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Situation: I have multiple store branches, i need customer to select which branch he will pickup the order. Then On Submit, the whatsapp number will need to be the corresponding whatsapp number of the store branch he selected. Can i ask for help how to do this?

You can configure your WhatsApp number in your form and allow users to submit their response to WhatsApp. When a user submits the form, Neartail composes their order as a message and opens it in WhatsApp. Users can click on the send button to send their order as a WhatsApp message to you. Please note that this is not an automated notification, but a message that the user sends manually. Instead of configuring a WhatsApp number, you can select a form field with the WhatsApp number so that order is submitted to that number. For example, if you multiple store branches, you can create a multiple choice or dropdown question with the different branches as answer choices. You can add a short answer question with the IFS formula that automatically sets the WhatsApp number based on the selected branch. You can then configure this field with the WhatsApp number for dynamic routing. Add a field for branch locations (skip if you have already added it) In the Neartail Edit page, click on the + add question icon > enter the title "Branch location", select Multiple Choice or Dropdown question type > enter the different locations as answer choices > enable the required toggle button and click Save. Question title: Branch location Answer choices: Tibag San Vicente Matatalaib San Miguel / Maligaya Capas Branch WhatsApp Number In the Neartail Edit page, click on the + add question icon > enter the title "Branch WhatsApp", select Short answer question type > click on the gear icon for this question > Question settings page will be displayed > click Answer > enter the below IFS formula in the Calculate option and click Save. IFS(Branch Location == "Tibag", "+63XXXXXXXXXX", Branch Location == "San Vicente", "+63XXXXXXXXXX", Branch Location == "Matatalaib", "+63XXXXXXXXXX", Branch Location == "San Miguel / Maligaya", "+63XXXXXXXXXX", Branch Location == "Capas", "+63XXXXXXXXXX") Note: You must type @ and select the branch location question when adding the formula in the Calculate option. Replace +63XXXXXXXXXX with the relevant WhatsApp number. Also, the answer choice (location) added in the formula must exactly match the answer choice in the question. Simply put, it is case sensitive. Configure WhatsApp number in the form In the Neartail Edit page, click on the gear icon next to the Submit button > Button settings page will be displayed > click On submit > select Submit response to WhatsApp > click Dynamic routing > Get number from this field option will be displayed > select the "Branch WhatsApp number" field from the list and click Save. This setup will allow the customer to select a branch, and based on their selection, the corresponding WhatsApp number will be used when they submit the form.

can i share the order form to a colleague but his view is only the "Orders" tab. his restrictions are: editing the form and sharing the form to others.

You can add collaborators provide access to your team, but please note that the collaborators will have to subscribe to the paid plan using their email account once their trial ends. When you add a team member as a collaborator in the Share page for a form in Neartail, they will have the same permissions as the form creator. They will be able to edit the form, manage orders, collect responses. If you would like to the team members to only view the orders, you can sync the orders to google sheets and add them as a collaborator in google sheets.

Hello I would like to create space in Google Sheets and delete some old data that belongs to the Order Forms. But I have no rights to do so here. How can I do that? or can you give me the rights? Thanks and Greetings serge

When you export the data from Neartail Reports to Google Sheets, the first column with the unique id will be locked. You will not be able to delete data rows, but you can apply filters on the other columns as required. If you have collected a large number of responses, then you can make a copy of the form and use it to collect responses going forward. When you export the data from this form to Google Sheets, only the new responses will be synced.

I can't figure out how to properly set the discount and net price fields so that they round to the "tenths" place. Right now, the numbers do not round and so they do not look like prices.

The amount values in the form will be automatically formatted to 2 decimal places. Please note that these values when synced to google sheets will have the actual value with the corresponding decimals. If the amount is not displayed properly in the form, please share the link for your form along with a sample response.

My form has several required fields. I have the form set up so that it emails the respondents a pdf of the form and then I can typically see all of the answered questions in the form. I am noticing that in two recent form submissions, I cannot find the answers to two required questions. The form was submitted, not abandoned. Can you please advise?

You should never add required fields in the home page. If you choose to do that, then you must not add category quick navigation or products in the home page or enable the search option in your form. You have added two required fields in the home page that also have the products. Users will be able to add products to the cart, click on the cart icon to view the cart page and then click on the call to action button in the Cart page to navigate to the checkout page (P.O. Form Request) without filling the answers for the two required fields in the home page. That's why users were able to submit the response without filling all the required fields. You can either move the required fields to the "P.O. Form Request" page or split the home page into two pages. The form will have the home page with the two required fields, a page with products and the P.O. Form Request page with the summary and the contact details you would like to collect.

I am trying to add a “sold as combo” product but when I do to the preview page, it’s only showing quantity. It’s not showing the configurable options. It only shows the quantity. (Ps. It’s the last product on the first page marked “shipping”)

Hi Omuwa, when the user clicks on the add to cart button for the product set up as "Sold as combo", the quantity options will be displayed. Once the user selects the preferred quantity, it will show the customization options. Please note that you will have to use the Compact or Comfortable layout for the form with customizable products.

I need to change the Stripe sign-on tied to my NearTail

Hi Jake, login to Stripe > click on the account dropdown in the top right corner and select the Neartail connected account > click on the settings gear icon > select Profile > click Edit to update the email address. For detailed instructions, refer to the link below. https://support.stripe.com/questions/change-the-email-address-associated-with-a-stripe-account

I have a form that I do not want of this website. I Cannot seem to get it to detached from the top righthand corner (order) button

Hi - If you would like to change the form linked with your website, please login to Neartail > click on the form you would like to add as the main form on the website > Edit page will be displayed > click Share > In the Share page, click Website > click Switch form > click Confirm.

im on the testing phase of the forms i created from the template... after submitting the response, see that there is a button "CREATE YOUR OWN FORM". can this be removed? i dont want my customers to see this button.

Yes, the "Create your own form" button will be automatically removed when you subscribe to the paid plan. Please note that the branding displayed in the bottom right corner in the form will be removed only in the Premium plan and above.

can we create 2 type of discount in example: There's category A : which consist product A1, A2, A3 with disc 15% and theres category B which consist product B1, B2 with disc 20%? how do you make the formula?

You can use the TOTALIN() function to calculate the order amount for a category. Syntax: TOTALIN("category name") Note: category name that you use in the function must exactly match the name in the category page. This parameter is case sensitive. For example: If you have added a page with "Vegetables" as the title and added products in that page, then you can use TOTALIN("Vegetables") formula to calculate the total amount for products added to cart from the vegetables category page. You can then apply a discount on specific categories based on the discount code.

I get error 404 when I try to download the add-on

Hi Kathy, open an incognito window, login using the preferred google account and then install the addon from the Google Workspace marketplace. Please try this and confirm.

Your platform is great but the connections with google accounts is frustrating to say the least. I need to login from a few different google accounts but the system always tries to log you in based on what google account you are using rather than letting you choose the one you want to use. Also - once you have logged in with a google account it will not let you log into neartail using a different account on that google accounts browser as it auto logins and doesn't give you a chance to try to log out it just prompts you to pay for premium on that account without giving you a chance to log out. Quite ridiculous when you need to logon from a different computer or email account!

You can click on the login button in the Neartail website and select the preferred google account to login. Please note that it won't ask you to select the google account if you have already logged in to Neartail using your google account. If you would like to use a different google account, then you can click on your profile in the top right corner and click Logout. Once you have logged out, you can then login using a different email account. Please note that an upgrade message will be displayed if you login using an account without an active subscription. You will be able to close the upgrade message only if you are in the home page or the account page and then logout.

when users send de summary message of what they completed on the form by whatsapp there is a link to download an app from near.tl, it wasnt there before, costumers thinks is a virus and we are having many complains. How can we remove it?

The default message includes the link to the mobile app that the users can use to manage their orders. If you don't want to include this link, you can add your own custom message. Instructions below. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will open in a new tab > In the Edit page, click on the gear icon next to the Submit button > Button settings page will be displayed > click On submit > select Submit response to WhatsApp > enter the preferred message and click Save. You must use ${TEXTSUMMARY(true)} in the WhatsApp message setup to include the response summary.

Hey How can I change the "text" in the start button before the form fields? and how can I style it different?

You are currently using the Colorful theme that includes a banner at the top with the start button. You can select the preferred language in your form, but the caption for the start button in the banner cannot be customized. Colorful vs Minimal theme. You can either choose the Colorful or Minimal theme and customize the colors, fonts for your account. In the Colorful theme, the banner image will be set as a cover image that will be displayed at the top. Users will have to click on the start button to view the form. The banner image has an overlay depending on the primary, secondary color. Please note that the logo is displayed only in the footer in the Colorful theme. In the Minimal theme, the banner image will be displayed above the form title. Users will directly see the form when they open the link. You can set the primary color that will be used for the button and the secondary color will be set as the background color for the page. Login to Neartail. Click on the form to open it. Edit page will be displayed. In the Edit page, click on the profile name in the top right corner. Click Change theme. Theme settings will be displayed in the Preview page. Select Minimal or Colorful theme. Customize the colors, fonts, font sizes. Click Page. Enter the required text in the Title (header / account name), Footer option (replaces "This site belongs to..."), upload your logo (replaces the default profile picture) and click Save.

Hi, I want to know how to set the price when I face different customers with the same product. Such as the same clothes, VIP member $100, member $200, non-members $300

The product price cannot be set dynamically based on the customer type. The workaround is to create 3 different forms for Non-members, Members, VIP member and share the respective link with them to collect responses.

three questions please (: 1. Can I place a minimum-price order? for the whole order 2. can I send a costume message to several phone numbers? 3. how can I edit the Excel doc?

Minimum order amount You can add a response validation for the order amount question to enforce the minimum order amount. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Neartail Edit page, click on the order amount question to select it > click on the gear icon for this question > Question settings page will be displayed > click Answer > click on the Configure link for the Validation option > select Number, Greater than or equal to, enter the minimum amount (for example, 20), enter the custom error message and click Save. This will prevent users from submitting the form if their order total is below the specified amount. WhatsApp messages You can configure the number in your form to allow users to submits their order to WhatsApp. Please note that we Neartail does not have the option to send it to multiple numbers. Excel document You can either sync the google forms responses to google sheets or export the data from Neartail Reports to google sheets. Please note that the format of the export cannot be changed. Also, the first column with the unique id will be locked in Neartail. Sync responses to Google Sheets Login to Neartail. Click on the form to open it. Edit page will be displayed. In the Neartail Edit page, click on the form title to select it. Click on the gear icon next to the form title. Form settings will be displayed. Click Advanced. Click Launch to open Google Forms. In Google Forms, click Responses and click on the spreadsheet icon to sync responses to Google Sheets. All the fields in the form are included as columns and each row is a response. The responses will be synced in real time. Export order line items data from Neartail Reports If you used the Neartail templates to create your order form, then you will also be able export the Neartail Reports data to google sheets. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Reports > click on the sync button in the bottom right corner. This includes order status, payment status & more. When you sync the Neartail reports to Google Sheets, we create three sheets. (1) Order summary: This includes the customer contact details, amount and other fields in the form. (2) Order lineitems: This includes the order lineitems data. You can use the pivot table option on this sheet to create the aggregate reports you need. (3) Order details: This includes the quantity ordered for the products in each order. Each product will be added as a column. For products with variants, each variant will be a separate column.

Hi, When I set up my account the form I was creating was titled Sanctuary : Kenya. It seems that my account is now named Sancruary : Kenya and it is posted on all my new forms. Please help me change this. I cannot find my online profile info/account info to make the change myself.

Hi Charlie, You can customize the header title, footer, theme for your account. These settings will be applied for all the forms you create using your account. Login to Neartail. Click on the form to open it. Edit page will be displayed. In the Neartail Edit page, click on the profile name in the top right corner. Click Change theme. Theme settings will be displayed in the Preview page. Click Page. Enter the required text in the Title (header / Account name), Footer option (replaces "This site belongs to..."), upload your logo (replaces the default profile picture) and click Save. Please try this and confirm.

I am trying to enable automatic payment with Venmo, but the Venmo link only takes me to paypal. The paypal link also takes me to paypal.

Hi Mariah, the setup for both PayPal and Venmo automated payments is done through PayPal, as Venmo is a service provided by PayPal. To enable automated Venmo payments, you need to connect your PayPal Business account. Enable Payments Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Neartail Edit page, click on the gear icon next to the Submit button > Button settings will be displayed > click Enable payments > The payment options supported in your country will be displayed > click on the "Configure" link for the Venmo option listed under Automated payments > You will be redirected to connect your PayPal Business account. Follow the prompts to complete the setup and click Save. Note: Reference Transactions option must be disabled for automated Venmo payments. Instructions below. Log in to PayPal: Go to the PayPal website and log in to your account > Go to the Account Settings: Click on the gear icon (Settings) at the top right corner of the page. > Access Payments Settings: In the Settings menu, go to the “Payments” tab. > Manage Pre-approved Payments: Click on “Manage pre-approved payments.” > Find Reference Transactions: Look for the section related to Reference Transactions or recurring payments. > Disable Reference Transactions. Once you have connected your PayPal Business account, users will be able to make payments via Venmo. The payments will be processed through PayPal, and you will be able to see the transactions in your PayPal account.

How to I switch the email addresses for log in and communication?

Hi Cayce, Neartail uses google signin. We do not have the option to transfer subscriptions or ownership. The subscription is linked with the email account used to subscribe to the paid plan. Only that account can be used to customize the form and collect responses.

Frequently Asked Questions

Hello! Why do some say completed and others read PAID, I am not understanding the difference. Is there something I need to do?

Hi Katrina By default, there are four order status: Abandoned, Submitted, Completed, Trash. You cannot rename the default status, but you can choose to hide a default status. When you enable automated as well as manual payments in your form, the default order status will include Abandoned, Submitted, Paid, Completed, Trash. Abandoned orders If a user starts filling the form, but does not submit it, it will be displayed in the Abandoned status. These orders will be displayed only in the Neartail Orders page and it will not be included in Reports. Abandoned orders will have * prefixed to the order number in the Neartail Orders page. Submitted orders When the user chooses the automated payment option and submits the form, the order will be displayed under the Paid status. When the user chooses the manual payment option and submits the form, the order will be displayed under the submitted status. Once you verify the payment and update the payment status, it will be moved to the Paid status. These submitted orders will be recorded in Neartail and Google Forms. You can sync Google Forms responses to Google Sheets. Submitted orders will have # prefixed to the order number in the Neartail Orders page. The order numbers should be in sequential order. Trash orders You can move redundant orders to Trash. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Orders > In the Orders page, you can drag and drop (place the cursor on the profile image/default icon to drag) orders to the Trash status or click on an order to view the details, select the Trash status from the dropdown list for the Move to option and click Submit. Delete orders The orders in Abandoned and Trash status will not be included in the Neartail Reports. You can enable the Privacy option to delete the orders in Trash status permanently. Login to Neartail > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > click Orders> In the Orders page, click on the three dots next to the Abandoned or Trash status > You can enable or disable the privacy settings. When enabled, the orders in Abandoned and Trash status will be automatically deleted after 7 days. Please note that the Abandoned status will be hidden when the Privacy option is enabled.

Can I remove or edit my name at the bottom of my form? "Created by_______"

Hi James, You can customize the footer, header, theme, logo, but please note that this is common for all the forms you create using your account. Customize header, footer, theme Login to Formfacade. Click on the form to open it. Edit page will be displayed. Click Preview. In the Preview page, theme settings will be displayed in the right pane. Click Page. Enter the required text in the Business name (header / account name), Footer option (replaces "This site belongs to...") and click Save. You can upload your logo (square image 1:1 aspect ratio) to replace the default profile picture in the footer.

Hello, I am getting two errors on my form, when fully submitted, here are two screenshots: 1. Right at submit: https://prnt.sc/C9idKb4uTbtI 2. Another error note, which also happens on submit: https://prnt.sc/d2hkzBekDrAv Thank you!

Submit failed: Not able to update in google forms https://prnt.sc/C9idKb4uTbtI When the user submits the form, the response is recorded in Formfacade and Google Forms. If there are any issues with submitting the form or recording the responses in Google Forms, we show an error message to the user and also send a notification email to the form creator. The submit can fail because there is an issue with the form, internet connectivity issue etc. The notification email will include the error message, draft id, link to the response (abandoned or submitted). If the draft id is prefixed with the *, it indicates that the response has not been submitted. If it is prefixed with a #, it indicates that the response has been submitted. If the error for response shows "Not able to update this response in Google Forms", then this indicates that the submit was successful and the response was recorded in Formfacade, but it was not updated in Google Forms. Google Forms might reject the responses if it fails any response validations (incorrect answers, missing answers for required questions) or if you have enabled any of the features that require signin such as limit to 1 response, collect email address - verified input, send response receipts, response too large etc. You might have also noticed that sometimes Google Forms throws a "Something went wrong" error without giving any additional details. Request entity too large error https://prnt.sc/d2hkzBekDrAv You have added 28 paragraph questions in your form. When the user fills the answer for these paragraph questions along with other required questions in the form, the resulting response exceeds the size limit supported by google forms. That's why you are getting the entity too large error. To fix this, you can add a response validation for these paragraph questions to restrict the max characters or you can enable the option to not record the responses in google forms. Login to Formfacade > click on the form to open it > Edit page will be displayed > In the Formfacade Edit page, click on the form title to select it > click on the settings gear icon > Form settings page will be displayed > click Advanced > enable the toggle button for "Don't submit to google forms" and click Save. When this option is enabled, the responses will be recorded only in Formfacade.

Does this add-on allow a Google Form to be embedded into a website if the file upload feature is part of the form?

Yes, you can use the Formfacade addon to embed a google form with file upload on your website. Google Forms file upload requires login. You must customize your google form using the Formfacade addon to convert this into a html file upload to allow users to upload files without login. You can subscribe to the Formfacade - Embed paid plan. This plan is suitable for occasional light use cases that require collecting files. You get a 10mb max size per file with a total file storage of 1gb. Only the form owner can access the files one at a time after they login with their google account. Formfacade - Embed https://formfacade.com/embed/pricing.html If your requirement is to collect large files and collaborate with your team, you should also subscribe to the file upload plan 10gb, 100gb or 1tb. You can increase the max file size to up to 1gb per file (depends on the plan), the number of files per file upload question, restrict file types, enable unlisted links to allow anyone to access the files, add collaborators to provide access to specific users and use our addon to sync the uploaded files to your google drive. Formfacade - File upload https://formfacade.com/file-upload/pricing.html Convert to html file upload + Sync to drive https://formfacade.com/file-upload/google-forms-file-upload-sync-to-google-drive.html