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I have downloaded V4 and have created a simple form. I can view it through the admin screen and test that upon submit it does send the proper data in the email.

But the tutorials, the plug-in for putting the form in an article, and the module extension only seem to be available for v3.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the form to show on the frontend (if it can't be in an artilce or in a module position, where does it go?); also would like to change the styling somewhat (e.g. background color in the text area) but cannot figure out how to access/alter the css.....

I see a couple of sentences of help text here and there but would really like a thorough tutorial or user guide.

Should I stick with v4, or would v3 be a better bet?

Thanks for any advice!

Hi JerseyGirl,

Unless you are prepared to experiment then CFv3 may be safer.

To get the form to display you need a Show HTML event. For the moment the form will dispaly in it's own page.

There is a pdf tutorial by Max in this form and a couple of very useful video tutorials too. When I get some free time I'll try to organise them better.

Bob

I think I'm going to plug away at V4 for a little longer.......

I did look at Max's tutorial and a 2 part video tutorial. They helped me make a simple form.

I was able to create a link within an existing article that takes the user to the form (by clicking on "Frontend View" in the admin panel, and then copying the resulting url when the form is displayed).

If you can give me a pointer as to where the CSS for the default form is stored, so I can adjust it slightly (e.g. background color for text area; distance between Label text and Text box), I will be in business! Also, what does field class refer to - is this a CSS class? I tried using the "Load CSS" action in the "On Load" event to create a class, and then refer to it with field class for the appropriate field, but it didn't seem to work.

Thanks so much for your help.

Hi JerseyGirl,

The default form CSS for CFv4 is in com_chronoforms/css/frontforms.css or you can add Form CSS by dragging a Load CSS action to the OnLoad Event, then Click the 'spanner' icon to open the edit box.

Bob