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title: Adding a Text Area Input Field
description: "The **Text Area Input Field** in **Fluent Forms** allows users to enter multiple lines of text. It is ideal for **feedback forms, comments, messages,**and**detailed responses**. This guide will walk you through **adding and customizing the Text Area field** in Fluent…"
url: "https://fluentforms.com/docs/adding-a-text-area-input-field/"
updated: "2026-01-30"
category: Field Types / General Fields
---

# Adding a Text Area Input Field

The **Text Area Input Field** in **Fluent Forms** allows users to enter multiple lines of text. It is ideal for **feedback forms, comments, messages,**and**detailed responses**.

This guide will walk you through **adding and customizing the Text Area field** in Fluent Forms on your WordPress site.

[How to Set and Customize Text Area Input Field in WordPress | WP Fluent Forms](https://www.youtube.com/embed/yYCTJz9tQCM?feature=oembed)

### Adding Text Area Input Field

To learn how to add the Text Area input field to the Fluent Forms, follow the steps with the screenshots below –

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 6 scaled 49087](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Edit-form-01-6-scaled.webp)

Once you are 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, choose the desired **Text Area**fieldby clicking on it or **Drag & Drop** it into your editor.

![sjkdgnjids scaled 49087](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sjkdgnjids-scaled.webp)

## Customizing the Text Area 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. 

- Text Area Options
- Advanced Options

![Input Customization 03 11 scaled 49087](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Input-Customization-03-11-scaled.webp)

### Text Area 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**Text Area**input field.

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

**A. Element Label:**This is the field title the users will see when filling out the **Text Area**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. Rows:** Fluent Forms allows you to have control over the rows. You can choose the row. This option will enable you to select a specific number of rows. You need to implement it. For example, set **5 rows** to make the field taller.

**F. Columns:** Like the rows, Fluent Forms allows you to create a choice column section. This option allows you to determine the column which controls the overall horizontal space of the field.

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

![Basic Options 04 11 scaled 49087](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Basic-Options-04-11-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-fill your input field dynamically. Read this [article](https://fluentforms.com/docs/dynamic-default-value-in-fluent-forms/) to better understand Dynamic Default values.

**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:** Use this to add a prefix text or symbol that appears before the input area to provide additional context.

**F. Suffix Label:** Use this to add a suffix text or symbol that appears after the input area.

**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. 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 shortcodes.

**I. 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/). 

![textarea advanced option scaled 49087](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/textarea-advanced-option-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 12 scaled 49087](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/save-form-06-12-scaled.webp)

### Preview of Added Text Area Field

Here is the preview of the added **Textarea Input**field under the Form.

![preview Textarea 07 49087](https://fluentforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/preview-Textarea-07.webp)

**Congratulations!** Your **Text Area Input Field** is now ready to collect long-form 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.