Please select - dropdown box

How to create a non-selectable placeholder in a CF7 dropdown.

Overview

The issue occurs because the placeholder option, like 'Please Select', is being submitted as form data.
Add a new option with empty text and set a validation rule to block empty submissions. To prevent the placeholder from appearing in emails, assign it a value like '0' and use the Alternative Data behavior to replace that value with an empty string in the email content.

gi gilliancowe 18 May, 2022

Hi,

Using Chronoforms7 how do I achieve the equivalent of the 'Show Empty' setting in a dropdown field in Chronoforms 4.

For example 'Show Empty' was set to 'Please Select' so that would appear at the top of the dropdown, but couldn't be selected as an option in the dropdown.

I'm definitely missing something!

Thanks.

Co Colnem 18 May, 2022

Answer

Hi

1 - You Add A New Option with empty Value and Please Select Text
2 - You add a validation to prohibit the empty value

gi gilliancowe 18 May, 2022

Thank you so much Colnem, feeling a little bamboozled with V7. The videos don't have any of the things I need and I can't seem to find and documentation.

gi gilliancowe 18 May, 2022

I have another question about this. I have two address areas on my form, one for the user, one for their vet details. The vet address details are not required fields.

V4 form can be seen here https://www.german-shepherd-rescue-scotland.org.uk/need-our-help

V7 form is set up as follows:-

I have dropdown vet_region that is not required.
I have the first value as NULL (empty box), text is set to 'Please Select'.

In V4 nothing would be sent in email, just a blank field. V7 sends 'Please Select'. How do I stop this?

Thank you.

Co Colnem 18 May, 2022

Modify Option Please Select, adding Value = 0 (for example)

In Behaviors/Data, add an Alternative Data
In Add New Alt Data Set:
Data scope: Email content
Add New Value:

     Rule =                               Field Value =0                               New Value (let to empty)

gi gilliancowe 18 May, 2022

Thank you Colnem, I would never have figured this out, I really appreciate your help.

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