CMS: About User Input Elements

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Wix has many user input elements, so you can capture, display, and edit visitor content in a collection. Using these elements, you can create your own forms or allow visitors to filter the content on your site. 
Most elements, like text, checkboxes, and calendars, can be used with forms. Some elements, like dropdowns and radio buttons, can also be used to filter the content on your site. The upload button even allows visitors to upload their own images and files. 
A screenshot of various user input elements in the Editor.
The table below lists the input elements, their uses, and the collection field types you can connect:
Input element
Description
Field types you can connect
Text Input
Text Inputs are used to enter or edit small amounts of text or numbers. Learn more about Text Inputs.
Text, Number, URL
Text Box
Text Boxes are used to enter or edit large amounts of text. Learn more about Text Inputs.
Text, Number, URL
Rich Text
Rich Text inputs are used to enter, edit and format text. Learn more about Rich Text.
Rich Text

Radio Buttons
Radio Buttons allow users to select a field to filter the content displayed, or to select an option and submit it to your collection. Learn more about Radio Buttons.
Filter content by: Text, Number, Tags, Reference
Collect content: Text, Number, URL, Date and Time
Checkbox
Checkboxes allow users to select a True/False Boolean value to filter content or submit content to your collection. Learn more about Checkboxes.
Boolean
Multi-Checkboxes 
Multi-Checkboxes allow visitors to filter content by multiple fields or submit multiple selections to your collection. Learn more about Multi-Checkboxes.
Filter content by: Text, Number, Tags, Reference
Collect content: Tags
Dropdown
Dropdown lists allow visitors to filter content on your live site or to submit content to your collection. Learn how to set up a custom form using Dropdown input elements
Filter content by: Text, Number, Tags, Reference
Collect content value: Text, Number, Reference
Collect content list items: Text, Number
Selection Tags
Selection Tags allow visitors to filter content or submit choices to your collection. Learn more about Selection Tags.
Filter content by: Text, Number, Tags, Reference
Collect content value: Tags
Collect content list items: Text, Number
Date Picker
Date Pickers let visitors select a date from a calendar and submit it to your collection. Learn more about the date picker.
Date and Time
Time Picker
Time Pickers let visitors enter a time and submit it to your collection. Learn more about the Time Picker.  
Time, Date and Time
Slider
Sliders let visitors select a value from a sliding handle on a track and submit it to your collection. Learn more about the Slider
Number
Range Slider
Range Sliders let visitors filter content by sliding handles to select a range of values on a scale. Learn more about the Range Slider.
Note: This element is not yet available in the Studio Editor
Number
Upload Button
Upload Buttons allow visitors to upload and submit a file to your collection. Learn more about the Upload Button.
Image, Video, Audio, Media Gallery, Document, Multi-Document
Ratings Input
Ratings Inputs let visitors enter a rating and submit it to your collection. Learn more about the Ratings Input.
Number

Ratings Display
Rating Display elements let you display values representing a rating and the number of ratings submitted. Learn more about the Ratings Display.
Number, Reference
Address Input
Address Inputs let visitors enter an address and submit it to your collection. Learn more about the Address Input.
Address 
Switch
Switches let visitors toggle a switch to either filter content or submit a true/false Boolean value to your collection. Learn more about Switches.
Boolean 
Signature Input
Signature Inputs let visitors sign their name and submit an image of their signature to your collection. Learn more about the Signature Input.
Image
Pagination Bar

Pagination Bars let visitors navigate through 'pages' or sets of items in a connected repeater or gallery. The 'Maximum items displayed' field in the dataset determines the amount in each 'page' of items. Learn more about the pagination bar.
Note: This is not yet available in the Studio Editor.
n/a
Progress Bar 
(Velo only)
Progress Bars display a 'progress' value and a 'target' value in a bar. Learn more about the progress bar.
 Number, Reference
reCAPTCHA
(Velo only)
Add Google's reCAPTCHA tool to your site to help protect against potential spam and other types of automated abuse. Learn more about reCAPTCHA.
n/a

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