FAQs
ChronoForms8
How to setup fields events using Triggers & Listeners in Chronoforms8
Sometimes you need to show/hide/disable/enable fields or sections of your form based on the values of other form fields, here is how to use Triggers and Listeners behaviors to setup custom fields events in Chronforms8
ChronoForms shortcodes
You can use Chronoforms shortcodes to retrieve form or system info, or generate some data like UUIDs, here is a list of supported shortcodes in Chronoforms v8:
How to create a multi page form in Chronoforms8
Creating a multi page form could never be easier than how its in Chronoforms8, here is how to do this:
How to create a PDF file and attach it to email
Create PDF files using your Chronoforms8
Could not instantiate mail function
This is a common error with contact forms in Joomla, let's try to find out why it occurs
How to save form data to a custom database table using Sava Data action
if saving the form data in the forms log is not enough for your needs, you can use the Save Data action to save the form data to a custom database table, this table may already be in your database or you may create it using a database administration tool like PHPMyAdmin or ChronoMyAdmin
How to set Calendar start & end dates in ChronoForms8
In Chronoforms8 you can control the limits between which the calendar is allowed to select dates, here is how to do this:
How to use custom JavaScript or PHP validation in your form
in ChronoForms v8 you can validate field values using PHP or JavaScript functions, here is how to do it:
How to export saved form data to CSV
Here is how you can export stored form log data to a CSV file
How to use PHP data anywhere in your form
In ChronoForms 8 you can run PHP code, capture the results in a variable then use the results in later actions or views in your form using the {var:php_action_name}, here are the steps to do this: