FormBuilder 0.61


Here is the official release of FormBuilder 0.61.  The primary focus of this version is to allow the placement of forms anywhere in the content of a page or post.  As such, in this version you can now include code in the form of [formbuilder:#] where # is the ID number of the form to be included in the content of the page or post.

Further to this, we have added the additional ability to place forms directly in the WordPress template using a command like this:

<?php echo formbuilder_process_form(3); ?>

We also included the following features and bug fixes:

  • Feature: Multiple Forms Per Page
    You can now include multiple forms on each post or page, using any combination of methods to display forms (ie the dropdown box, forms in the content, forms in the template)
  • Documentation: Reverse Captcha
    Documentation was added to the code and interface linking to documentation regarding how to use the built-in “Reverse Captcha” spam blocking technology.
  • Bug Fix: Form Redirection
    Repaired bugs introduced when the Form Redirection processes and module were added.
  • Improvement: Randomization
    Improved form randomization for forms created to use the Form Redirect module.

We hope you like the improvements and we would love to hear any feedback you might have.

Click here to download FormBuilder from the WordPress Plugin Database.

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12 Responses to “FormBuilder 0.61”

  1. Gus Says:
    August 26th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    Is there a way to limit the number of chars in the single line text, or small text area, or large text area? If you can point me to where I can make this happen in the code, that would be great! *It would be nice to include this in the formbuilder interface*

    You’ve made a great plugin!
    Gus

  2. Ryo Says:
    September 3rd, 2008 at 10:52 am

    hi, i love your plugin, but have noticed one odd issue & i’m hoping i can get guidance. i have sites on both dedicated and shared hosts, but i typically always host email at gmail for groups. if the form is sending to an email address with the same domain as the referring page, it seems to want to inject it locally, whereas if i specify a different email address it works fine.

    in situations with a dedicated host, no problems, since i can just turn local email off, but in shared hosting situations - not much i can do. wondering if there’s an obvious fix or a way to specify the relay server?

    thanks

    Ryo

  3. Tim Says:
    October 16th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    Very cool plugin. I love it.

    For your next update, I notice a spacing error on the label when I add a second “small text area”.
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  4. Tim Says:
    October 16th, 2008 at 12:39 pm

    Ahh, I figured it out. It was a “required field” with a quirky width demand.

    I added this in the CSS to fix it (for anyone who cares):

    .formBuilderForm .formBuilderLabelRequired {
    font-weight: bold;
    width: auto;
    clear: both;
    }

    /**** Field Type Specific Display Controls ****/

    .formBuilderForm .single_line_text_box .formBuilderLabel {
    font-weight: bold;
    width: auto;
    clear: both;
    }

  5. Geoff Taylor Says:
    November 6th, 2008 at 6:10 pm

    Just came across FormBuilder tonight and wanted to give it a try. I’ve got WordPress 2.7 BETA 1 sitting on my local computer to play with design, plug-ins, etc and can’t seem to get FormBuilder to work with it.

    Is it compatible with 2.7? I’m sure it will be as soon as possible if it isn’t but I’m not sure if it’s 2.7, the plug-in or me that’s at issue here.

  6. smily Says:
    November 12th, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    Just one question, is there a way for the javascript and css code created by form builder to not appear on pages that don’t use any forms? Right now it’s on every page and it’s all inline instead of being referenced externally so it making the source code quite messy. Not a big problem but something that could be improved.

  7. admin Says:
    November 14th, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    @Geoff Taylor: We just released FB 0.63 which should be compatible with WP 2.7. Feel free to test and provide feedback… :)

  8. admin Says:
    November 14th, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    @smily: Yes, we’ve been working on that. with FB 0.63, the CSS is referenced as an external file, rather than being included inline. While we still want to work on improving the system to only include the CSS on pages with forms, this tweak should help a bit with the HTML source code mess.

  9. admin Says:
    November 14th, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    @Tim: Thanks for that info. I’ll take a look and see if we can’t incorporate the code in a future release.

    @Gus: Unfortunately, at this point in time the amount of text one can enter in a given field is not limited by FormBuilder. It’s a good suggestion though, and I’ll put it on the “Future Features” list.

  10. Angela James Says:
    November 18th, 2008 at 11:57 am

    How do I put two forms on one page? I must be missing where that option is located. I’m using version 0.63

    Also, is there any way to allow people to submit the form multiple times? Right now, as I’m testing, if I enter data and then make an error on the form (leave something out) and still submit it, it tells me of the missing data but then tells that I’ve already submitted the form when I try to submit with the corrected data.

    Thank you!

  11. admin Says:
    November 19th, 2008 at 9:52 am

    Hi Angela,

    To put two forms on one page, you need to know the ID numbers of the forms. You can see that easily by viewing the FormBuilder management page and looking at your list of forms. The ID numbers are listed on the left hand column. To include two different forms, you would add two tags like this to the content of the post.
    [formbuilder:1] [formbuilder:2]
    This should include both form ID #1 and form ID #2.

    As for submitting the same form multiple times, we have put a feature into the plugin which prevents the same person from submitting the exact same form data multiple times. This was done in order to prevent both duplicate submissions and spam. If you were to change any of the data slightly and resubmit the form, you should not encounter that message.

    Please let me know if there are any other questions I can help with.

  12. Maxine Says:
    February 18th, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    Hi I’m trying to add a form to my sidebar but haven’t had much luck. I’ve edited my sidebar.php and added
    before the final But nothing is showing up.

    I’m sure I’m doing something wrong I just don’t know what. Thank you for your help.

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