Below is a list of the most common customer questions.
If you can’t find an answer to your question, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
What is the purpose of W3form ?
I understand there are three major use cases, but I am not sure if I understand exactly why I want to use them.
1. Custom fields : When I have a list of items with their own form control, what I often want is to have a checkbox to turn on or off the fields. These checkboxes can easily become a big problem with a large list item (e.g. where a large amount of data will live and not be accessible in an existing list item). Thus, I need a way to make a form control for each field.
W3form allows this to be done. You could use an array of fields, if you like this.
2. Text fields : Most people will have some text fields for a phone number, address, date/time, etc. What we want to do is display these text fields in various formats, such as a popup window or some sort of message (not very helpful for email addresses though). I want simple and customizable popup windows which can be turned on/off. W3form is perfect for this.
3. Alert controls : You use alert controls, and you have alerts of various types. Most of the time you use email notifications, which is great, but they can become annoying to use. So this allows me to specify an alert control that is used as the focus of my web page!
So W3form offers a wide variety of features and functionality, and I find their features to be very efficient and easy to use. I have found the user interface to be very intuitive.
Some other things I like about W3form are that the plugin is built with Ajax — This is great for many reasons — including performance. Many people tend to create websites without ever having worked with AJAX before, in turn making their websites slow due to not having any support built in. If your users have ever used AJAX, or any form-related technology in general, they will know how important it is to have a great user experience.
W3form also provides a ton of user-friendly add-ons and custom plugins — A lot of these provide features that are not available in their default release. Many of these include add-ons that were designed with ease of use and developer community development in mind, so I found this to be a great value.
Conclusion
W3forms is a fairly easy to use plugin, but it is not the greatest plugin on the market.
Who should complete W3form ?
All WordPress developers, or developers who just want to play with WordPress code.
What is W3form ?
W3form is an independent tool that integrates WordPress form controls and widgets in a single plugin. If you ever wanted to integrate forms and widgets in your theme or plugin, W3form is for you!
W3form is in fact the name of the plugin, which uses the term “form” for the controls, and integrates forms in the WordPress template code.
How does it work?
Using the plugin, you just need to add W3form as a dependency of your own plugin (which you can even do right now on GitHub), and you will be ready to create forms and widgets. If you want to add a lot of forms, you can add them as part of the configuration of your plugin (check the configuration screen).
I see a few limitations !
W3form has only been developed to integrate WordPress form controls, but it's flexible enough to integrate other kinds of controls. That's why it's a good choice even for developers who don't want to develop a lot of code for their WordPress site.
W3form is not compatible with WordPress themes that use the default template: it's too easy to overwrite the default code. For example, if your theme uses the default “wpform.php” template, you will never be able to use the customizable version of that page.
Using W3form requires that you have written at least one plugin that uses WP_X_FORMS.
What is the advantage over using the default template ?
The advantage is you can use a few features only available to W3form. For example, you will not be able to use all the different types of fields. That's why it's very hard to integrate more than just forms and widget controls.
Is it easy ?
It's easy because you can do it without writing much code yourself. All you have to do is to choose which fields to allow the widget control, and what type of fields you want those fields to accept. Check out a quick video demo, and see for yourself how W3form works.
Is it free ?
No.
The plugin is open source and available on GitHub (this project page)
What do I need to use W3form ?
Just upload the .
Can I create my own W3form ?
Yeah, so you can: Create a copy by selecting the form in your browser.
If this is not in the list, feel free to add it so that everyone can have access to it.
I want to make a different version of form that is only for the Chrome browser.
If you really want to write your own form, you are in the right place ;)
I want to translate this form to another language.
Check out which is now a community project that contains a set of resources for translating this form to your language.
I want more information about the form.
What should I do with W3form when it’s complete?
First, don't forget to upload your W3form document to the WordPress dashboard. Then, start using your newly created W3 form to build your WordPress websites and make them awesome.
The next two articles are all about customizing some basic WordPress features. Please continue below to learn in depth how to add all the basic functionality of WordPress to your website.
The next article is all about adding your contact forms to WordPress. Please continue below to learn how to add contact forms to your WordPress website. And the final article is all about adding WordPress functionality to your portfolio and other online worksheets. Please continue below to learn how to build an interactive portfolio page through WordPress.
I've tried every trick (including the old 'save as text' method). My computer is an HP comp and I got my W3form via the HP website, in a compressed archive, and from a download package at the end. The problem is that I can't get W3form to actually read my textiles.
The 'save as text' method seems to work, but I haven't had any luck in the last week on getting it to actually save the files.
It would be wonderful if someone could enlighten me, but the info I'd need is either the same as, or just as bad as my info (except that I'm on a 'PC' and not a Mac or Linux).
What documents do I need to attach to my W3form ?
There are a number of documents a person, business or organization may wish to include in one document, such as a receipt or business history, and to which information about this document can be attached. The format that will be used varies by organization. You will also see that some documents will include other items such as a statement by the donor/organizer of the nature of the donation, the date of the last donation, details of the donation or the terms of the donation agreement, and a reference to the donor/organizer to whom the document was sent as part of a donation.
A list of the documents that may be attached to a form can be found in the guidance at the end of this document.
The documents or information that you include in a W3 form should include a reference to each source of information:
The full account of the donation (if in its original form a receipt was used)
Informing donors and the donor community of the process the recipient carried out, including documentation of the donor's identity
Informing the public of the donor's contribution to an area of human activity that relates to them, but not the activities of any particular organization; for example, an artist who is active in the art world and whose activities involve the public
Reporting on the effectiveness of a donor's work and encouraging people to contact them if they've had any issue or have any further information that could benefit the particular area in which they're working; for example, a hospital or other health service which receives donations of money, services or material
Including information that is relevant to a recipient of a donation, this may include how the money is being used for the recipient's area of responsibility
All documents, receipts and statements should be in text and legible text (if they are in any other format, they can be attached, and you can write them out in the words that appear on the page containing the document).
What documents do I not have to attach to my W3 form?
You should not include in your form documents for which there is no source documentation (such as if the donor or recipient has no information to provide).
If a person, business or organization chooses to upload an image with a document, they should also include a reference to the images within the document. This means that a person, business or organization can upload an image instead of attaching any document.
What are the different types of W3form ?
W3form is a HTML form control for the web applications. It can be used for:
User login or registration form
User verification or registration form
User authentication
User management form
User password generation
User login forms require you to use the
How many people fill out W3form each year?
The average number of W3 forms each year is approximately 17 million.
How many W3 forms are submitted every year?
The average number of W3 forms submitted every year is approximately 17 million.
What is the difference between a W3 form and a W3e form?
A W3 form is the data for your Website. It includes all the information necessary to generate the HTML page for your Website, the content of your Web pages, and the code for your Website's navigation and other aspects.
Is the data for your Website. It includes all the information necessary to generate the HTML page for your Website, the content of your Web pages, and the code for your Website's navigation and other aspects. A W3e form is the data that you enter into your Website. A W3 form only contains the information that you use most frequently, such as titles and description. You might create and use different W3 forms based upon the contents of your Website and different content.
Is there a due date for W3form ?
I'm really interested! We all do!
We're still making the book, which is why there's a hardcover and a paperback (in August). Furthermore, we're hoping to have a hardcover in February 2017 (and one of the paperback in February) but that's just that hard.
W3form has been available for years, but never had a release date. So I'm excited that we finally decided on a date, and we're working towards that date.
When does the book come out? We haven't given a date just yet, and I'm not sure how long we'll be waiting.
The book is complete. The art and layout is almost ready (and is looking amazing), and then it's just writing, editing, publishing, and shipping in just a couple of months.
What platforms will W3form be available on? We have plans to release on every platform that anyone will want to use the book in. The book is formatted for all computer and tablet devices.
What kind of rewards are you offering? All the rewards are for one digital download, including the e-book. All of them will be exclusive to Kickstarter.
I just pledged my support and want to know what I can do to make my pledge count! W3form will also be available as a paperback, hardcover, and as an e-book (all formats). The physical book is going to cost the same as the physical edition of W3form, which is 25 for those of us who can't print. We are going to be offering a very limited number of pre-orders from our website so those of you who want to pre-order the physical version as soon as the book is released can, but remember this will only get you the e-book.
As I mentioned in my last update, I'm working with a talented artist who will be illustrating W3form. If you want to be a part of that process be sure to go the 10 tier.
What about the audiobook? It is still a ways off. A few things you should know about the audiobook. Firstly, the audio is still in pre-production. We will be putting together short scripts from three-to-four of the books. They will then be read by Mike and me, with the results discussed. If that is all works out then we will be listening back to the script so if there are any mistakes that we can fix, we will.