How to restrict user from going to the next page before Countdown ends?

Hello we would like to restrict our user to the same page before the countdown timer runs out, is there anyway we could do this?

Here is the URL: https://form.jotform.com/241311513583044

Hi Tentram,

Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. To restrict the user from going to the next page when the Countdown Widget ends you can set the fields as "Required" In this way it will restrict the user from going to the next page without filling out the fields. Let me show you how:

1. In Form Builder, select the fields in your form and click the Gear icon to open the field settings.
2. Under the General tab, Toggle On the Required section.

Check out the screencast of the result below:

If that’s not exactly what you’re looking for, can you explain a bit more so I can help you better?

Give it a try and let us know how it goes.

Hi Tentram,

Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. This would be possible by creating a Conditional Logic on your form. It's easy to do. Let me walk you through it:

1. In your Form Builder, go to Settings at the top.
2. Click on Conditions on the left.
3. Then choose and configure your desired conditional logic type.
   
   

Here are the conditional logic types you can do:

• Show/Hide Field — Change form elements’ visibility. Useful for showing follow-up questions or implementing conditional access to form fields.
  See How to Show or Hide Fields Conditionally for more details.
• Update/Calculate Field — Assign a value or perform calculations to form fields.
  See How to Insert Text or Calculation Into a Field to learn more.
• Enable/Require/Mask Field — Toggle form fields’ “required” flags or implement an input mask.
  See How to Conditionally Make a Field Required and How to Set an Input Mask Conditionally for more information.
• Skip To/Hide a Page — Skip Logic allows you to jump to or change the visibility of a form page.
  See How to Skip Pages Using Conditional Logic to see more details.
• Change the Thank You Page — Display a custom message or redirect your form after submission. 
  See How to Change Your Thank You Message Using Conditional Logic and How to Redirect Your Form Conditionally for more information.
• Change E-mail Recipient — Override your default email alerts.
  See How to Send Emails Conditionally to learn more.

After that, you can save and test your interactive form. Please make sure that the condition is working properly before adding more conditions.

You can also set a Required Field on your form, you check out our guide here on how to do that.

Give it a try and let us know if you need any help.

Hello Joeni

Thankyou for your assistance, but it seems that making the countdown widget "Required" only makes the user to need to click the next button 2 times before going on to the next page. What we wanted to do is to restrict the user to stay in one page until the countdown widget ends, after the countdown widget reaches zero only then the user will be allowed to go to the next page, is that possible to do in Jotform?

Hi Tentram,

I'll need a bit more time to check on this. I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Hi Tentram,

To clarify, you want to restrict users to stay on a single page until a countdown widget reaches zero. Once the countdown ends, only then should users be allowed to navigate to the next page. I explored various workarounds and came up with a solution. By adding a Timer widget and a Form Calculation widget, you can set up a condition to show the Page Break once the timer reaches a certain time (in seconds). Let me show you how:

1. In Form Builder, click on Add Form Element.
2. Under Widgets, search for Form Calculation & Timer and add it to your form. 
3. Click on the Timer widget, and then click on the Wand icon.
4. Under Display Timer, select No.
5. Click on Update Widget.
6. Right-click on the Form Calculation widget and select Hide.
7. Click on the Wand icon, and set the Calculation. You can copy the calculation below:
8. Click on Save.

Now, let's set up the show condition.

1. In Form Builder, click on Settings at the top.
2. Click on Conditions on the left, and click on Add condition.
3. Select Show/Hide Field.
4. Now, set up the conditions. You can copy my conditions as shown below.
5. Lastly, click on Save.

The value should be set in seconds. Repeat this process for the other pages as needed.

Here's my result:

Once the countdown ends or reaches zero, the Next button will be conditionally displayed, allowing the user to navigate to the next page. Here's my demo form. You can clone it to test or inspect.

Give it a try, and let us know if you need more help.