In order to make it as easy as possible for a potential client to engage my services, I decided to switch from a PDF based client questionnaire to a web form. While this would be an easy enough task with HTML, I decided to use the excellent cformsII Wordpress plugin. This plugin can create elaborate custom contact forms, with many swanky features such as regular expression validation, email confirmations, CAPTCHAs, and a database store.

CformsII is extremely easy to setup. Just download the plugin from the Wordpress plugins site, extract it with your favorite zip program, and upload the entire folder to your wp-content/plugins/ directory. Login and activate the plugin. You’ll notice a new “cformsII” entry on the tab bar. Click on it to start creating your forms.

The cforms screen should make sense to you pretty quickly. Simply add form fields to the list, select the type, and choose any additional options, like required fields and regular expression validation. When you’ve created the form, the options below will set up the delivery of your data.

Now that you know how it works, why not hire me to do it for you?