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There are occasions when you want to restrict characters inside a particular form field. Let’s assume you have a username field and you don’t want to have spaces in it or maybe you don’t need numbers inside a particular field. Setting these kinds of restrictions allows you to maintain the data integrity of the form.
In this tutorial, I will show you how you can restrict characters in WPForm fields without any coding. This will work irrespective of the theme you are using.
Benefits of Restricting Specific Characters in Form Fields
Restricting certain characters inside form fields offers numbers benefits like:
- Prevent invalid inputs: Avoid any unnecessary characters inside form fields ensuring consistent data.
- Enhances Security: If you prevent special characters inside inputs, injection attacks are also prevented.
- Improves form validation: If users are not able to enter invalid data inside fields then it ensures that data submitted is valid.
- Reduces user errors: Having character restrictions also prevents users from accidentally entering and submitting wrong data.
Steps to Restrict Specific Characters in WPForm Fields
We will use Power Ups for WPForms to add character restrictions without using any code. PowerUp for WPForms is a collection of useful features that are missing from WPForms.
- Install and activate PowerUps for WPForms.
- Go to WPForms -> Ultimate Kit from your WordPress dashboard.
- Select the form in which you want to restrict characters.
- Go to the Power-Ups panel and then click on the Settings button.
- Now click on the Enable checkbox to enable the powerup.
- Select the fields of the form on which you want to restrict specific characters. You can select multiple fields.
- Now add the characters that you want to restrict. You can restrict multiple characters.
- Save the changes and then test the form in the front end.
FAQs
How do I disable spaces in WPForms?
You can disable spaces in WPForms by adding the space character under the ‘Enter Characters to Restrict’ setting.
Can I prevent users from entering special characters in WPForms?
Yes, you can restrict special characters by entering them under the restriction list. You can add as many characters as you like.
Will these character restrictions work on all WPForms fields?
Yes, these methods work with any field in WPForms that you select.
Conclusion
Restricting specific characters is now easy with the no-code solution provided by PowerUps for WPForms. You can do this quickly for multiple forms, and multiple fields easily
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