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Adding a Form to a Page

Adding a Form to a Page

Activating a Form

Before a form may be added to a page it must be made active. To activate a form go to Administration -> Modules -> Forms. The following view will be presented:

Forms module activate a form

1. Check to make the appropriate form active

Form Module Page Element

1. Drag and drop the Forms element to to the page or template:

Forms module element icon

2. Configure the element. The following view will be presented:

Forms

3. Edit/configure:

Form Name

Select the appropriate form. 

Submissions Limit Reached Message

If the submissions limit has been activated,  enter an appropriate message to displayed when the limit is reached.

Reference Name

The forms module generates a notification email. If required, enter an appropriate reference name for the email, this reference name appears in the subject line of the email.

Message Subject

Enter an appropriate subject for the email

Message Body

Enter an appropriate body for the email

Show message body before form data

Check if required.

Exclude form data

If required, check to hide the details of the form response from the notification email. It is recommended that this option is checked when collecting end user data, as sending personal data via email is a breach of data protection laws.

Allow Save

If required, check to allow end users to save the form for completion at a later date. By default, saved forms are stored for thirty days.

Redirect on Form Submission

If required, click Change to select a page to be presented once the form is submitted.

Submit button text

If required enter a custom text for the submit button.

Reset button text

If required enter a custom text for the reset button.

Save button text

If required enter a custom text for the save button.

Form Browser Page

If a Form Browser is being used to manage responses, select the appropriate page.

Submission Workflow

Select the appropriate option.

External recipient

If required, add the email addresses of one or more external recipients for the notification email.

Add recipients

If required, check Add Recipients to select recipients for the notification email from a list of Easysite users.

Email Respondent

If required, check to send the notification email to the individual submitting the form.

Treat Current User as Respondent

If a logged in public or system user has submitted the form, check to send the notification email to the email address associated with their Easysite account.

On Submission Show Preview

If required, check to present a summary of  the users' responses.

Message

If the preview option is enabled the end user will be presented with a summary of their response, together with the options to confirm (proceed with submission) or cancel (return to the form to make amendments). Enter appropriate explanatory text for this option.

On Submission Show Confirmation Message Only

Check to hide the form after submission.

Message

Enter an appropriate confirmation message.

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