Form not displayed

ElToro1966 20 Mar, 2015
I have installed Chronoform V5 and everything seems to work correctly except one thing; the forms do not display neither in "Test form" nor in the front-end from a menu choice (of type Chronoform). What can be wrong?

The extension manager showing installed Chronoform components:
[attachment=0]Screenshot 2015-03-20 09.05.51.png[/attachment]

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ElToro1966 20 Mar, 2015
Thanks Bob, that solved it, but had to fiddle about a bit. My version of Chronoform (V5 RC1.2 ) and the version in the tutorial aren't identical. One particular problem is that when you have set Setup Mode to Simple under the General tab, the Onload events aren't visible. You have to set the Setup Mode to Advanced to be able to edit Onload events (as far as I can see...).

BTW: The link in the article is dead (To video in FAQ: http://www.chronoengine.com/faqs/view/2599/how-do-i-build-a-first-form.html).
GreyHead 20 Mar, 2015
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Hi ElToro,

Thank you, I fixed the broken link.

If you create the form in Simple mode then - in theory at least - the HTML (Render form) action should be automatically added (along with a whole bunch of others that you might need).

Bob
ElToro1966 21 Mar, 2015
Hi Bob,

FYI: The Simple Mode works. Just tested with a new form. Must have done something with the first one; moved a lot back an forth between simple and advanced mode while working on the form, so maybe I managed to mess something up... :?

Anyway, everything works now. Thank you for your help. Excellent support as always 🙂
GreyHead 21 Mar, 2015
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Hi ElToro,

I would avoid switching back to Simple Mode from Advanced as it may cause odd problems. Personally I only use the Advanced mode, partly because I'm familiar with it but also because Simple mode adds a lot of un-used actions to the form just in case they are needed.

Bob
coulling 12 Jul, 2015
Sorry for posting on an old post but this is the closest I can not to my problem. We just received a new site (upgrade) and they did not use Chronoforms V5, but V4 that we were using. So not I have to recreate some of the forms and I can not get any to display on the frontend via the Test Page button. Not even the demo forms.
Please help as I am under a time crunch to get these forms back up.
Thank you,
Dave
coulling 12 Jul, 2015
It appears to be a issue with the template if that helps any. Search Engine Friendly URLs and Use URL Rewriting are set to Yes.
Dave
coulling 12 Jul, 2015
Thank you for that very fast reply but I have viewed that FAQ and it does not apply. I am not able to see the demo forms as well. And it appears to be related to the template as I have changed it for a few minutes and all of the forms displayed.
coulling 13 Jul, 2015
I sent you a OM if you have time to help. Thanks.
GreyHead 13 Jul, 2015
Hi Dave,

You have this CSS in a custom.css file
/***********************Response Newsletter******************/
#chronoform_RESPONSENewsletter .form_item .cf_radiobutton .radio_label{
	display:inline-block;
}
 .chronoform{
	display:none;
	}
That last bit hides the form. If you check the page source you will see that the HTML is all there.

Typically this is a hangover from CFv4 where someone added the CSS to hide the tagline in the free version of CF.

Bob
coulling 13 Jul, 2015
How do I go about removing that css tagline? I am new to joomla 3 and I am a bit lost.
I think I have found it and I removed it but the forms are still not showing.

Thanks,
Dave
GreyHead 13 Jul, 2015
Hi Dave,

It's still there, the file is http://www.your_domain.com/templates/tidewater/css/custom.css

Bob
coulling 13 Jul, 2015
This is what is in the file:
.newsfeed ul > li, ul.tide_list > li{
font-size:14px;
padding-bottom:10px;
}
.newsfeed ul > li:before, ul.tide_list > li:before{
padding-right:10px !important;
content:"\f061" !important;
font-family:'FontAwesome'!important;
color:#2C2C8C;
}
.form_item textarea{
width:90%;
}
GreyHead 13 Jul, 2015
Hi Dave,

I still see all of this - maybe you have caching enabled and need to clear the cache?
.newsfeed ul > li, ul.tide_list > li{
		font-size:14px;
		padding-bottom:10px;
}
.newsfeed ul > li:before, ul.tide_list > li:before{
padding-right:10px !important;
content:"\f061" !important;
font-family:'FontAwesome'!important;
color:#2C2C8C;
}
.form_item textarea{
	width:90%;
	}
	
/***********************Response Newsletter******************/
#chronoform_RESPONSENewsletter .form_item .cf_radiobutton .radio_label{
	display:inline-block;
}
 .chronoform{
	display:none;
	}

Bob
coulling 13 Jul, 2015
Cache is turned off and I have cleared the cache in any event. I am not seeing the reference anymore but the forms still will not display.

Sorry for bothering you with this problem.

Dave
GreyHead 13 Jul, 2015
Hi Dave,

Please check for yourself http://www.tidewaterems.org/templates/tidewater/css/custom.css

Bob
coulling 13 Jul, 2015
I do not doubt you....I have removed it and resave the file.....I o not understand why it is still there....
GreyHead 13 Jul, 2015
Hi Dave,

If it isn't cached then I can only suggest that you are editing the wrong file somehow :-(

Bob
coulling 13 Jul, 2015
There is the only file with that name. I have searched the backend and that is the only one....I do not know where else to look.
coulling 14 Jul, 2015
Thanks for your help. It seems to be working today.
Have a great week.
Dave
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