Creating Forms

Build forms from scratch using the visual editor.

Starting a new form

From the dashboard, click the + New Form button in the top-right corner. This creates a blank form titled "Untitled Form" and opens the form editor.

You can also generate a form with AI instead — see AI Form Generation.

The form editor

The editor is divided into three panels:

Questions panel (left) — Lists all questions in your form. Drag the handle on each card to reorder. Click a question to select it.
Question editor (center) — Edit the selected question's title, description, type, and whether it's required. You can also duplicate or delete questions from here.
Properties panel (right) — Configure type-specific settings like placeholder text, choices, min/max values, and labels.

Click the form title at the top of the editor to rename it.

Adding questions

Click the + Add button at the top of the questions panel. A new question is added to the end of the list and automatically selected so you can start editing it.

Field types

Choose a type from the dropdown in the question editor. SignalForm supports 11 field types:

Short Text—Single-line text input

Long Text—Multi-line textarea

Email—Email address input

Phone—Phone number input

Number—Numeric input

Multiple Choice—Pick one or multiple options

Dropdown—Pick one from a dropdown

Yes / No—Binary choice buttons

Date—Date picker

Rating—Numbered rating buttons

Opinion Scale—Scale with labeled endpoints

Configuring properties

The properties panel on the right changes based on the selected field type:

Text fields — Set a placeholder and optional max length.
Choice fields (multiple choice, dropdown) — Add, edit, or remove options. Click + Add choice to add a new option. For multiple choice questions, toggle Allow multiple selections to let respondents pick more than one option.
Rating — Set the minimum and maximum values (defaults to 1–5).
Scale — Set min/max values and start/end labels (e.g. "Not likely" to "Very likely").

Reordering questions

Drag the six-dot handle on the left side of any question card in the questions panel to move it to a new position. The form is saved automatically after reordering.

Autosave

Changes are saved automatically as you edit. A status indicator near the form title shows:

Saving... — A save is in progress.
Saved — All changes have been saved.
Save failed — Something went wrong. Your changes will be retried automatically.

There is no manual save button — edits are persisted automatically after a short pause in typing.

Form settings

Click Settings in the editor top bar to configure:

Close message — Text shown after submission (defaults to "Thank you for your response!").
Redirect URL — Send respondents to a URL after submission instead of showing the close message.
Require email verification — When enabled, respondents receive a verification email after submitting. Their response is marked as "Pending" until they click the link in the email. Your form must include at least one email question for this to work.

Deleting a form

Open Settings and scroll to the Danger Zone. Click Delete Form and confirm in the dialog. Published forms must be unpublished before they can be deleted.