Extensions > sessionform

[sessionform] Session Form

Create multi-step forms and confirmation pages with this extension.

Introducion

When you submit a form in TYPOlight, all data is stored in the current user session. This allows modules or other extensions to retrieve the same data in a later stage. This extension makes use of this feature.

Creating confirmation pages

To create a confirmation page using this extension, follow these steps:

Duplicate your existing form and give it a matching name (green "+" button).
Change existing text-like fields (textarea, ...) into field type "Text from session".
Change existing option fields (checkbox, select, ...) into field type "Option from session". Make sure you have the same option values (and they should be unique).
Add more information, headline... as appropriate.
Create a new page in your site structure and place the form on this page.
Adjust the initial form to 1: forward to the confirmation page on submit, 2: do not send mails or something thelike.

Creating multi-page forms

The approach is almost the same as for confirmation pages, but you can have as many pages as you want, redirecting from one to the other. If you do not want to show the previous data, use the field type "hidden" and tick the checkbox "Load session data". Be aware that the field names must be identical!
For regular fields, check the "Load session data" checkbox. This will retrieve the data from session if the users steps back.
On the last page (thank you...), place a module of type "Delete form data". This will make sure the session data is dropped and the user will not see his previous data when opening the same form again.

Additional features

Additionally theres a field type "Calculation from session". This can be used to calculate field data from session. If you have a text field "amount" and a select for products (with price), you can calculate the total on the confirmation page.

Known problems

There seems to be a problem with using session data/session fields in EFG mails. I'm aware of that but have not yet taken the time to investigate this problem.
This extension is a commissional work for goatweb webdesign (www.goatweb.de).

Version

1.1.0 stable

Type

Free

Release date

2009-12-09

Category

Utility

License

LGPL

Author

Andreas Schempp (andreas.schempp) http://www.iserv.ch/

Release notes and change log for 1.1.0 stable

Other versions

Adds a new form field "Hidden options" that you can use to transfer multiple fields (eg. Checkboxes, Multi-Select Menus) without showing them to the visitor.

1.0.0 stable
1.0.1 stable
1.1.1 stable

Release functionality

Total functionality

10.00

Release usability

Total usability

10.00

Release quality

Total quality

10.00

Release rating

Total rating

10.00 (1 votes)

Release downloads

224

Total downloads

450

Release installs

366

Total installs

881

Release updates

Total updates

107

Dependencies of this extension

Other extensions depending on this one

Name	Version from	Version to
Contao	2.7.0 stable	2.9.1 stable

Name	Version from	Version to
HSPGCBP	0.0.1 alpha1	0.0.1 alpha1

Package	Size	Date
Contao_sessionform_10010009_9.zip	18848	2011-08-11 22:02