This action lets a Bricks Form submission increment a counter and, optionally, write the updated counter value back into one of the form fields. It is designed for use cases such as “first N sign-ups,” stock/seat tracking, or simple submission counters that must increment on each successful submission.
Settings
After adding a Form element in Bricks, open Actions and select Counter. A dedicated Counter group becomes available with the following controls:
Counter
Type: Select
What it does: Choose which counter to increment on submit.
Notes:
If no counters exist, the panel shows a helper link to add a new one under Dynamic Toolbox → Counters.
The action will not run unless a valid counter is selected.
Increment By
Type: Number
Default:
1Range: Minimum
1Dynamic data: Supported. You can use Bricks dynamic tags; the value is rendered at runtime before validation.
Validation: If the resolved value is not a positive integer, the action falls back to
1.
Field To Update (optional)
Type: Select (maps existing form fields)
What it does: Writes the incremented counter value into the selected form field.
Recommendation: Use a Hidden field to store the value without exposing it to users.
Why it matters: Any actions that execute after the Counter action (e.g., email, webhook, integrations) can read this field and receive the latest counter value.
Interaction with other Bricks Form actions
Because the incremented value can be written back to a form field, any subsequent Bricks Form action can consume it (e.g., include it in emails, pass it to webhooks, or store it via other actions).