Search form field types reference
Create or open Builder → Search form, add a field, and use Field settings → Type. Search forms offer 19 field types.
Typed-value fields
| Type | Public control | Suitable Search parameter |
|---|---|---|
| Text | One-line text input | Location, Keyword, City, Country, text custom field |
| Email-formatted input | Email custom field | |
| Phone | Telephone input | Phone custom field |
| Number | Numeric input | Numeric custom field with =, >=, or <= |
| Textarea | Multi-line input | Unusual for locator search; only use for long text metadata |
| Date | Date input | Date custom field with exact/on-after/on-before comparison |
| Slider | Min/max/step range | Distance or numeric custom field |
| Toggle | On/off control | Boolean custom field |
The HTML input type affects visitor entry and browser validation. The Search parameter and Comparison determine what the backend filters.
Choice fields
| Type | How choices appear | Multiple selection |
|---|---|---|
| Select | Dropdown trigger/panel in search preview | Supported |
| Chips | Always-visible chip buttons | Supported |
| Accordion | Heading expands an option panel | Supported |
| Popup | Trigger opens a popup option panel | Supported |
| Options List | Options always visible | Supported; optional selected chips |
| Checkbox | Checkbox choice(s) | Choice-based |
| Radio | Mutually exclusive radio choices | Single selection |
All choice fields have a Choices source. Category, Brand, and Country mappings automatically suggest their corresponding sources. See Choice sources and values.
Search action/state fields
| Type | What it does |
|---|---|
| Search button | Applies the form query |
| “Use my location” button | Requests browser coordinates and searches from them |
| Open now toggle | Writes directly to the locator's openNow query state |
| Sort by dropdown | Writes directly to the locator's sort state |
These fields configure themselves and therefore do not show Name, placeholder, required, Search parameter, or Comparison controls.
Types intentionally unavailable
Search forms do not offer reCAPTCHA or Hidden field because a Search form does not create a stored submission. Those types are available in Leads and Store registration forms.
Width controls
Every visible field has Width (of 12) and Mobile width (of 12) in Custom widths mode. Two fields at width 6 share a row; setting both mobile widths to 12 stacks them. Hidden fields have no visible width.
The parent column can instead use Equal widths. In that mode, Desktop Auto divides the available width equally among all current fields, including a five-field row that cannot be represented exactly with integer 12-column spans. Individual field widths remain saved but are temporarily ignored. See Create equal-width and Auto field rows.