Hidden Fields gating, auto-save, and editor improvements
Hidden fields now require Pro or Business. Content blocks save automatically. The template variable picker got a dedicated button.
Three changes today, all focused on tightening up how hidden fields and content blocks work in practice.
Hidden fields are now a paid feature. The visibility toggle, publish panel, and embed code generation all check your plan before letting you use hidden fields. Free plan users see the option but can’t activate it. On the server side, submissions from free plans have hidden field values stripped out, so there’s no way around it. If you’re already on Pro or Business, nothing changes for you.
Content blocks auto-save every edit. The Save button is gone. Every change you make to a content block persists the moment you make it. This matches how the rest of the IntakeBot editor works and removes a step that tripped people up (forgetting to save, losing edits on navigation).
The template variable picker moved. Instead of typing / and scrolling through the slash menu to find field variables, there’s now a dedicated button in the rich editor toolbar. Click it, pick a field, and {{field_name}} drops in. Faster, especially when you have a lot of fields.
What's included in this release
Hidden fields are now a Pro+ feature with plan-based gating on the visibility toggle, publish panel, and embed code generation. Server-side enforcement strips hidden field values for free plans and preserves them correctly on submission completion. Content blocks now auto-save every edit instantly — no more Save button. The rich content editor replaces the slash-command field variable picker with a dedicated template field button for faster variable insertion.
