Form settings

Each form has its own settings for how it handles applications. Open them from the form editor with the Form settings button (the gear), or from the ··· menu on the form's Responses page. Changes save as soon as you flip a toggle.

Accepting applications

"Currently accepting submissions" opens and closes the form. Turn it off and the form stops taking applications; turn it back on to reopen it. It's the same switch as publishing and closing a form (see Form statuses).

If the role has a deadline, set a closing date here rather than remembering to close the form yourself. Candidates see the date on the form, and Binary closes it automatically at the end of that day.

A draft can't take applications, so this toggle stays locked until you publish. Publishing turns it on for you.

One application per person

Turn on "Limit to one submission" to stop the same person applying twice. Binary tells applicants apart by their email, so this also turns on "Verify email on submission": candidates get a one-time code by email and enter it before their application goes through. While the limit is on, verification stays on.

You can also use email verification by itself, without the limit, when you just want every email address to be real.

If someone who already applied opens the form again, they're told it accepts one submission per person and to contact you if they need to change anything.

Where the job appears

"Show on public page" lists the form on your public page while it's accepting applications. Turn it off for a role you'd rather share only by direct link. See Set up your public page.

"Show on LinkedIn page" sends the job to your LinkedIn company page. It appears once LinkedIn is connected for your workspace (see Post your open jobs to LinkedIn). LinkedIn picks up jobs on its own schedule, so a new one can take 6 to 12 hours to show up.

If the LinkedIn toggle is greyed out, hover over it to see why. Usually the job is missing a title or description, the form is closed, or the workspace isn't on a paid plan. Reopening a closed form sends the job back to LinkedIn if you had it turned on.

After someone applies

When candidates finish, they see "We have received your submission." Binary doesn't send them a confirmation email, so this screen is your chance to set expectations: when they'll hear back, what the next step is, or who to contact.

To write your own, turn on "Custom success message", click Customize, and save your text. Turn the toggle off to go back to the default.

Reply notifications

With "Notify when candidates reply" on, your team gets an email whenever a candidate on this form replies to you. It's on by default, and replies from archived candidates don't send an email. If several people would get these emails, use Manage recipients to choose who does. Your own email preferences live in Notifications.

Notes & limits

• Settings apply to one form only.
• Anyone who can open the form in Binary can change its settings.