How to customize your opt-in form to any language you like

Want your opt-in form in Spanish, German, French, Portuguese—or any other language? You can translate almost every piece of text on your form so it feels natural and familiar to your audience.

Flodesk does not automatically translate your forms, but you can manually customize all visible text to match your subscribers’ language.

This works for all form types:

• Popup forms

• Inline forms

• Full page forms

• Link in bio forms

Let’s walk through how to do it.

You can customize:

• Field display names (Email, First name, Last name)

• Button text

• Headlines and body text

• Custom fields

• Success message text

Important:

• Email, First name, and Last name are default fields. You cannot change how they are mapped in your Flodesk account.

• But you can change how their names appear on your form (the display name).

This means your data stays correctly organized behind the scenes—even if the visible label is in another language.

Go to your Forms dashboard and open the form you’d like to translate.

Click directly on any form field in the main preview area.

Then, on the right sidebar under the Fields tab, click the Add field button to add First name and Last name to your form.

You can:

• Drag and drop fields to reorder them

• Mark fields as Required

Tip: If you’d like, you can add an asterisk (*) to required fields to match common formatting in your language.

On the right sidebar under the Fields tab, you’ll see the field settings.

Click into the Display name field and replace the text with your translated version.

Example:

• First name → Nombre

• Last name → Apellido

• Email → Correo electrónico

You can do this for any visible field.

To edit the button:

1. Click the button text directly on the form.

2. Click again to highlight it.

3. Type your translated version.

Example:

• “Sign up” → “Inscribirse”

• “Join now” → “Jetzt anmelden”

Click into any text block on your form and replace it with your translated copy.

Make sure to:

• Keep instructions clear and simple

• Double-check spelling and accents

• Ensure your tone matches your brand

You can also create Custom fields to collect additional information like:

• Birth month

• Location

• Favorite color

Custom fields can be labeled in any language you choose.

To keep your form clear:

• Use simple, commonly searched words in that language

• Avoid slang or regional phrases unless that’s your specific audience

• Keep instructions short and direct

• Double-check that required fields are clearly marked

If you serve multiple languages, consider creating separate forms for each language so the full experience feels consistent.

You can translate nearly every visible part of your opt-in form by editing the display names and text directly in the form builder.

• Default fields stay properly mapped behind the scenes

• You control how they appear to subscribers

• No extra tools or integrations required

This makes it easy to connect with your audience in the language they feel most comfortable using.

No. You manually edit and translate the text inside the form builder.

Yes. You can change how “Email” appears on the form (for example, “Correo electrónico”), but the system still stores it correctly as an email field in your account.

Yes. All form types can be customized to any language.

Standard system validation messages may remain in the default language (English). To fully control messaging, keep your instructions clear within the form text itself.

If you serve different language audiences, creating a separate form for each language is usually the cleanest and most user-friendly approach.

No. Changing the display name does not affect how fields are mapped in your Flodesk account. Your segments and workflows will continue working normally.

If you’re building for a global audience, translating your form is one of the easiest ways to increase trust—and conversions.