Form settings and access control
Configure Mokaform language, navigation, password protection, schedules, reCAPTCHA, duplicate prevention, and social previews.
Form settings control how respondents access, navigate, and share your form. Review them before publishing anything public or time-sensitive.
Navigation and form experience
| Setting | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Show navigation | Let respondents move between pages when the flow allows it. |
| Auto jump | Move forward automatically when a page has one question and the answer is complete. |
| Show progress bar | Help respondents understand how much is left. |
| Animation direction | Choose vertical or horizontal page transitions. |
| One question per page | Turn a longer form into a focused step-by-step flow. |
Use progress bars for longer forms. For very short forms, a progress bar can add visual noise without helping completion.
Language and default text
The language setting controls built-in interface text such as buttons, validation messages, date labels, and file upload prompts.
It does not translate your written form content. Translate question text, descriptions, option labels, and end screens yourself.
Use custom translation overrides when your brand needs different wording, such as "Continue" instead of "Next" or "Send request" instead of "Submit."
Open and close access
Mokaform supports both manual and scheduled availability controls.
- Closed: immediately prevents new submissions.
- Scheduled open: keeps the form unavailable until a selected date and timezone.
- Scheduled close: automatically stops new submissions at a selected date and timezone.
- Closed message: custom title and description shown when a form is unavailable.
- Closed redirect URL: optional button that sends visitors elsewhere.
Good uses:
- Event registration windows.
- Hiring application deadlines.
- Time-limited research studies.
- Forms that should pause while you make major changes.
Password protection
Password protection restricts access to people who know the password.
Use it for:
- Internal surveys.
- Private customer feedback.
- Small-group forms.
- Draft review by stakeholders.
Password protection is useful for basic access control, but it is not a substitute for collecting only the data you truly need and applying proper privacy practices.
Spam and duplicate protection
Use reCAPTCHA for public forms that are likely to attract bots or spam.
Use unique submissions when only one response should be accepted per identifier. The unique key can be based on a field value, such as email, or a metadata value, such as a known external ID.
Examples:
- One vote per email address.
- One registration per employee ID.
- One feedback response per customer ID.
Branding visibility
Use the Mokaform branding setting to control whether Mokaform attribution appears on the form. If you disable it, test the footer area on desktop and mobile so the final page still feels complete.
PRO feature
Removing Mokaform branding is available on PRO.
Social preview and SEO
The meta settings control how the form appears in browser tabs, search results, and social media cards.
PRO feature
Saving custom link preview metadata is available on PRO.
Recommended fields:
- Title.
- Description.
- Site name.
- Icon.
- Thumbnail image.
- Search indexing preference.
Enable indexing only for public forms that should appear in search engines. Keep indexing disabled for private, internal, time-limited, or campaign-specific forms.
Pre-publish checklist
- The language matches the audience.
- Required fields are truly required.
- The form is open when respondents need it.
- Scheduled close uses the correct timezone.
- Passwords and closed messages were tested in an incognito window.
- reCAPTCHA is enabled for exposed public forms.
- Duplicate submission rules use a reliable field.
- Social preview title and image look correct.