A hidden field is any field that's had the hidden option toggled on under the general field settings. This is essential for building a form where you'd like to include information that is not visible to users, but may be necessary for processing the form. To give you some ideas on how we see our customers use this feature, we've included a few different use cases below.
This option is available on any General or Advanced field and can be accessed by selecting the field you'd like to hide and then toggling the "Hidden" option under the general settings of the field, as shown below.
Note: If you make a field hidden, it will not show on the form, but will still show up on your submissions.
Common Use Cases
Hidden fields are incredibly useful for several different scenarios. We've created a few articles that outline how you can setup and use hidden fields based on your data collection needs:
- If you'd like to pass on a default value that would be hidden from your form takers, we take you through how to set that up with this article. This is a great option for if you're using some kind of unique identifier in your data or if you'd like to add an internal note on that submission.
- If you're creating a calculation on your form for something like an order form or determining the days between two separate dates, you could use a hidden field for passing a value or for internal use.