The form block gives you a fast way to make forms. All data can be found in the Dashboard->Reports->Forms section of the dashboard.
The form block gives you several tabs in edit mode to use:
Add - This tab lets you create new questions in the form.Edit - This tab lets you change the sort order of the questions in the form and remove questions.Preview - This gives you a sense of what the form will look like.Options - Extra options you might need to tweak.
Add Tab
Question is the label for this field. Answer Type is the form element you'd like to use. Answer Options. When using a text field or text area type, this field is the default text. When using a Radio, Select, or Checkbox type this field is one option per line. So the content in the above screenshot would render a question that looks like this:
This question is required forces people to enter SOMETHING before hitting submit. There is no advanced validation on the form block.
Edit Tab
This interface lets you change the order of questions, remove questions, and edit questions.
The edit link brings up an interface that looks and behaves very much like the add tab.
The remove link asks for confirmation and then removes that form element from the form.NOTE: If you remove a question from an existing form it will NOT remove the data from your reports. It will just stop asking that question from now on.
The up and down arrows change sort order of questions.
Preview Tab
The preview tab shows you what the form will look like in the page.
Options Tab
The options tab acts as a catch all for some other tidbits you might want:
Form Name shows up in the Dashboard > Reports area.
Message to display when completed is shown on this same page in a yellow box after the visitor successfully fills out the form
Notify me by email gives you a field to enter your email address and get a email each time the form is submitted. NOTE: if you turn this on and DON'T get an email, check your webserver's MX records. It's possible you're running your email on another service (like google) but your website doesn't know you are.
Solve CAPTCHA gives you one of those hard to read sets of letter/numbers so spammers have a harder time submitting the form.
Redirect lets you send visitors to a different page entirely after hitting submit. This works great if you're having people singup for something where you want a lengthy welcome page instead of a short message.
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