Form Builder - Pre-sale Question

[Anubis]

I am trying to determine if the Form Builder module is suitable for my project. The project has a 9-step form where each step is on a different page. Does Form Builder allow this functionality of keeping at answers stored and only sumbit once the visitor completes the last step?

Or do Form Builder forms all have to be on the same page?

[ryan]

FormBuilder is for building one form at a time. While you could fake a multi-page UI with dependencies, or even connecting multiple forms, It sounds like your needs might be more consistent with a survey or application software. I'm not aware of any good non-hosted solutions in this area, but something like WuFoo or SurveyMonkey might be a good one to look at. Google also has a form tool that can populate into their own spreadsheets, and it supports multi-page (and at no cost). Though the forms themselves are pretty limited and not so customizable. Still, they are worth looking at. But I would check WuFoo first. 

[Anubis]

Thank you, Ryan, I can do these forms no problem if I used my own CMS system but I wanted to try Processwire and this was one of the client requirements.

I appreciate your speedy reply.

[ADONIS]

Ryan, I will use Processwire to establish platform for hosting solutions for ecommerce and webdesign. They will log in from my site and they will edit their sites/stores. If I will want the FormBuilder I will have to get the Agency form correct?

[Torsten Baldes]

Hi there,

right now i'm evaluating the possible use of Form Builder for registrations for events and i have some pre-sale questions for this:

1. Is it possible to use one form on multiple pages and populate one form field with data from the page (event name and date)?

2. Is it possible to build a kind of double-opt-in, where the user gets an auto-response with a link, which he has to click to finish the registration (e.g. using the api and do something like $field->set("opt-in", "1"))

3. Am i right, that i don't have to use the iframe embed method and could also output the raw html of my form?

Thanks!

[apeisa]

1. Possible, but not out of the box. Probably easier, when you don't use iFrame, but embed directly as html (see section 3.)

2. Not out of the box, but possible.

3. Yes.

If you have need for multiple different kind (and often complex forms), then FormBuilder is gonna be huge help in your project. If registration form is always the same, you are probably better with custom form.

[Torsten Baldes]

Thanks apeisa!

I looked at form builder because of the built-in saving of entries. I guess it's the way to go for me and i hope i can figure out my problem no. 2.

[Ivan Gretsky]

Could you please explain how to embed form without the iframe (no. 3 in the list above)?

[Ivan Gretsky]

I found the answer to my question in another topic. Linking it here for seekers to come )

[LostKobrakai]

I've a small question, too. Does FormBuilder include client-side validation?

Edit: Another one came up. Is there any kind of field interaction, like showIf or multiple select boxes, which depend on the respective predecessor.

[apeisa]

No js library used in frontend validation, but browsers own implementation works in most situations. Native field dependencies are available for form builder also.