Glossary

Canvas

The visual editor where you build your form. Nodes are placed on the canvas and connected together to define the form flow.

Completion

When a respondent reaches the end screen of your form. Completions are tracked as a key metric in Analytics.

Draft

A form status. Draft forms are not accessible to respondents - they can only be edited in the dashboard. Toggle a form to Live to make it available.

End Screen

A terminal node shown when a respondent finishes the form. Can display a score, a message, and a call-to-action button. Every form has at least one.

Form

A complete Clipform experience - a sequence of connected nodes that respondents work through. Each form has its own share link, analytics, and response data.

The single identifier you give any embed or integration to point it at a form. It accepts your form's share ID - the code at the end of your share link - or a slot ID. Every embed adapter (WordPress, Wix, Framer, and the SDK's formId option) uses this one umbrella label, so you never need to know which kind of ID you're holding.

Live

A form status. Live forms are accessible to anyone with the share link or embed. Toggle back to Draft to take the form offline.

Node

A single step in a form - a question, a welcome screen, a contact form, or an end screen. Nodes are the building blocks of every form. See Node Types for the full list.

Published version

The frozen snapshot of a form that respondents actually see. Created when you publish (or first go Live). Your in-progress edits don't reach respondents until you publish a new version. See Publishing changes.

Redirect

A terminal node that sends respondents to an external URL instead of showing an end screen.

Respondent

A person who interacts with your form. A respondent who answers at least one question is counted as "Started" in analytics.

Response

A single respondent's session with your form, including all their answers, contact details, and session metadata. View individual responses in the Responses tab.

Response set

The collection of all answers from a single respondent's session. Each response set has a status: Completed, In Progress, or Abandoned.

Score

A numeric value assigned to answer options in Choice nodes. When scoring is enabled, points accumulate as respondents answer questions and can be displayed on the end screen. See Scoring and Quizzes.

The unique identifier at the end of your form's share link (e.g. the abc123 part of clipform.io/abc123). It's the value you use as your Form ID when embedding the form on a website.

The URL respondents use to access your form, in the format clipform.io/{share_id}. Found in the Share dialog in the form builder.