Wordpress CMS Tips

Adding a form - CMS

• HTML Contents blocks are parsed literally. You can use use the static site class names.
• The Custom CSS Class field under the Appearance tab of a field is used as the id of inputs on the static site.
• The Description section is not used.
• All forms will validate captcha. No need to add a captcha field from the CMS.
• Do not use a Radio buttons field for inputs with a single option. Use a Checkbox instead.
• All fields are required.
• Set the form title from within the form settings.
• Set the submit button text from within the settings page. Form Button > Button Text
• Set the redirect URL from the confirmations page. Default confirmation > confirmation type = redirect

Adding a form - JS

• library/api.js
• The Form ID is displayed within wordpress when editing a form.
• Must link new form to validations via ID.
• Append new form within the setUpForms function.
• Add custom styles if neccesary.

Babel Instructions

• Navigate to root directory
• Make sure latest version of node is installed
• npm install
• npx babel library/js/api --out-file library/js/api.min.js --presets minify
• Or if you want the script to watch for updates: npx babel library/js/api --watch --out-file library/js/api.min.js --presets minify --verbose