Customizing your program application form

Learn how to customize your program application form to collect the right information you need and select the best partners to work with for your program.

This feature is only available on Business plans and above.

What is the program application form?

The program application form collects the information you want from people applying to your program. Use it to ask about websites, social accounts, experience, audience size, or any details that help you decide who to accept.

On Dub, you can create a custom application form for each partner group in your program. This is helpful for collecting different information from different partner types – e.g. influencers vs affiliates vs resellers.

By default, when you create a new partner group, it reuses the application form details from your default partner group, but you can always edit them afterwards.

Where to find the application form builder?

From your Groups page, open the partner group you want to tailor the application form for.

From the tab navigation, click Branding, then in the content panel, choose Application form to open the editor.

For your convenience, here’s a quick link that brings you directly to the application form builder for your program’s default group.

Mandatory fields

Name, email, and country are always required and appear at the top of every form. You cannot remove or rename them.

Editing and adding fields

Hover over form content in the builder to reveal actions for adding, editing, deleting, and reordering fields. Content that appears above the form can only be edited. This keeps the page layout consistent for applicants.

Input field types

Click Insert field to open the selector, then pick the input type you want to add.

Short text

Use for short answers like names, one-line bios, or URLs.

Option	Details	Example
Input label	The text above the field	”Link to your top social profile”
Input placeholder	Guidance shown inside the empty field	”x.com/steventey”
Required	Make the field mandatory	Yes
Max characters	Set a character limit when needed	120

Long text

Use for longer responses that need multiple lines.

Option	Details	Example
Input label	The text above the field	”Tell us about your content strategy”
Input placeholder	Guidance shown inside the empty field	”Describe your approach to creating and sharing content…”
Required	Make the field mandatory	Yes
Max characters	Set a character limit when needed	500

Dropdown

Best when you have more than five options. You can add, reorder, and delete options at any time.

Option	Details	Example
Input label	The text above the field	”Which platforms do you use?”
Required	Make this field mandatory	No
Allow multiple selections	Toggle this to allow more than one choice	Yes (for checkboxes)
Options	The choices the applicant sees	”Instagram”, “TikTok”, “YouTube”, “LinkedIn”, “X (Twitter)“

Multiple choice

The multiple-choice input can serve multiple purposes:

1. Radio - A list of items that an applicant can select only one from
2. Checkbox - A list of items that an applicant can select one or many from

By default, the initial input is set to the radio option, but the input can adapt to your needs.

Option	Details	Example
Input label	The text above the field	”What’s your primary content focus?”
Required	Make the field mandatory	Yes
Options	The choices the applicant sees	”Tech & SaaS”, “Business & Finance”

Image upload

Add an image field to your application so partners can share proof, examples, or supporting materials.

Option	Details	Example
Input label	The text above the field	”Analytics screenshots”
Allow multiple images	Enable partners to upload multiple images. Minimum 2, and maximum 10.
Required	Make the field mandatory

Website and socials

Ask for specific website or social accounts. Toggle each network on or off and mark any required. For example, you might require Instagram but make X optional.

You can only add one website and socials section per form. If one is already present the input type will not appear in the Insert field menu.

Publishing your changes

When you are ready, click Publish in the top right to make your changes live.