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ExpressionEngine with FreeForm / Jquery validation
This document discusses the FreeForm plugin for ExpressionEngine, which allows building accessible and validated web forms. FreeForm stores form data in the database and sends it to email. It aims to prevent spam through features like JavaScript validation and the Hon-ee Pot spam prevention method. The document provides instructions on installing FreeForm with Hon-ee Pot for ExpressionEngine 2 and notes additional features like CSS3, HTML5 validation, and conversion tracking.
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- 1. Episode 1 :Accessible,validated and anti-spam FreeForm Please see video at:: http://www.mediasurgery.co.uk/eesurgery/videos/freeform-accessible-and-validated-web-forms 1/7
- 2. Why Freeform? ● Very configurable ● Stores information in the database too as well as sending to email ● Out that data onto the site ● Completely Free ● Little choice 2/7
- 3. Problems with forms ● Can he hard to fill out for users if done incorrectly ● Time Consuming ● Spam! Either to send emails or to manipulate search rankings. Whats behind it all? Financial gain. 3/7
- 4. What we willbe doing? ● Preventing spam ● Javascript validation ● Accessible code 4/7
- 5. Hon-ee Pot Spamprevention ● We used to use accessible captcha ● Hon-ee pot is better from a UX point of view ● No spam so far 5/7
- 6. Install FreeForm + Hon-eePot (EE2) 6/7
- 7. Bonus Points ● CSS3 shadows etc ● HTML5 validation ● Conversion tracking with Google Analytics Please see video at:: http://www.mediasurgery.co.uk/eesurgery/videos/freeform-accessible-and-validated-web-forms 7/7