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3rd party plugins conflicting with Chronoforms

Published on Oct 9, 2014 07:03

Using sh404SEF with ChronoForms

Published on Feb 17, 2014 15:38

ChronoForms/ChronoConnectivity fails after a Joomla! upgrade

Published on Nov 7, 2013 10:16

If you upgrade to a new version of Joomla! e.g. Joomla! 3.1 to 3.2 then you may find that ChronoForms and ChronoConnectivity start to fail or give errors for no apparent reason. If this happens there may be a quick fix.

What are the Component, Module and Plug-in?

Published on Jul 8, 2013 04:26

How can I add Google Conversion tracking

Published on Mar 11, 2013 05:53

Google Conversion tracking needs to be placed after the form is submitted and can be done with a little code in a Custom Code action in the form On Submit event

How can I show a Thanks Message then redirect the user?

Published on Feb 28, 2013 12:13

This FAQ shows you how to use an HTML 'meta refresh' header to redirect the user after a specified number of seconds.

How can I safely take credit card data?

Published on Feb 9, 2013 06:17

The simple answer is that you should avoid taking credit card data on your site unless you know exactly what you are doing. It is a security risk and you may be liable if data is lost or stolen.

How can I change from the Easy Wizard to the Form Wizard?

Published on Jan 3, 2013 05:24

ChronoForms has two form Wizards, the Easy Form Wizard and the Form Wizard (also known as the Advanced (Default) Wizard). The Easy Form Wizard makes it easy to set up a form but doesn't have all the flexibility or functionality of the Form Wizard.

What are the 'Easy Form' and 'Form' Wizards?

Published on Jan 3, 2013 05:09

ChronoForms has two Form Wizards that make it easy to build forms using combinations of Form Elements, Events and Actions.

What is ChronoContact?

Published on Dec 31, 2012 05:10

How can I upgrade to a new release?

Published on Dec 14, 2012 02:09

My form won't save

Published on Nov 25, 2012 10:57

If you are editing your form and it doesn't save but instead sends you back to the Forms Manager or the Main Site Admin screen then you probably have a problem with a server setting.

How can I get help for ChronoForms?

Published on Oct 25, 2012 13:23

There are several places that you can get help for ChronoForms or ChronoConnectivity. Here's a list of the main ones.

How can I build a chart to show data?

Published on Oct 25, 2012 09:46

If your form is collecting data it may be useful to display some of the results as a chart. This FAQ is a simple demonstration of using the pChart library with ChronoForms.

How can I show a form in a lightbox?

Published on Oct 15, 2012 08:51

Lightboxes or 'modal windows' allow you to show forms in a widow that overlays the current one. This FAQ describes how to show a form from a link in a article or a module.

Some thoughts on sub-forms

Published on Oct 12, 2012 12:49

If you are a form developer or building a complex application then you may find that you want to repeat some form elements or groups of elements many times.

Where is the Form General tab?

Published on Oct 10, 2012 08:27

The Form General tab as well as the Code, JS Validation, Admin Actions and Data View tabs can be found by Clicking the Form Name link in the ChronoForms Forms Manager.

Which version of ChronoForms have I got?

Published on Oct 10, 2012 08:26

Which version of ChronoForms are you using?

What's new in the latest release?

Published on Oct 10, 2012 08:25

For ChronoForms there is usually an Announcement post in the ChronoForms v4 forum that lists changes that I have found by running a file comparison between the current release and the previous release.

What is in the ChronoForms Book?

Published on Oct 10, 2012 08:24

The “ChronoForms 3.1 for Joomla! Site Cookbook” was written for ChronoForms 3.1 (and 3.2 which is a minor update and the final release version of ChronoForms v3).