Payload CMS Forms: Build & Submit (EASY Tutorial for Beginners!)

Learn how to use the Payload CMS Form Builder plugin from scratch! This step-by-step tutorial starts with a blank project and guides you through creating a simple contact form, capturing submissions, and even adding file uploads. Perfect for developers new to headless CMS.

What you'll learn:
Installing the Payload CMS Form Builder plugin
Creating forms in the admin panel
Rendering forms in a Next.js application
Handling form submissions
Displaying confirmation messages
Overriding form and submission behavior for advanced features (like file uploads!)
Working around limitations

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⏱️ Chapters
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00:00 - Intro: Payload CMS Form Builder & Next.js (No Prior Experience!)
00:45 - Starting with a Blank Payload CMS Project
02:01 - Your First Payload User & The Admin Panel
02:53 - Installing the Form Builder Plugin (NPM Install)
03:53 - Configuring the Payload Form Builder Plugin
04:25 - Creating a Simple Contact Form (in the Admin)
06:15 - Next.js Frontend: Fetching Form Data (API Call)
10:03 - Next.js: Dynamically Rendering Form Fields
12:05 - Next.js: Handling User Input (onChange)
12:35 - Next.js: Form Submission (onSubmit & API Post)
14:57 - Displaying the Confirmation Message (Rich Text)
19:37 - Advanced: Adding File Uploads (The Workaround!)
20:20 - Form Overrides: Custom Fields for File Uploads
22:16 - Submission Overrides: Linking Files to Submissions
23:53 - Frontend: Showing the File Input Field
25:19 - Frontend: Uploading the File (Before Submission)
28:05 - Debugging the File Upload (Fixing a Common Issue!)
32:45 - Summary & Wrap-up: Forms, Submissions, File Uploads


🔗 Helpful Links
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Payload Concepts - https://payloadcms.com/docs/getting-s...
Payload Form Builder Plugin - https://payloadcms.com/docs/plugins/f...

MORE ABOUT PAYLOAD
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Payload is the Next.js fullstack framework. Write a Payload Config and instantly get:

A full Admin Panel using React server / client components, matching the shape of your data and completely extensible with your own React components
Automatic database schema, including direct DB access and ownership, with migrations, transactions, proper indexing, and more
Instant REST, GraphQL, and straight-to-DB Node.js APIs
Authentication which can be used in your own apps
A deeply customizable access control pattern
File storage and image management tools like cropping / focal point selection
Live preview - see your frontend render content changes in realtime as you update
Lots more

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