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Set url input field as required

Function: Set URL Input Field as Required​

This action allows you to control whether a specific URL input field on your form must be filled out by the user before they can submit the form. You can make the field mandatory (required) or optional, and even customize the message displayed if a required field is left empty. This is useful for ensuring you collect essential information from your users.

Input​

  • UI element: The specific URL input field on your form that you want to modify. This is the visual component where users type in a URL.
  • Required: Choose 'Yes' if the selected URL input field must be filled out by the user. Choose 'No' if the field is optional and can be left blank.
  • Required message: (Optional) The custom message that will be shown to the user if they leave this field empty when it is marked as required. If not provided, a default message will be used.

Output​

This function does not produce any direct output that can be used in subsequent steps. Its effect is to change the behavior and appearance of the specified UI element on your form.

Execution Flow​

Real-Life Examples​

Example 1: Making a Website URL Mandatory​

Imagine you have a contact form where you always need to collect the user's company website.

  • Inputs:
    • UI element: "Company Website URL field"
    • Required: Yes
    • Required message: "Please enter your company's website URL to proceed."
  • Result: The "Company Website URL field" on the form will now display an indicator (like an asterisk) and prevent the user from submitting the form if it's left empty. If they try to submit without filling it, the custom message "Please enter your company's website URL to proceed." will appear.

You have a user profile form, and you want to allow users to add their LinkedIn profile, but it's not essential.

  • Inputs:
    • UI element: "LinkedIn Profile URL field"
    • Required: No
    • Required message: (Leave blank)
  • Result: The "LinkedIn Profile URL field" on the user profile form will no longer be mandatory. Users can submit their profile even if they leave this field empty, and no error message will appear for this field.

Example 3: Customizing the Error Message for an Existing Required Field​

You have an event registration form where the "Eventbrite Link" is already required, but you want a more specific error message.

  • Inputs:
    • UI element: "Eventbrite Link field"
    • Required: Yes
    • Required message: "A valid Eventbrite link is required for registration."
  • Result: The "Eventbrite Link field" remains mandatory. However, if a user attempts to submit the form without providing a URL in this field, the new custom message "A valid Eventbrite link is required for registration." will be displayed.