Thinking of switching over to CF

FuzMic 21 Nov, 2014
Hi Wise Head moderator

I have tried CF but for some reasons i went for Breezing forms 8 months ago during the localhost tries. When I publish the site recently with GoDaddy, the BF forms did not go to the email address. Joomla with the php mailer works perfectly for new user registration, so my guess is Breezing forms v1.8 (still free then) was not served by the mailer.

I have read the following
http://www.chronoengine.com/faqs/52-cfv4/cfv4-emails/2623-why-arent-my-emails-being-delivered.html
ie if CF do face some connectivity problems.

What say you wise guy.about switching. Appreciate your advice.
Max_admin 21 Nov, 2014
Hi FuzMic,

Chronoforms is free, so you can simply download and install then try, v5 has about 15 demo forms included, so it should be easy to test using one of them after you enter your email config!

Regards,
Max
Max, ChronoForms developer
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GreyHead 21 Nov, 2014
Hi FuzMic,

It's entirely up to you, I suggest that you test with one of the demo forms and see if ChronoForms does what you need.

Bob
FuzMic 22 Nov, 2014
Bob & Max

CF is extremely great my main concern is mailing.
GreyHead 22 Nov, 2014
Hi FuzMic,

Mailing works OK unless there are particular problems with your site setup or hosting.

Bob
FuzMic 22 Nov, 2014
Bob

I just installed CF on my site - I found 2 issues
1) the wrong captcha entered did not fail ie no error message appeared. I was using the demo with captcha.
2) no mail was sent too like BF (was using php mailer which sent email to new user account by joomla)

Just email host to try to find solution. You also hinted on site setup or hosting. Any particular direction to look. Please help, desperate with limited knowledge.
FuzMic 22 Nov, 2014
I think the demo with the captcha in latest version has some bug. If i use the demo from previous 5.0.0 version, captcha check out.

Still have the problem of not sending email, any leads.
GreyHead 22 Nov, 2014
Hi FuzMic,

The latest Captcha demo appears to work OK for me.

I think that you may need to add your mailer settings on the ChronoForms setup tab. Click the Settings icon in the Forms Manager to see it.

Bob
FuzMic 24 Nov, 2014
Wise guy

CF works PERFECT after removing all cache. I am now learning more in CF like Panel container, reset button, upload files. Where is the fastest source to shorten my learning curve. THANKS.
GreyHead 24 Nov, 2014
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Hi FuzMic,

a) Check the DEmo Forms that are installed with ChronoForms. They are all simple forms that demonstrate different features. If you want a similar for you can copy and edit them,

b) Check the FAQs here. There are a few for CFv5 but many of the CFv4 ones will still work with small changes.

c) Ask a question here. Give us as much information about the problem as you can.

Bob
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