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1. Springfieldgamerchants
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   I am no coder. I found a form in HTML online that I like and have coded and customized to fit my needs. I have "radio" buttons within the form. What is the HTLM code I need to put in my action form to recieve the correct selection in my email. I have supplied the part of my code that makes the radio buttons.

   <td>Catagory:</td>
   <td>
   12x12 Booth $50.00 each For Arts, Craft, and Antiques
   <input type="radio" name="Catagory" value="Hand Made Crafts" />Hand Made Crafts
   <input type="radio" name="Catagory" value="Resale" /> Resale
   <input type="radio" name="Catagory" value="Antiques" /> Antiques
   1 Booth Free with requirements
   <input type="radio" name="Catagory" value="Non-Profit (Activity for kids)" /> Non-profit
   Food Booths $75.00 no electric and $100.00 with electric
   <input type="radio" name="Catagory" value="Food" /> Food
   </td>
   </tr>
   <tr><td>Payment Method:</td>
   <td>
   <input type="checkbox" name="Patment Method" value="Paypal" />Paypal
   <input type="checkbox" name="Patment Method" value="Mail Check" /> Mail Check
   <input type="checkbox" name="Patment Method" value="Pay Day of Event" /> Pay Day of Event
   Payments made after August 31st will require a $20.00 up charge per vendor.
   </td>

2. Kathryn
   help me help you
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   You can't create the type of form you're looking for with with HTML alone, since the form needs to interact with a form script, which is usually written in PHP.

   If you're not comfortable with PHP, I recommend you use a form plug-in. There are many form options in the plug-in repository, a common one is Contact Form 7.

3. Springfieldgamerchants
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   Thanks for your reply zoonini. I am using the Contact Form 7 you made note of. I went into the form content area and changed the code with the HTML above. My problem is with extracting the data and having it send me the information I need to my email. I was able to get the information you enter in the text boxes but not the information you select with the Checkboxes and the radio buttons. I could change them to text boxes but it would be more stream line if I could make them select an option.

   What is the code I need to get the selections to pull over to the email?

   Jamey

4. Kathryn
   help me help you
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   Try following the examples in the Contact Form 7 documentation for checkboxes and radio buttons:

   http://contactform7.com/checkboxes-radio-buttons-and-menus/

5. Kathryn
   help me help you
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   Take note that with Contact Form 7 you need to use their shortcodes - the stuff betweeen square brackets [] which generates the HTML for you. You don't add HTML directly.

6. Springfieldgamerchants
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   I may be over my head on this one. I have review the link above. I got the form the way I want it. I dont know what to type in the email portion to retrive the information form the selected raio button. Every thing I put into the email form that i receive doesnt give the radio select. instead it gives me the code I wrote.

   Email I get

   From: OT
   Subject: New Vendor

   Message Body:
   Business: OT
   Contact: JDS
   Mailing Address: 100 Main
   Phone: 912-212-2321
   Email: OT@Jas.com

   Catagory :
   <input type="radio" value="1'"name="Hand Made Crafts">Yes<input type="Hand Made Crafts" value="2" name="radbut">No
   <input type="radio" value="1'"name="Resale">Yes<input type="Resale" value="2" name="Resale">No
   <input type="radio" value="1'"name="Antiques">Yes<input type="Antiques" value="2" name="No">No
   <input type="radio" value="1'"name="Food">Yes<input type="Food" value="2" name="No">xx

7. Kathryn
   help me help you
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   That's because you cannot use HTML for your radio buttons, as you've done above. (Also, your HTML is incorrectly coded - but that's a moot point here.)

   You must code them the way Contact Form 7 requires them, using proper shortcodes instead.

   For example, try:

   Category:
   [radio hand-made-crafts "Yes" "No"]

   ... for the first button, and follow suit for the rest.

   Scroll down to the Demo section of the page I linked earlier to look at the example.

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