Phone number field
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The phone number field allows you to store contact details within entries. It provides an easy way to capture phone numbers for various purposes, such as following up on orders, event registrations, or job applications.
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Settings
| Setting name | Summary |
|---|---|
| Name | A text label to identify the field in an entry. |
| Field ID | A sanitised name to be used by the API. |
| Default value | The default value property sets the default content for a field when an entry is created. |
| Read only | Prevents authors from editing the field in the entry editor. |
Supported validation
This field editor supports the following validation methods:
Custom pattern matching validation
Use Matches pattern validation to check that the number you enter follows the format you expect. We have provided some examples below.
UK Phone number
^(?:+44\s?\d{4}\s\d{6}|0\d{4}\s\d{6})$
This pattern will allow the following UK formats:
- 01233 123456
- 07739 123456
- +44 7739 123456
US Phone number
If you want to capture a US telephone number you can use the following regular expression:
(^(1?)(\s?)([\s]?)(((\d{3}))|(\d{3}))([\s]?)([\s-]?)(\d{3})([\s-]?)(\d{4})+$)
- 555-555-5555
- (555)555-5555
- (555) 555-5555
- 555 555 5555
- 1 555 555 5555
- 800-692-7753
- 6505552368
Properties
Common properties
| Property name | Summary |
|---|---|
| Placeholder text | The placeholder property provides a short hint describing the expected value of a field. |
| Content guidelines | Provides guidance about the content you should add to the field. |
| Field visibility | Determines if the field should be displayed in the collapsed state when opening the entry editor. |