How can I ensure that only the checkboxes that have been checked are passed through the data in a multistep form in Webflow?

Published on
September 22, 2023

To ensure that only the checkboxes that have been checked are passed through the data in a multistep form in Webflow, you can follow these steps:

  1. Create a checkbox field in your form: In the Webflow Designer, add a checkbox field to your form. Give each checkbox a unique name attribute, such as "option1", "option2", etc.

  2. Set up the form submission: Select your form and go to the Settings panel. Under the Actions tab, choose the option to "Enable form submission".

  3. Add custom code: To handle the form submission process and filter out unchecked checkboxes, you will need to add custom code. You can do this by clicking on the </> symbol at the top right corner of the Designer. Then, click on the "Before </ body>" option and paste your custom code.

  4. Write the custom code: In the code editor, you need to write JavaScript code to filter the checkboxes. Here's an example of how you can do that:

<script>    const form = document.querySelector('form');    form.addEventListener('submit', (e) => {        const checkedCheckboxes = Array.from(form.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]:checked'));        const checkedValues = checkedCheckboxes.map((checkbox) => checkbox.value);        // Do something with the checkedValues array, such as passing it as form data.    });</script>

In this code, we first select the form element and add an event listener to the form's submit event. Inside the event listener, we use querySelectorAll to select all the checked checkboxes, convert the result to an array using Array.from, and map over the array to extract the values of the checked checkboxes. You can then do something with the checkedValues array, such as passing it as form data.

  1. Customize the code to fit your form: Make sure to update the selector and modify the code according to the specific checkboxes in your form. Also, adjust the code to handle the form data as required for your desired functionality.

By following these steps, you can ensure that only the checkboxes that have been checked are passed through the data in a multistep form in Webflow. This helps to maintain data integrity and ensures that only relevant checkbox data is captured and processed.

Additional questions:

  1. How can I create a multistep form in Webflow?
  2. How can I add custom code to my Webflow website?
  3. How do I customize the form submission behavior in Webflow?