Title: How can I create partial forms
Last modified: February 23, 2021

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# How can I create partial forms

 *  Resolved [nobbiexxx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nobbiexxx/)
 * (@nobbiexxx)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-create-partial-forms/)
 * I have a large custom post with many custom fields.
    The front end form would
   be too big to be on one page so I want to split it into 3 different forms over
   3 individual pages, how can I achieve that?

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 *  [laymonk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laymonk/)
 * (@laymonk)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-create-partial-forms/#post-14119771)
 * This is easy in ACF Pro, using tabs (field type). When you define a field type
   of ‘tab’ in ACF, it creates exactly that ( a new tab, or form section … exactly
   as you want). All the fields you want to be in that tab/section will need to 
   go under the tab.
 * So, in your case, your field ordering could look like:
    field-1: type=tab: (tab-
   1) – field-2 – field-3 – field-4 – …. field-5: type=tab (tab-2) – field-6 – field-
   7 – field-8 – …. field-9: type=tab (tab-3) – field-10 – field-11 – field-12 –….
 * And of course, you can drag the fields around to position in the tabs you want.
   ACF tabs work at the backend, but ACF-E brings those tabs to the front-end using
   shortcodes to display them in any textarea field (even in page builders)
 * ie, use ACF Pro to define your structure (including tab groups) when defining
   your field groups, and then use ACF-Extended forms to make those tabs work in
   the front-end.
 * Read more about ACF tabs here: [https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/tab/](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/tab/)
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by [laymonk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laymonk/).
 *  Plugin Author [Konrad Chmielewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hwk-fr/)
 * (@hwk-fr)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-create-partial-forms/#post-14120142)
 * Hello,
 * Thanks for the feedback! As [@laymonk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laymonk/)
   pointed out, Tabs logic can be a solution here (quite interesting solution BTW,
   I didn’t think about it in the past lol). But if I recall correctly, Tabs work
   on front-end without ACF Extended, when using the native [ACF Form](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/acf_form/)
   feature (which is similar, but different to the [ACF Extended Form](https://www.acf-extended.com/features/modules/dynamic-forms)
   feature).
 * Other than the Tabs solution, fully compatible ACF Extended Form Multi-Step feature(
   with previous & next buttons) will come in a future patch. In the meantime, you
   can already chain Forms and display them in certain order. That will require 
   to create different forms in the back-end, each one having their own field group&
   save logic, like this:
 * Form 1 > Success Page 1 + Form 2 > Success Page 2 + Form 3 > Final Success Page
 * Here is a usage example in the front-end:
 *     ```
       // Form 1
       if(!acfe_is_form_success()){
   
           acfe_form(array(
               'name' => 'my-form-1'
           ));
   
       // Success 1 + Form 2
       }elseif(acfe_is_form_success('my-form-1')){
   
           acfe_form(array(
               'name' => 'my-form-2'
           ));
   
       // Success 2 + Form 3
       }elseif(acfe_is_form_success('my-form-2')){
   
           acfe_form(array(
               'name' => 'my-form-3'
           ));
   
       // Success 3 (Final)
       }elseif(acfe_is_form_success('my-form-3')){
   
           echo '<h3>Success!</h3>';
   
       }
       ```
   
 * Here is the complete [documentation of the ACF Extended Form](https://www.acf-extended.com/features/modules/dynamic-forms).
 * Hope it helps!
 * Have a nice day.
 * Regards.

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 * Last reply from: [Konrad Chmielewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hwk-fr/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-create-partial-forms/#post-14120142)
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