Forms

'List Pages and Folders' view

In this list you get an overview of all the forms you created. Forms are stored on your server as PHP files. E.g. mypage.php. These files are saved in the default directory of your Webbdaddy account (default: Forms).

In the List Forms you will find the following :

• Home 
  • This option sets the current page to the Home page of that folder 
• Page name
  • Filename of this page 
• (De)activate
  • (De)activate this page 
• Actions

Actions

• (De)activate
  Clicking on this icon will cause this item to be activated or deactivated. This way you do not need to permanently remove an item.
   Active
   Inactive
•  Edit
  • Click this icon to edit an item 
• Export
•  Remove
  • Click this icon to remove an item 
•  Check box
  • Check this box to perform Group Actions. E.g.removing multiple items in one action. 

 Add a ‘Form'

1. Click on My Website > Forms
2. Click on the  'New form' link 
3. Enter all the required fields and click 'Save' 
4. You are now redirected to your default language
5. Enter all the required fields 
   1. Page Title: this title is shown on th upper left corner of your browser 
   2. Banner: enter the banner you want to use for this page. Use the Browse button to locate the banner on the server. 
   3. Content : create the form using your form buttons
6. Enter a message that will be displayed if fields have not been entered or have been entered incorrectly
7. Enter filetypes that can be uploaded if you are using an upload button in your form. These types have to be comma separated, e.g. doc,pdf,mp3 etc.
8. Enter the maximum file size in KB or MB. Maximum allowed file size is 2MB.
9. As soon as an internet used submits the form, an automatic email will be generated containing the submitted information. Enter a title for this email so that you will recognize the email when it's emaled to you.
10. Enter the emailaddress where this automatic email will be sent to. You can enter multiple emailaddresses using a semi colon character. (Eg. me@internet.com;info@cool.eu; etc.)
11. Click 'Save and next >>'
12. In this step you can:
    1. Link to page: enter a the link to the page where you want to redirect the user after submitting the form.
    2. OR: create the retun page on submission of the form. 
    3. Repeat this action for ' unsuccessful submissions' as well. 
13. Click 'Save and next >>' **(This step is currently unavailable)**
14. You can choose to send an automatic confirmation email to the person who submitted the form. In this case you can edit the email here.
15. Click 'Save'.

 Multi language

In case you wish to translate this news item into another language, use one of the following two methods:

1. From your List view click on the  ‘Edit’ icon of the desired news item and then click on the desired language on the left of your screen.
2. From the List view click on the GREY language in the (De)activate column. Please note: this is only possible if this language link is still GREY. Once the page contains text it will automatically turn GREEN (activated). If you click on the GREEN language link it will turn RED (Deactivated) 

Edit a 'Form'

1. Click on My Website > Forms
2. Click on the'Edit' icon of the desired page
3. Select the desired language on the left of your screen 
4. Edit the page
5. Click 'Save'

Edit 'Page' properties

1. Click on My Website > Forms 
2. Click on the'Edit' icon of the desired page
   1. Click on the  'Properties' link
   2. Edit the page properties or move the page to another folder

 

 Creating Form fields

 
 How do I create a Check Box?

1.  Create of edit a Form
2. Place your cursor on the position where you want to create the field
3. Click the 'Check box' button
4. A new window will appear 
   
   
   1. Name: the name of this item must be unique.
      
      Example:
      Check this box- the item name is item1, value: red
      Check this box- the item name is item2, value: yellow
      
      The feedback in your email looks like this : Item1: red
      The feedback in your email looks like this : Item2: yellow
      
      You can also choose to group the items in your reply email. In this case you need to enter brackets '[]' behind the item Name.
      
      Example:
      Check this box- the item name is item[], value: red
      Check this box- the item name is item[], value: yellow
      
      The feedback in your email looks like this : Item: red, yellow
      
      Example:
      
      What toppings would you like?
      peperoni- the item name is toppings[], value: peperoni
      cheese - the item name is toppings[], value: cheese
      bacon - the item name is toppings[], value: bacon
      onion - the item name is toppings[], value: onion
      
      The feedback in your email looks like this : toppings: peperoni, cheese, onion
      
   2. Value: this is the value that will be returned in your email once this form is submitted. This value will help you revognize which option was selected during the complilation of the form.
      
      Example:
      Newsletter
      Item Name: Newsletter, Value: 'I would like to receive the newsletter'. When this option is checked the value is returned in the submitted form email.
      
      
   3. Selected: check this option if default for this item should be 'activated'
   4. Required: check this option if this is a required field
      
      
5. Click OK
6. Type the text that goes along with this field
   

 How do I create a radio button?

1.  Create of edit a Form
2. Place your cursor on the position where you want to create the field
3. Click the 'Check box' button
4. A new window will appear 
   
   1. Name: the name of this item must be unique if you want the items to word independently from each other. 
      
      Example of independent items:
      Click to check - the item name is item1, value: red
      Click to check - the item name is item1, value: yellow
      
      It is also possible to group items and switch between them. Activating one item deactivated the other. In this case the item name must be identical .
      
      Example of grouped items:
      Click to check - the item name is item1, value: red
      Click to check - the item name is item1, value: yellow
      
      
5. Value: this is the value that will be returned in your email once this form is submitted. This value will help you revognize which option was selected during the complilation of the form. 
   check this option if default for this item should be 'activated'
6. Selected:  check this option if this is a required field
   
   
7. Required: 
8. Click OK
9. Type the text that goes along with this field 

 How di I create a text field?

1.  Create of edit a Form
2. Place your cursor on the position where you want to create the field
3. Click the 'Check box' button
4. A new window will appear
   1. Name: the name of this item must be unique.
   2. Value: this is the value that will be returned in your email once this form is submitted. This value will help you revognize which option was selected during the complilation of the form.
   3. Enter the 'Width' and the maximun amount of characters for this field.
   4. Select the field type:
      1. Text: regular text field 
         
         
      2. Password: text is made unvisible
         
         
      3. File: this type offer the possibility to browse for files 
         
         
5. Required: check this option if this is a required field.
   
   
6. Click OK
7. Type the text that goes along with this field
   

 How do I create a textbox?

1.  Create of edit a Form
2. Place your cursor on the position where you want to create the field
3. Click the 'Check box' button
4. A new window will appear 
   1. Name: the name of this item must be unique. 
   2. Collumn: enter the number of collumns 
   3. Rows: enter the number of rows
5. Required: check this option if this is a required field.
   
   
6. Click OK
7. Type the text that goes along with this field
   

 How do I create a Dropdown? item1 item2 item3

1.  Create of edit a Form
2. Place your cursor on the position where you want to create the field
3. Click the 'Check box' button
4. A new window will appear 
   1. Name: the name of this item must be unique. 
   2. Size: number of lines 
   3. Combined: check this option to offer the possible to select multiple options holding down the CTRL key. In order to do so, you need to have a minimun of 2 lines in yout Size value.
   4. Text: enter the text in this this dropdown
   5. Value: this is the value that will be returned in your email once this form is submitted. This value will help you revognize which option was selected during the complilation of the form.
   6. Button 'Add': add dropdown items
   7. Button 'Up/Down': edit the positions of the items 
   8. Button 'Set as Selected': set an item as default item 
   9. Button 'Remove': remove an item from the list 
   10. Enter the 'Width' and the maximun amount of characters for this field.
       
5. Click OK
6. Type the text that goes along with this field
   

 How do I make a hidden Field?

1.  Create of edit a Form
2. Place your cursor on the position where you want to create the field
3. Click on the 'Hidden field' button - A hidden field can be used to recognize from which form an email has been sent. 
4. A new window will appear 
   1. Name: the name of this item must be unique. 
   2. Value: this is the value that will be returned in your email once this form is submitted. This value will help you revognize which option was selected during the complilation of the form.
      
      
5. Click OK
6. Type the text that goes along with this field
   

 Exporting

Each time a form is submitted the form information is stored in a database. You can export the data in CSV format and use it in other programs such as Excel.

1. Click Export
2. Enter the data fields. If you leave these fields blank all the data will be exported
3. Enter the field names that have to be exported. If you don't remember the field names, fill in the form so that the output is sent to you or edit your form, click once on a field, click on your right mouse button and view its properties. (Eg. name,last name,address,place,etc.) PLEASE NOTE: don't use any spaces between the field names words except for commas. Also; field names are case sensitive!
4. Click Export
5. Select the location where the file should be saved
6. Click OK