The General Settings in the Everest Forms consist of the basic form settings such as Form Name, Submission Message, Layout Design, Submit Button settings, and so on.
We have explained each setting so you can understand its functionalities.
General #
Form Name: From here, you can give your Form a name, such as Contact Form.
Form Description: Here, you can add a description to your form to let users know about the purpose of your form.
Tags New: Here, you can add tags to your form to identify the form with the tag when you view the forms through Everest Forms > All Forms. Once you add a tag to the form, you can also reuse the tags in other forms.
Form disabled message: This text is displayed when you disable the form using the toggle button from Everest Forms > All Forms tab. You can check out our docs for a detailed guide on how to disable a form.
Layout Design: Everest Forms provides two options for choosing the layout of your form: Default and Classic. You can choose the one that you’re comfortable with.
Form Class: Here, you can add a class to the created form. This class attribute can be used to style your form. You can add CSS class names for the form wrapper. To add multiple class names, you can separate them with spaces.
Required Indicators #
The Required Indicator allows you to select a type of required indicator in the form. Currently, it supports three types of required indicators.
- Asterisk(*): This is the default required indicator for the form fields. If you have set the field as required, then Asterisk(*) appears to the side of that respective field.
- Required: If you choose Required Indicator as a “Required”, the “Required” text comes instead of the Asterisk in the field you have made required.
- Custom Text: If you choose the Required Indicator as a “Custom text,” then you can add the custom text according to your choice in the Required fields.
Submit Button #
Submit button text: Change the text of the submit button. You can enter ‘Submit’, ‘Send’, ‘Contact Us’, or anything appropriate to the form.
Submit button processing text: Text is displayed on the button when the form is processed.
Submit button class: Enter the CSS class names for the submit button—separate multiple classes with spaces.
Enable Conditional Logic: Toggle to enable conditional logic on the form.
You can hide, show, or disable the submit button using the conditional logic feature in the pro version. For a detailed guide, check this tutorial on how to show or hide the submit button.
External Upload Path #
The External Upload Path settings allow you to configure where files uploaded through your form will be stored.
- Dropbox File path: Toggle this option to enable file uploads directly to your Dropbox account. All files submitted through this form will be stored in your connected Dropbox account when enabled.
Note: Files will be uploaded to the custom directory/Apps/Everest Forms/in your Dropbox by default. This helps keep your form uploads organized in a dedicated folder. - Google Drive File path: Toggle this option to enable file uploads directly to your Google Drive account. When enabled, all files submitted through this form will be stored in your connected Google Drive account.
Enable Ajax Form Submission: Toggle this option to enable asynchronous file uploads. This improves the user experience by allowing files to be uploaded in the background without requiring a full page refresh during form submission.
Disable storing entry information: Check this option to disable saving the form entries in the database. If disabled, the entries will not be saved to Everest Forms > Entries.
Enable entries dashboard analytics: Toggle this option to activate analytics tracking for form submissions. When enabled, this feature provides visual reports and statistics about your form’s performance, allowing you to monitor submission patterns, completion rates, and other metrics directly in your dashboard.
Enable Form Field Icon: Toggle this option to display visual icons within your form fields. When enabled, each field type will show a relevant icon (e.g., envelope for email, calendar for date) to provide visual cues that help users understand the expected input type.
Enable keyboard Friendly Form: Toggle this option to optimize your form for keyboard navigation. When enabled, users can easily tab through fields and submit forms without requiring a mouse, improving accessibility and user experience.
Save these changes once you have completed setting up the general settings for the form.
