Form elements like Radio Buttons and Checkboxes get their basic styles from the browser. These input items follow standardized rules for collecting form answers. For example, Radio Buttons only allow one choice per group and Checkboxes allow for checking and unchecking more than one. Sometimes these standard input items benefit from custom styles to make them more interesting or user friendly.
Auction forms come with special considerations for form owners. Silent auctions are those that collect bids without knowing what everyone else bids. The person with the highest bid gets contacted after the auction completes and they typically don’t know by how much they won.
Collecting bids on products and services works by adding a Number item and letting visitors enter their bid. Adding a small amount of Javascript turns the silent auction into a live auction by displaying the highest bidder.
Formsite online form templates help form owners create new forms fast. The list of templates includes forms by type and by industry, which makes browsing them easy. Membership templates give organizations a fast and easy start for building online forms.
Examples of membership forms include:
Formsite account management sometimes requires investigation to track down when events occurred. For example, if a result doesn’t appear in the Results Table as expected, it may be because it’s in a different form or possibly deleted. Tracking events for the Formsite account is easy using the account Log page.
Located under the User Menu, the Log page shows dates and times for account-level events:
Formsite’s registration form templates give event managers a fast and easy way to collect ticket orders. Whether the registrations are ongoing or a one-time event, organizing registrants is essential. There are times when an event has limited capacity and the demand for spots exceeds the number available. When that happens, a waitlist can be useful.
Fun fact: Waitlist is one word when it’s a noun but hyphenated when it’s a verb:
Formsite service levels support the most common user types and contain limits for typical needs. For example, the Free service level accommodates users who need a few forms to collect a small number of responses. The paid service levels increase the limits and features available to accommodate higher needs. All paid service levels come with the ability to customize the limits with account add-on options, too.
Formsite forms let visitors submit attached files using the File Upload item included in your form. File attachments save in the form’s Results Table and clicking the link lets form owners view and download them. See how Formsite gives form owners options for working with uploaded files that help with organization and tracking.
Many online stores and service providers offer ways to purchase in installments to make each payment smaller. The installment payment form lets customers buy on credit, otherwise known as “buy now, pay later.”
This kind of financing option appeals to many customers and can be the incentive needed to close the sale. If your form collects payments from customers and you think you might want to try it, here are some ways to make it work.
Stripe’s payment processing system lets form owners link to their Stripe accounts to collect instant payments. Before, the Stripe integration only allowed credit card payments, but recently we’ve added more options. Now Formsite form owners can use Stripe to collect ACH payments, e-checks, bank transfers and use other international gateways.
ACH stands for 'Automated Clearing House' and refers to direct payments to and from bank accounts. While credit cards track the charges over time and require periodic payments, the ACH payments occur in real-time for the connected accounts.
Formsite forms collect results and store them in the Results Table. Every new form submission saves as a result row and counts toward the results per form limit. Form owners can export results in a variety of formats depending on their needs.
The export formats also apply to Notifications and Scheduled Exports for the most part. For example, the Results Docs formats are available in all places and send each result as a separate document.
The results export is the primary way for form owners to receive their form answers. Collecting results as a spreadsheet allows for the greatest flexibility for offline filtering, sorting, and data normalization.