ChronoForms v5

ChronoForms v5 FAQ items, most of the CFv4 section items are still applicable in v5

How can I add Google Analytics event tracking in CFv5?

Posted: Dec 13 2014, 16:23

Here's how one user solved this problem. You can easily attach the code to the submit button but then it triggers even if the form validation fails so you can get multiple results sent to GA. The approach here fires the tracking code only after the form validation succeeds.

How can I use 'star ratings' in my CFv5 form?

Posted: Nov 23 2014, 11:45

Star ratings replace a set of radio buttons with star images so the user can select 1 star, 2 stars, etc. typically these are used in 'review' or 'rating' forms.

How do I use the Google Spreadsheet Save action?

Posted: Sep 17 2014, 15:16

ChronoForms v5 includes a Google Spreadsheet Save action that will let you save your form results to a Google Docs spreadsheet. This FAQ has a simple example of using the action.

How do I build a Double Drop-down in CFv5

Posted: Sep 6 2014, 12:39

A dynamic dropdown is a normal select drop-down where the option list changes when another drop-down in the form changes. An example might be a list of states or counties that changes when a 'country' select drop-down changes. This FAQ show some ways to build these.

Validation customization in CFv5

Posted: Aug 16 2014, 13:39

This FAQ descibes ways of customising validation messages and validation methods in CFv5.

Adding a character counter in CFv5

Posted: Jul 28 2014, 15:22

Sometimes you need to limit the number of characters that a user types into a text input or textarea. This FAQ shows you how to use a jQuery script to do that very simply.

Using jQuery maskMoney with CFV5

Posted: Jul 24 2014, 13:07

A user wanted to know how to use the jQuery maskMoney plug-in with ChronoForms v5 on Joomla! 3. This FAQ explains how to do it and is an example of the way that other similar jQuery plug-ins might be added.

Using the jQuery UI datepicker with CFv5

Posted: Jul 12 2014, 14:54

ChronoForms v5 has its own built-in date-picker but sometimes that will not handle more complicated date-picker requirements. Here is a short case-study using the date-picker from the jQuery UI widget library.

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