Summary
The Paragraph Text field allows a user to enter text in a textarea form field. It is available under the Standard Fields section within the form editor.
Paragraph Text field as displayed in the Field Library
Paragraph Text field as displayed in the Form Editor.
Common Settings
This field uses only common field settings for the General and Appearance settings. For a description of each of the common field settings, refer to this article. Below you will find description of specialty settings that are particular to this field.
General Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Maximum Characters | Enter the maximum number of characters that this field is allowed to have. |
Advanced Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Use the Rich Text Editor | Check this option to enable the rich text editor on this field. See Notes. |
Notes
If this field already contains entry data, you cannot enable the rich text editor.
Similarly, once the rich text editor is enabled, it cannot be disabled if the field contains entry data.
Merge Tags
For more information on using merge tags, refer to these articles.
Usage
{Field Name:2}
Modifiers
This merge tag has no modifiers.
Validation
When a maximum character limit is configured for the field, validation ensures the submitted value does not exceed that limit. If the value is too long, the entry cannot be submitted, and an error message is displayed in the field.
When the Rich Text Editor is enabled, the value is decoded and stripped of HTML tags before the character count is evaluated. This means the limit applies only to the visible text content, not the underlying markup.