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An HTML form on a web page allows a user to enter data that is sent to a server for processing.

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Email Contact Form redirection in IE8

After recently testing a form using 'Email Contact Form' on IE8 I found that the redirect page does not work at all. It just sits there on the standard EE 'Thank You!' panel and does nothing. It seems ...
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Zoo Visitor and/or EE login forms fail to login using email

If memory serves correctly users where able to login using either email or username in a standard login form until a few days ago. The site uses zoo_visitor latest version and has been updated to EE ...
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Arithmetic with forms

I have a form that will help a user build up a quote for fees to move house. The first page of the form will ask the user to select their nearest location from a drop down list, they will then enter ...
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Are custom member fields not functional in the registration form if the setting for “field visible in registration page” is set to “No”

I have a number of custom member fields setup to store "yes" or "no" settings. They are used for form inputs for checkbox fields. I don't want them visible on the standard Exp Eng profile pages or on ...
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Automatically generate a form based on a channel field set?

I have a field set that's going to be growing over time. Users will be filling out forms on signup that represent this field set. Is there a way to automatically generate this sign up form based on ...
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Why Are Hidden Field Values Converted?

I'm trying to pass some information from one page to the next, in a hidden field. And I need to be able to tweak it with jQuery; so I can't just use a pure Stash solution. But for some reason the ...
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How do I strip spaces from a form field?

I have a strange issue with URLs double encoding. So for instance if I have a URL with spaces, instead of the site navigating to "url%20name" it instead navigates to "url%2520name." I'm looking at ...
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How can I stop a form submit and validate with javascript?

I've come across a form that, on the rendered page, looks like this: <form id="mx_locator" name="mx_locator" method="post" action="search-results"> <!-- form elements --> ...
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Forcing Categories in Publish Form

Using EE 2.5.5. I have a products channel with three category groups associated. How do I insure at least one category from each group is selected when the user adds or edits a product entry? Is there ...
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Member registration form without third party plugins/add-ons

I am a newbie to expressionengine. I have EE 2.5.5 purchased version. What i want to know is can i create a member registration form and explicitly ask users to register?
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Create PDF from form data then email PDF

Has anyone come across a situation where the following process is required: HTML form is completed on website Form gets submitted PDF of form details is created Generated PDF is emailed to a ...
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Spanish form field labels in DevDemon's Forms?

Is there a way to translate the form fields for devdemon's Forms (default Form Tools and Powertools label fields) in spanish? Has anyone done this before>
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Expresso Store - field:register_member default to checked

I don't want to force my customers to register as members (by using the register_member parameter on the checkout tag, but I would like to assume they'd like to by defaulting the checkbox created by ...
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Where to change text for Mailing List Form errors

I'm using the mailing list module as a newsletter signup form. I want to edit the error text that is shown if the user doesn't fill out the form correctly. Here is the error text: The form you ...
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Multi-page Safecracker forms

I'm working on a project where new members will create a channel entry using Safecracker. I have something in place but have decided I'd like to break the form up into multiple pages to better walk ...
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Exp:resso Store form created by products tag - I just want to submit a single SKU

In continuation of my thread here, I'm still interested in setting up a products form where all the SKUs are laid out, and a visitor simply clicks a button beside the SKU to add exactly one of that ...
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“invalid form id(s) submitted” error for a FreeForm Pro form

Several users are complaining about this error whenever they try to submit one of our online forms: "invalid form id(s) submitted". The problem is I can't replicate this error. Also, many people have ...
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How to create a Freeform multipage form inside of two separate form tags?

I'm trying to create a form which passes field values over multiple pages. The first part is in the footer of the website, which, when filled out, should take you to an expanded version of the same ...
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Page refresh on submission of entry_form with the text “select” in it

I'm using the exp:channel:entry_form to allow users to add content to my site. A nagging bug for quite some time has been that the page the entry form is submitted on just refreshes if the form ...
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Advance form - show a field from field group of the channel

I am new to ExpressionEngine and trying to create an advanced form. I have displayed the channel and categories associated with it as below as checkboxes: {exp:channel:categories channel="books"} ...
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How to create a multi-page rental order/catalog form with email notifications & session?

I need to create a form that allows customers to select various rental items from a large list of products. Users will be able to select the quantity of each item they require and then hit submit. ...
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Freemember Update Profile forms not working

Another day, another question! I've started using Freemember (really like the inline validation). So i have an update password form. {exp:freemember:update_profile ...
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Freeform timing out on return page

I have EE v2.5.3 and Freeform Pro 4.0.10 among other things. When submitting forms with admin notify turned on I get a server timeout error. The form data still submits to the db and I still get a ...
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Passing field values from one page to the next with Freeform Pro

I'm using Freeform Pro 4 and creating a multipage form. In the first page I have a field {freeform:field:sale_price} where the user can enter a price for their house. On the next page I then need to ...
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Setting up a comments section in expression engine

I am working on my blog/tutorial site and I have it set up so the main page displays my content and the user can click on an individual entry and go to a page that displays just that entry through my ...
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Safecracker Channel selection from radio selection

Is it possible to choose which channel a safecracker form should post to if you leave the safecracker's channel to ="" and then having a radio selection of the channel_id's?? is this even possible?
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What's the best EE Add-on for multipage / multistep forms?

I'm hoping to get some feedback from the community on what people's experiences have been with regard to setting up multipage (multistep) forms with these add-ons for a project I'm working on: ...
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How do I supress the system email message or get it to appear inside my template?

I have designed a site that is mainly modals - so there is only index page and it is all driven by scripting. (Its an artistic site and the client wanted this look and feel). I am finishing the ...
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Using Zoo Visitor, on form submit error, entered values don't fill into form

I'm doing a Zoo Visitor registration. If there's a problem with the user inputs, the errors show up fine but it blanks the form. I added code that I thought would fill the values in again but nothing ...
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How to create a form and insert form data to database in ExpressionEngine?

I am developing a website in ExpressionEngine and I am a newbie for ExpressionEngine and CodeIgniter. I want to create a form on page and want to insert it data after submission to my customized ...
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Safecracker Registration Password Field Error

I have a simple Safecracker form with email, password and password confirm fields. I tried filling up the forms with the a password less then 5 characters. When I submitted, I get this error The ...
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Adding Channel Field data inside safecracker_submit_entry_start callback function

I have Channel with fields A,B,C,D,E I have a Safecracker form that contains input elements for channel fields A,B,C I have an extension with the callback method public function ...
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Safecracker Registration Form

I have gone to the steps in this page to setup safecracker registration module. This is my form for registration. {exp:safecracker channel="members" class="form-horizontal" ...
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Undefined index: checkbox_fields error when submitting safecracker form

Here is my form {exp:safecracker channel="dummy" class="form-horizontal" dynamic_title="Place" error_handling="inline" include_jquery="no" return="test/place-form-done" ...
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Dynamic Redirection for Safecracker/Safecracker Registration Forms

I know that there is a param for safecracker/safecracker registration form called return. You could define a static url. Is there a way for a safecracker/safecracker registration form to redirect to ...
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safecracker reference issue can't find variable EE

I'm using safecracker and getting this error: Uncaught ReferenceError: EE is not defined when using safecracker. I tried this solution: http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/197571/P15 (moving ...
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How to pass form data to external php script

I need to pass a value from a form to an external php script via a url, but my code isn't working. When I submit my form, I'm expecting the url to look like this: example.com/script.php?zip=12345 but ...
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authentication on EE website from another device

Can i login to EE website from another device, ie iOS device. Basically i have a website with users, i need to login to it from a mobile phone application. Is it possible? I know that EE server ...
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How to redirect specifically dependent on Group ID selected

I'm new to this forum so hoping you can assist me with something that I've completely hit a dead end with. I basically need to specify a confirmation page dependent on Group ID selected within a ...
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ProForm forms stopped submitting, no errors

I've already emailed the plugin dev about this, but I need to get this working again as soon as possible. I have some forms created using ProForms that have been working fine. Today I noticed none of ...
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safecracker - how to specify who gets notified on form submission

As the admin of my site, I currently get notified when someone submits an entry via safecracker, but is there a way to specify which other emails or users get notified on submission?
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Authenticate is returning to a different page than the return param

I have two forms on a page, the first one is generated by exp:autheticate, and the second is a normal handwritten form. Both are triggered by javascript submits. The authenticate form seems to be ...
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Google Maps: Show results with multiple statuses

In Google Maps, I'm using {exp:gmap:search} and {exp:gmap:results} to create a search form and results listing. How can I show entries with multiple statuses? I know I can put a hidden field in the ...
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Why would Freeform give me a full webpage back in the ajax response rather than a json message?

I've got a freeform form that is setup to be ajax submitted. However, even though it all works and it sends an e-mail without page refresh, i don't get a json message back, it gives me a full webpage ...
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Ajax pre-populate

Whilst not really an EE specific question, I have need to present the user with a Freeform and have them type in their unique ID# which relates to another channel full of "companies" but I'd like to ...
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What is a client-friendly way to handle multi-part forms with workflow?

I'm looking for some advice on a client-friendly way to create and administer multi-part forms with the caveat that a workflow process is also needed. I know more than one of the forms add-ons for EE ...
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Avoid spam in contact forms

In one site I'm getting a lot of spam via a contact form created with Freeform. Is there a good solution, besides adding a CAPTCHA?
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Native ExpressionEngine Forms w/ Jquery Validate & Watermark Plugins

I'm using the jQuery Validate (https://github.com/jzaefferer/jquery-validation/tree/1.9.0) and Watermark (http://code.google.com/p/jquery-watermark/) plugins in conjunction with ExpressionEngine's ...
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Adding forms to individual entries where only one or two questions change

A client has requested setting up a channel where they can add forms associated with each entry. At first Forms from DevDemon looked like a good fit as it has a fieldtype to enable this, but in my ...