To hide a form field from reviewers in Dapple, open Form Builder, click the field, open the Advanced tab, and tick Hide from reviewers. The field stays visible to admins but disappears from every reviewer's view of the submission. Use this for any identifying information you don't want influencing the review — names, addresses, demographics.
Why hide fields from reviewers?
Reviewers should evaluate the work itself, not the person who made it. Hiding identifying fields removes conscious and unconscious bias from the equation. Common fields to hide include:
Name
Email address
Physical address
Demographic or ethnicity information
Any other field that could introduce bias
Hidden doesn't mean deleted. The data is still captured and still visible to the admin team — it's just restricted from reviewer view.
How to hide a field
Open the Project the form belongs to.
Open Form Builder.
Click the field you want to hide.
Click Edit.
Open the Advanced tab.
Tick Hide from reviewers.
Save.
From this point on, the field stops appearing on every reviewer's view of any submission to this project.
Best practice for blind review
Hide identifying fields before opening the project for submissions.
Tell reviewers your process is blind — it builds confidence and reinforces the intent.
Only hide what you need to. Leaving relevant context in helps reviewers evaluate well.
Remember: hidden fields are still visible to the admin team, not to the public.
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