Requirement A client submitted a Project Application that requested: the creation of an interactive bar chart to calculate and display future values in real time when a “Risk” dropdown is changed on a form the Risk dropdown’s selected option changes color and the interactive chart uses the same color as the Risk option interactive colors [Read More…]
Programming
Display Range Slider as Currency
Summary This snippet is an updated version of the example found on the Formidable Knowledge Base JavaScript examples page: https://formidableforms.com/knowledgebase/javascript-examples/#kb-format-a-slider-field-value-as-a-currency. The KB example works for one slider at a time. This version works for multiple sliders on a single page. It also uses the JavaScript standard built-in Intl.NumberFormat object. This object enables language-sensitive number formatting. [Read More…]
Hide Previously Selected Dynamic Checkboxes in Repeaters
Problem I have two forms that have a repeater with a dynamic field (checkbox) inside it. When a checkbox is checked, I want them to be hidden in the future dynamic fields. Basically, I need every checkbox to only be checked once. If it gets unchecked, I want it to reappear. Once all checkboxes are [Read More…]
Change WordPress User Role when Editing Field in a View
Introduction We check several Formidable related community support sites daily, sometimes more than once a day. We’re always looking for opportunities to help others, but once in a while we’ll bypass an opportunity or two because the amount of research required to solve the challenge takes as much time as doing the job itself. With [Read More…]
Update Form Field Values with PHP
Formidable’s knowledge base is a valuable resource with a lot of very good coding examples. One in a while though, you run into a code example that doesn’t quite work as intended. Such is the case with the example for updating a field value with PHP. The problem with the knowledge base code example has [Read More…]
Building a Workflow Engine
Overview One of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to building a Formidable Forms business process is “How do I build a workflow to assign tasks, track sequence completions, and move to next steps?” Workflows can be complicated. Oftentimes, there are security considerations such as “How can I allow the project manager to [Read More…]
Taming E2PDF Saves
This Mastermind tip is contributed by Rob Levine (@RobL) from the Formidable Slack Community. Thank you Rob! Problem I am using e2PDF to create a PDF of a submitted Formidable Form. The difference for me is that I both want to save it to the server and do it without the user knowing (or caring) [Read More…]
Integrate QR Code With Formidable
Requirement A long-term client asked us to integrate QR Codes with Formidable Forms. This particular client runs an agency out of Denver, Colorado. Her client is a grocer. This grocer uses Formidable Forms to sign up ambassadors (affiliates) and partners. When an ambassador entry is submitted, the user is sent an email that includes this [Read More…]