditional logics. To learn more, read this[Documentation](https://fluentforms.com/docs/set-up-forms-with-conditional-logic-in-fluent-forms/). 

**I. Max Text Length:** You can set the maximum number of characters that the input field can accept. This is ideal for limiting responses like postal codes or short codes.

**Validate as Unique:**Ensure the input value is unique among all submissions. If not unique, users will receive an error message. 

**J. Conditional Logic:** This option allows you to create specific rules to dynamically hide/show the input field to function conditionally based on your submission values according to your set of conditional logics. To learn more, read this[Documentation](https://fluentforms.com/docs/set-up-forms-with-conditional-logic-in-fluent-forms/). 

![Advanced options 05 8 scaled 49077](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Advanced-options-05-8-scaled.webp)

## Embedding the Form on Your Website

Once you complete the customization, click the **Save** **Form** button to save all your changes. Click the **Preview & Design**buttonin the middle to see the form preview.

To integrate and display the form on a specific page or post, **copy** the **Shortcode** from the top right side and **paste** it into your desired **Page or Post**. 

![Save Form 06 11 scaled 49077](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Save-Form-06-11-scaled.webp)

## Preview of Added Simple Text Field

Here is the preview of the added **simple text** field under the Form. 

![Preview 07 6 49077](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Preview-07-6.webp)

**Congratulations!** Your **Simple Text Input Field** is now ready to collect single-line responses from users.

If you have any further questions, concerns, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact our [support team](https://wpmanageninja.com/support-tickets/?utm_source=wpmn&utm_medium=home&utm_campaign=site#/). Thank you.