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Form Builder

Default form settings, field properties, and builder preview options. Open Freeform → Settings → Form Builder to configure these options.

This settings page is read-only when Craft's allowAdminChanges setting is false.

Defaults apply when creating forms and fields. Locked values cannot be changed by form authors.

​Builder Defaults

​Live Render HTML Markup

Render HTML in field labels, option labels, and HTML blocks in the builder preview. Disable this if your markup interferes with the builder interface.

​Allow Twig to be enabled in HTML blocks

Show the option to enable Twig in HTML block fields.

​Render HTML block Twig in Isolated Mode

Limit HTML block Twig to Freeform's form and fields variables. Disable isolation to make Craft's variables available as well.

​Include Freeform's Sample Formatting Templates

Include Freeform's sample formatting templates among the choices offered in the form builder.

​Rich Text Field Toolbar ConfigurationProNew in 5.10.14+

Choose which native TinyMCE controls appear in the Rich Text field toolbar and their order. Separate toolbar groups with |.

​Form & Field Defaults

​Form Builder Notifications tabNew in 5.0+

Choose default templates for each notification type. Lock a value when it should not be changed by form authors.

​Form Builder Settings tabNew in 5.0+

Choose initial values for form settings, such as the submission title and default status. Values can also be locked for form authors.

​Field PropertiesNew in 5.13+

Choose initial property values for each field type and optionally lock them.

See Settings for other configuration areas and Project Config for configuration examples.