To set up Form Steps in Dapple, open Form Builder, click Design & Settings, Steps, New Step to create each section. Add a title and description for each step (creators see both), then drag fields from your form into the relevant step. Reorder steps as needed. Combine with conditional logic by setting rules in the All Steps view.
What Are Form Steps?
Form Steps divide your submission form into separate sections that applicants complete one at a time. Instead of seeing everything at once, creators move through the form in stages — for example:
Step 1: Personal Details
Step 2: Project Information
Step 3: Uploads
Step 4: Payment
Each step feels contained and achievable. See here for more info on what steps are and why they are useful.
Where do I see my existing Form Steps?
Open the project → Form Builder.
Click Steps in the top navigation.
You'll see a list of your current steps. New forms have one default step called 'Form'.
Where do I configure my existing Form Steps?
Open the project → Form Builder.
Click Design & Settings in the top navigation.
Select Steps in the menu.
You'll see a list of your current steps and an option to add another step.
How to add a new step
Click Add Step.
Add a Title (e.g. 'Creator Info'). This title is shown to the creator on the form.
Add a Description if useful — a short explainer of what this step covers.
Save.
Once saved, the new step appears in your Steps list. The step title and its description appear written in the top left-hand corner of every step on the submission form.
How to move fields into a step
Open View All Steps in Form Builder. This will show all steps in one single page.
Scroll to find the field you want to move.
Drag the field into the relevant step.
If you've built fields without thinking about steps, this is where you assign every existing field to the right step. Take your time — the order creators see is the order fields appear within each step.
What's a typical step structure?
Most successful forms use 4–5 steps. Use these as a template:
Step 1 — Creator Info: contact details, portfolio links, social media, basic information about the person.
Step 2 — The Why: why this creator is applying, why they're a fit for the opportunity.
Step 3 — About the Work: title, category, description of what's being submitted.
Step 4 — Supporting Materials: uploads, attachments, links to portfolios or external work.
Step 5 — Declarations & Payment: terms, AI disclosure, submission fee.
How to reorder steps
Select the Step you want to move and drag it into the desired position
Save.
Duplicate steps
Once you have configured your step and its fields, you should use the duplicate button to replicate the step, its rules and all the fields contained within that step.
Conditional logic across steps
If you want a step to show or hide steps based on an answer from a different step, set the conditional rules. An example, a creator selects from a dropdown of 1-5 entries in the first step. When a number is selected, based on that answer, the corresponding number of entry steps can then be programmed to show. Creator selects 3 = 3 individual steps appear.
When the conditional logic option is selected, the step can then be programmed like conditional logic in fields. In this example, the 3 entries step will always show when a creator selects 3 OR 4 OR 5 entries.
Here's more information on Setting Up Conditional Logic.
Add a Review Step
If you want to add an extra step at the end where an applicant can review all the answers they've given before they submit, head to the Form Builder settings > Basic Settings > Show Review Stage
Doing this will then create a final Review step.
What does the applicant experience?
On the public form, applicants see one step at a time with Next and Previous buttons at the bottom. They can:
Move forward step-by-step.
Go back to a previous step to edit earlier answers.
Leave and return — their progress autosaves at every step.
See an overview of all the steps included in a form.
This is especially powerful on mobile. Instead of endless scrolling, creators get a guided, manageable flow.
Best practice for designing steps
Keep steps balanced — don't overload one step and leave another with three fields.
Name steps clearly — 'Creator Info', 'About the Work', 'Payment' beats 'Section 1', 'Section 2'.
Use steps to build momentum — start with easy fields, build toward uploads or payment.
Test the full flow as a creator before going Public. Walk through every step on desktop AND mobile. Test every permeation to .