Content
Title, description and success message
- Title
- The public form name and dashboard label. Make it specific enough to identify later.
- Description
- Optional context shown before the questions: explain purpose, estimated completion time or what happens next.
- Success message
- The standard confirmation after submission. Conditional endings can replace it for routed outcomes.
- Submit button text
- Use an action that matches the form, such as Send enquiry, Register or Complete order.
Appearance
Display, colours, background and header
- Standard display
- Shows questions in the normal form flow; Page breaks create separate steps.
- Conversational display
- Shows one question at a time with progress and keyboard navigation. Available on Standard, Pro and Enterprise.
- Submit button colour
- Controls Submit, Next and Back. Choose a colour with clear contrast against the background.
- Form background
- Choose cream, white or a soft colour theme for the public page.
- Header image
- Select an image from the media library to appear above the form content.
- Account logo
- Managed in Profile and displayed on public forms for Pro and Enterprise accounts.
Access
Password, saved progress and form availability
A form password must contain 8–128 characters. Visitors must enter it before viewing the form. You can replace it without revealing the old value or remove it entirely.
Save & Continue Later is off by default. When enabled, respondents can save incomplete answers without completing required questions. Gorilla Forms emails a secure return link that restores their progress for 30 days; the draft is removed after successful submission.
- Accept responses
- The main on/off switch.
- Opens at
- Optional date and time before which the form remains closed.
- Closes at
- Optional automatic closing date and time. It must be later than Opens at.
- Maximum responses
- Automatically closes after the specified number of submissions.
- Closed message
- Explains the closure to visitors.
The form closes whenever any enabled restriction is reached.
Actions
Notifications and payment collection
Email every response sends each submission to the account email. Use Email automations instead when delivery depends on an answer or must go to another address.
Collect payment is available after configuring PayPal or Stripe and adding at least one Product field. Use an Order total so buyers can review the amount.