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Few issues re: Forms

I've been able to create a Form using Perch Forms, and am embarking on a HTML email template, however now that I have created a /forms/email folder I am wondering why any .html templates do not appear in the /forms folder (logical).

So while templates in /content are in alphabetical order, folders are not so why is this the case?

Regarding my issues, it seems that the custom error messages I have made are not being shown in the browser.

In addition a supposed required field (enquiry) is being allowed through.

Here is my template:

<perch:form id="form-contact" method="post" action="/contacts/index.php" app="perch_forms" role="form"> 

<table id="ContactTable">
<caption>Contact Form</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<td>Please enter your contact details and message.</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<perch:label for="name">Name</perch:label>
<perch:input id="name" type="text" required="true" label="Name" />
<perch:error for="name" type="required">Please type your name</perch:error>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<perch:label for="email">Email</perch:label>
<perch:input id="email" type="email" required="true" label="Email" placeholder="you@company.com" />
<perch:error for="email" type="required">Please add your email address</perch:error>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<perch:label for="enquiry">Enquiry</perch:label>
<perch:input id="enquiry" type="select" label="Enquiry" options="Select Enquiry Type..., General Enquiry, Request Information, Other" />
<perch:error for="enquiry" type="required">Specify enquiry type</perch:error>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<perch:label for="message">Message</perch:label>
<perch:input id="message" type="textarea" required="true" label="Message" />
<perch:error for="message" type="required">Please include a message</perch:error>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><perch:input type="submit" id="submit" value="Send" class="submit"/></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<perch:success>
<p>Thank you</p>
</perch:success>

</perch:form>

Thanks for any help or assistance.
Garth Holmes

Garth Holmes 1 points

  • 6 years ago
Garth Holmes

Garth Holmes 1 points

6 years ago

In addition, I cannot specify a template for HTML email even after a form has been submitted:

<html>
<head>
    <title><perch:email id="email_subject" /></title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Form Submission</h1>
    <p><perch:email id="email_message" encode="false" /></p>
    <table>
        <tr>
            <th>Name</th>
            <td><perch:email id="name" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Email</th>
            <td><perch:email id="email" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Enquiry</th>
            <td><perch:email id="enquiry" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Message</th>
            <td><perch:email id="message" encode="false" /></td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</body>
</html>
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

Can you show us your diagnostics report?

The required field looks fine - it has four options and there's no way for a user to not have one of those options selected.
Garth Holmes

Garth Holmes 1 points

6 years ago

Yes but if you leave the first option selected, it counts as not being required.

Is there any way to specify a default option without it being used as per a form submission?
Garth Holmes

Garth Holmes 1 points

6 years ago 
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Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

You should be able to use the placeholder attribute for your default value.
Garth Holmes

Garth Holmes 1 points

6 years ago

Hi Drew,

I put a required="true" attribute on the Perch input:

<perch:input id="enquiry" type="select" label="Enquiry" required="true" options=", General Enquiry, Request Information, Other" />

and simply put a , as the first value.

It works but does not allow you to specify placeholder text.

Thanks again for pointing that out.
Garth Holmes

Garth Holmes 1 points

6 years ago

It doesn't work because the form does not validate with w3c.
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

How does it fail?