Better Drag-and-Drop for Easier Form Builder UX

The form builder UX inside GoHighLevel just got a solid upgrade. You can now drag and drop fields exactly where you want them without anything shifting or breaking your layout.

Before this fix, it wasn’t clear where things would land. You might try to move a question and end up swapping it with something else. That made form edits feel more frustrating than they should be.

Now it’s simple. Drag a field or question, drop it where it belongs, and it stays put. This works in both the form builder and quiz builder. The logic is now consistent across the board, which means less guesswork and a better form builder UX every time you use it.

This change makes building clean, professional forms a lot easier for agencies and their clients.

The form builder UX in GoHighLevel used to have a strange bug. When you tried to move a field, it didn’t always land where you dropped it. Sometimes it would swap places with another item. Other times it would shift the whole layout.

This made it harder to build clean forms, especially when you had a lot of fields. It also caused small mistakes that could slip past you until someone filled out the form.

With this fix, the form builder UX now behaves the way it should. When you move a field, it inserts right before the one you hover over. Nothing gets replaced. Nothing jumps out of order.

That one change makes editing forms and quizzes faster, smoother, and a lot more predictable.

When the form builder UX works right, you don’t have to think about it. You just build, move things around, and it does what you expect. That’s how it should be.

Before this update, a small drag-and-drop change could mess up your whole layout. You’d spend extra time fixing it or second-guessing every move. That’s not great when you’re on a deadline or trying to keep a client happy.

Now, with the improved form builder UX, you can build faster and trust the tool. It removes a common frustration and lets you focus on the content, not the clicks.

For agencies and teams who build a lot of forms or quizzes, this saves time and reduces mistakes. It’s a quiet win that makes daily work easier.

This update improves the form builder UX by making field movement simple and predictable. Follow these steps to use the new drag-and-drop behavior inside your forms or quizzes.

• The Main Menu on the Left side of your screen has all the main areas that you work in when using GHL

1.1  Click on the Sites Menu Item.

• Access the ‘Sites’ section of GoHighLevel

1.2  Choose either ‘Forms’ or ‘Surveys’

• Select the builder that matches your project. For this demo we will use Forms

1.3 Click on Forms menu

• This will open the Forms Dashboard where you can access the available forms

2.1 Open the specific form you want to update

2.2 Click the name of your existing form to open the form builder.

• Inside the Form Builder explore how this update works

3.1 Click the “+” icon on the left side to access the form elements.

3.2 Find the item you want to move

• This can be a question, field, or section.

3.3 Click and hold the item

• Keep your mouse button held down as you drag.

3.4 Watch for the blue drop line

• This shows exactly where your item will be inserted.

3.5 Release to insert

• The field drops in place, right before the line, without swapping anything.

• Make sure your layout looks clean before publishing.

4.1 Click ‘Save’ in the top-right corner

• This keeps your changes.

4.2 Use ‘Preview’ to double-check the layout

• Review on both desktop and mobile if needed.

That’s it. The updated form builder UX does the rest. No more weird swaps or misplaced fields. Just clean layout controls every time.

If you want to keep your forms clean and easy to edit, these tips can help you get the most out of the updated form builder UX:

• Group related fields together using section breaks. It makes large forms easier to manage.
• Use short field names while editing. It helps you spot what you’re moving faster.
• Avoid rapid dragging. Pause for a second to let the blue drop line show clearly.
• Preview after major edits to make sure everything is in place.
• Keep a copy of complex forms before making big layout changes.

Now that drag-and-drop behaves the way it should, you can focus on designing a better flow instead of fixing what moved by mistake.

This update may seem small, but it solves a problem that affected a lot of users. When drag-and-drop doesn’t work right, it slows everything down. That’s why this fix matters.

It shows that GoHighLevel is improving the form builder UX in ways that make real work easier. You no longer have to fight the layout or waste time cleaning up simple moves.

For agencies, this means fewer layout issues, faster builds, and less time spent explaining how the builder works. You can trust the tool to do what it should and focus more on the results.

It’s a quiet improvement that will save time every week.

This update makes form edits feel right again. The form builder UX now works the way most users expect. You move a field, it goes where you drop it. Simple.

If you’ve avoided editing forms because of the old drag-and-drop behavior, now is a good time to try again. You will notice the difference right away.

This small fix helps you build faster, with fewer errors. It also makes it easier to teach clients or team members how to use the form builder.

The next time you’re building out a form or quiz, give it a test. It’s smoother now. And it just works.