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Almost every website has a simple contact form, but what if you want to do something a little bit fancier? In this talk, we are going to look at how you can make complex forms and applications without any coding, and how you can make these even more powerful with minimal custom code. By the end of this talk, you will have the knowledge and tools to build mobile responsive applications which will have built in content history, CAPTCHA to prevent spam, email triggers, dynamic reporting, export to PDF or excel, and the ability to show/hide questions based on user input. You can get BF Survey from www.tamlynsoftware.com
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Building forms and applications with Joomla! 3
Presented by Tim PlummerSydney JUG May 2013
Have you had bad experiences with forms & applications in Joomla?
Or has it all been sunshine and lollypops?
What if a form extension used Joomla standards?
• No unique interface• More familiar and easy to use• Template & media overrides
What if your unique configuration actually generated Joomla code?
Form vs Application• Form– Simple requirements – data entry– Fields to complete, and submit– Response captured in email/database
• Application– Breaking into multiple steps - only show user what
they need to see– Flexible workflow– Reporting– Permissions– Audit trail
Standard Field Types
• Text• Textarea• Radio• Checkbox
• Dropdown
• Date
Mobile responsive and accessible
Captcha to prevent spam
Single page form
Multipage form
Multipage tab
Attachment uploading
Rating question type
SQL lookup
• Populate drop down options via an SQL lookup
Show/hide questions based on user input
Show/hide questions based on user input
Prepopulate data on the form
• Append &fieldname=yourdata to your URL to pre-populate any field
Results graphically represented
Dynamic reporting with PDF generation
Export to Excel
Front end question management
Front end question management
Come back and finish the form later
Built in content version history
Customise look with CSS overrides
• Same form with different CSS applied
Layout overrides
• For example, to move position of CAPTCHA
Email Templates
Email triggers
• Initial save
• When a field changes
• When a field is a specific value
Email invites
• Unique URLs {uurl} in email invites encrypt username (like Akeeba download id), and pre-populate Name and Email
All this in one extension?
Can anyone guess?
Version 2.0.0
System Requirements
• Joomla 3.2.3 or greater• FOF (in core)• Bootstrap & jQuery (in core)• GD Image Library (provided
by most web hosts)
Four simple steps
• 1 – create a category• 2 – add questions to that category• 3 – add a menu item• 4 – (optional) create email template
Demo time…
I did promise a special bonus
For those that didn’t come tonight
• Sorry, you missed out on the special bonus … you snooze, you lose!
Questions?
Tim Plummerwww.tamlynsoftware.com
@bfsurvey
