Making A Form Field Not Mandatory - Super Annoying*

[cam8867]

Hi,

We have an app that has a “calculator” within it. Users put in various details to get a number at the end.

At the beggining of this calculator section the app user has to put in some details such as the email address.

Currently the email address field is mandatory and users can’t get past this step without filling in this field.

What we would like to do is make it so this email field is NOT mandatory.

The problem is we literally cannot find where to change this particular setting.

Anyone had this issue before?

Thanks

[alan8]

What I would do, is to have a separate field (element) that shadows the real email address. And then once you get the email address for real, when you need, then write it to the table or a custom value.

Otherwise I guess you have seen these settings?

[AliFarahat]

Why don’t you just hide the the field? If my memory serves me right hiding a field will skip over the requirement of not being empty

[cam8867]

The problem is I cannot find this particular setting no matter where I look.

Where did you find this?

Thanks

[alan8]

That particular example was the email field in the login form on my login page.

I wonder, are you perhaps creating a field on another page that is validated as an email address?

[cam8867]

So the screen that we have this on is not the login page.

(I am not technical so apolgies if I get some stuff wrong or say something stupid)

Would it be okay if you screenshot or tell me where you found these settings for your particular page within the bubble app? From here I should be able to find the equvalent page for my app. I can’t find the section to edit pages…

Thanks again

[julian5]

Do you have “This input should not be empty” checked on the email input’s properties?

If you have it checked and it’s visible and you reference the field in your workflow, then Bubble will block the workflow from running and mark the input as invalid.

In the manual:

Input Forms | Bubble Docs

[cam8867]

Hi,

Sorry - I should have been more clear.

I don’t know where to find in Bubble to change these settings? Can you point me to where you found these page settings within your Bubble account? And from here I should be able to fix it for mine.

Thanks again

[julian5]

Ah I see!

Click the Email input and the properties window should appear. If it doesn’t, then right click the Email input and select “Edit properties”.

Then under the Appearance tab, you’ll see the checkbox.

[cam8867]

Thanks,

But where would I find these settings to find these fields - Where is the page/settings/URL that this would be on.

E.g. Where do I click from here…

Again - Apologies if this is a stupid question, Bubble is definitly not my skillset…

Thanks

[alan8]

You are looking in the database. You need to login in the editor.

From there you can visually see all the element on teh page. Select the email address field and ten double click to see the properties.

[cam8867]

This is what I can’t find. Which button/link to click this editor?

It’s not in the left menu as far as I can see or anywhere else…

[julian5]