{"id":2558,"date":"2022-07-25T16:54:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T16:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.123formbuilder.com\/docs\/?p=2558"},"modified":"2024-04-19T09:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:56:03","slug":"can-i-remove-the-autofocus-from-the-first-input-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.123formbuilder.com\/docs\/can-i-remove-the-autofocus-from-the-first-input-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I remove the autofocus from the first field?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The autofocus on the first field is usually useful. However, there are situations when it gets in the way of a clean user experience. For example, if there is more textual content at the beginning of your form (an HTML block containing information or instructions). In such cases, you really don&#8217;t want the cursor to jump on the first input field automatically since the information above would go unseen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the recent changes made to our platform, autofocus is automatically disabled. However, if you have older forms on which autofocus is still on, you can disable it easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <b>Publish<\/b> -&gt; <b>Embed form<\/b> section. Right below the title of the section, you have the option of disabling Autofocus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.marketing123.123formbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/image-114.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.marketing123.123formbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/image-114-1024x297.png\" alt=\"Autofocus\" class=\"wp-image-47027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.marketing123.123formbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/image-114-1024x297.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.marketing123.123formbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/image-114-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.marketing123.123formbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/image-114-768x223.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.marketing123.123formbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/image-114-1536x445.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.marketing123.123formbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/image-114.png 1593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The autofocus on the first field is usually useful. 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