Form: add a password field

  • Char
    Asked on March 22, 2018 at 1:41 PM

    Am I able to add a password that people need to type before they can complete the form?

  • Richie JotForm Support
    Replied on March 22, 2018 at 2:34 PM

    UPDATE (August 20, 2019): Password protection feature is available now. 

    Here is how it works:

    1. Open the Form Builder and find the Enable Password Protection option under the Settings tab. 

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    2. If you select this option, you should set a password for the form. If you don't set any password, the Enable Password Protection option will be unselected.

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    3. When you set a password for the form, a person who wants to open the form will see this page:

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    4. If the person enters the incorrect password, s/he cannot open the form and will see this warning:

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    5. If the person enters the correct password, s/he can open the form and submit it. However, if you (form owner) change the password after s/he opened the form, s/he cannot submit the form and will see this warning:

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    6. You can reset the password by clicking on the RESET PASSWORD button or unchecking the Enable Password Protection option.

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    Yes, you can add a sort of password in your form with the help of conditions.

    https://www.jotform.com/help/57-Smart-Forms-Using-Conditional-Logic

    First you hide all your fields then add the condition in which when a user enters a password and the value is correct, it will show the fields.

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    Here is a sample screen cast:

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    My sample form:https://form.jotform.com/80805259062961

    Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.

  • Nur Karabağ JotForm Developer
    Replied on August 29, 2019 at 3:59 AM

    UPDATE: Password protection feature is available now. 

    Here is how it works:

    1. Open the Form Builder and find the Enable Password Protection option under the Settings tab. 

    Form: add a password field  Image 10

    2. If you select this option, you should set a password for the form. If you don't set any password, the Enable Password Protection option will be unselected.

    1566296147Screen Shot 2019 08 20 at 10 Screenshot 21

    3. When you set a password for the form, a person who wants to open the form will see this page:

    1566296207Screen Shot 2019 08 20 at 10 Screenshot 32

    4. If the person enters the incorrect password, s/he cannot open the form and will see this warning:

    1566296231Screen Shot 2019 08 20 at 10 Screenshot 43

    5. If the person enters the correct password, s/he can open the form and submit it. However, if you (form owner) change the password after s/he opened the form, s/he cannot submit the form and will see this warning:

    1566296247Screen Shot 2019 08 20 at 10 Screenshot 54

    6. You can reset the password by clicking on the RESET PASSWORD button or unchecking the Enable Password Protection option.

    1566296263Screen Shot 2019 08 20 at 11 Screenshot 65