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

Lets Work Together
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- 2 week AI Sprint - https://www.clearlyinnovative.com/ai-mvp
- MVP Project - https://www.clearlyinnovative.com/valued-experience

⏱️ 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-started/concepts
- Payload Form Builder Plugin - https://payloadcms.com/docs/plugins/form-builder

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

🔥 Recent Payload Content
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* Need Real-Time Data (websockets) in Payload CMS? Watch This NOW!
https://youtu.be/l3InbfMi2yE
* Quick Payload 3 Custom Component Example - https://youtu.be/W_Da3Sp4Lgw
* Real Time Chat - https://youtu.be/9ll-8KkRWjo
* Payload CMS And React Router 7 - https://youtu.be/KGJa08OBlSw
* Custom Dynamic Select Component - https://youtu.be/yJFbOzPD0oA
* Custom Text Field Components - https://youtu.be/EX_DeZtuOqc
* Firebase Auth Integration - https://youtu.be/VVODoojcoik
* Custom List View Component - https://youtu.be/6avHMMyM8Eg
* Fullstack ToDo with Payload CMS - https://youtu.be/9SZYwfkerZY

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Видео Payload CMS Forms: Build & Submit (EASY Tutorial for Beginners!) канала Aaron Saunders