Form Builder has to be enabled from 'Standard Pages' in the 'Manage Website' menu,
- Click 'Manage website'
- Follow the link 'Use standard pages'
- Click on 'Enable' next to 'form builder'
Before you start a form it is a good idea to create a confirmation page for your form, i.e. a page that confirms the form has been submitted successfully. Note: There is a default option if you do not wish to use this. Create a confirmation page in preparation for insertion into form builder
How to create a simple form with one heading and as many questions as you need. An example of a form you could create is an address form
- Make sure you are logged in
- Click on 'Manage Website'
- Click on the link 'Standard Pages'
- Scroll down to 'form builder' and click on 'Manage this page'
- Click link to 'Add a Form'
- Give your form a name
- Use the 'select custom page' link to find your thank you (the confirmation page) page. When you click on the link a pop up box will come up and you will be able to pick the page (item) from a list. The second custom page field is for a 'cancel' page, this can be left as default.
- Click on 'OK'
- You will now see 'Edit Form' and the words 'emailed to 0 recipients' this is a link
- Click on the link and fill your chosen email recipients into the form builder by clicking on Add Item. This opens up a box for you to type the email address into. For each email address Click on Add and click on add after each email has been entered into the box
- Click on OK - The screen should now show the words 'Emailed to' however many emails you have entered into the form builder and take you back to edit form.
- Click on 'Add a question',
- Give the question a name (this is just for admin and will not appear to the public using the form)
- Type the question
- Select which question type you want to use Question and Answer Types
- You can add supporting text to the questions (which appears underneath the question itself)
- If an answer to the question is required check the box beside ‘Force the submitter to answer this question’.
- Click ‘OK’
- This will take you to the ‘Edit Question’ page where you can edit and make changes.
- To continue to add questions click on the ‘Title Name of the Form’. And click on the ‘Add Question’ link. From this page you can also add a page or add a section by clicking on ‘Add page’ or ‘Add Section’.
When you have finished designing the form click on 'Administration' and click on 'enable' to make the form live.
- To place the form on your site you need to link to it from a page you’ve already created. Click here if you need to learn how to use customised pages to create a page
- In 'Form Builder' click 'Administration' and then the name of your form which should be listed under 'Form Name'.
- Copy the web address from the ‘Published URL’ field bar which should look something like this 'http://www.bucksinfo.net/yoursitename/forms/formname'
- Open a customised page and link the URL in the usual way.