I came across a scenario where I need to redirect to a external url(thank you page) after form submission. It’s achievable using formSubmitContext’s RedirectUrl property on your Custom Submit Action.
Here is the code snippet –
protected override bool Execute(string data, FormSubmitContext formSubmitContext)
{
//Prepare model
//WebApi Call
//Redirect to external URL
var thankYouPageUrl = $"{HttpContext.Current.Request.Url?.Scheme}://{HttpContext.Current.Request.Url?.Host}/[thank-you-page-path]/";
formSubmitContext.RedirectUrl = $"{thankYouPageUrl}?id={add-any-querystring-if-needed}";
formSubmitContext.RedirectOnSuccess = true;
return true;
}
I came across a scenario where I needed to access landing page fields(the page where we add Forms) in Custom Submit Action’s FormSubmitContext.
By default, the page item isn’t known at the Submit Action. So started thinking should i create a custom hidden field or use the Forms Extensions module? At the end of the day, i didn’t need either.
Here is the quick way to access the current page using HttpContext’s AbsolutePath.
protected override bool Execute(string data, FormSubmitContext formSubmitContext)
{
var contextItem = GetContextItem.GetItem(HttpContext.Current.Request.UrlReferrer?.AbsolutePath) as ILandingPageContentItem;
// Access fields from ContextItem
}
public class GetContextItem
{
public static IStandardTemplateItem GetItem(string path)
{
Item item = Sitecore.Context.Database.GetItem($"/sitecore/content/<tenant>/Home{path}");
return item?.AsStronglyTyped();
}
}
Hope this helps someone. Any questions, please leave a comment.
I came across a scenario to implement Conditional Section for Sitecore 9.0 to hide/show fields based on user input. This feature was introduced on Sitecore 9.1(Checkout my other blog here). Since the project is in Sitecore 9.0, I decided to create a custom control using speak.
Let’s get started.
Step 1: Create form element in core DB using speak
Switch to Core DB
Go to /sitecore/client/Applications/FormsBuilder/Components/Layouts/PropertyGridForm/PageSettings/Settings
Create a template based of Form Parameters. (I couldn’t find it when i tried from Insert Template, so i duplicated the existed one- MutliLine Text. If you know, how to add Form Parameters template(not using Sitecore Rocks), please leave a comment.)
Add the FormTextBox Parameters template. Since I duplicated MultiLineText field, it came with the Details, Validation, Styling and Advanced. I feel it’s best shortcut to create quick.
Fill out FormLabel, IsLableOnTop and BindingConfiguration fields.
Repeat the fields as many as you need. Here i added one more to compare the value.
NOTE: IsLabelOnTop is unchecked for additional fields
Step 2: Create form template in Master DB
On Master DB, create a custom template under Basic/Lists/Security/Structure folders based on Field Type template(/sitecore/templates/System/Forms/Field Type). I created under Structure Section as it’s Condition Section.
Fill out Property Editor field by choosing the custom control that was created in Core DB. You can see all the fields listed shown in below screen shot.
Fields(View Path, Model Type)will be filled out after creating code behind and razor view files.
Step 3: Create model and view in Visual Studio
Create model and view in project under Helix structure
Now you should see the new form control on the elements panel. Drag and Drop to any form and fill out the Target Field and True Value fields appropriately and put any element(s) inside Conditional Section to show/hide the element(s).
Don’t forget to publish all the templates and forms!
Happy Sitecoring! Leave a comment if you have any questions.
Are you getting this error on Sitecore 9 Forms Submission? I got it and it took me some time to figure out. It’s all related to Validation. Here are the points to check to narrow down the issue —
If you have form fields set it to mandatory, change it to optional and see if that makes the submission successful. If so, one of the field validation is causing trouble.
It happens for custom form control quite often, where you need add the validation to razor view file and make sure you have this attribute – GenerateUnobtrusiveValidationAttributes.
Compare your custom control razor file to any one of inbuilt form controls ([iis-site-folder]\Views\FormBuilder\FieldTemplates ) like below and if you see any difference on attributes, add it out.
Finally a simple check: make sure to publish all the forms and view the landing page in live mode(not in preview mode)
I came across a requirement from a client that they wanted to show Country and it’s states grouped in a dropownlist. I created a custom grouped dropdown to fit into the scenario. Since this is an extension of dropdownlist, no speak knowledge required.
Let’s get started
Step 1: Create custom dropdown list
Create a custom dropdownlist under /sitecore/system/Settings/Forms/Field Types/Lists based on Field Type(/sitecore/templates/System/Forms/Field Type) template like below
Step 2: Create a code behind class and razor view
create a code behind class like this in VS project
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Sitecore.Data.Items;
using Sitecore.Diagnostics;
using Sitecore.ExperienceForms.Mvc.Models.Fields;
namespace Sitecore.Project.Example.Views.StateDropdown
{
public class StateDropdown : DropDownListViewModel
{
protected override void InitItemProperties(Item item)
{
Assert.ArgumentNotNull(item, nameof(item));
base.InitItemProperties(item);
}
protected override void UpdateItemFields(Item item)
{
Assert.ArgumentNotNull(item, nameof(item));
base.UpdateItemFields(item);
}
public Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, string>> Regions()
{
if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(DataSource)) return new Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, string>>();
Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, string>> counrtyCollection = new Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, string>>();
Item item = Context.Database.GetItem(DataSource);
var children = item.GetChildren();
foreach (Item child in children)
{
counrtyCollection.Add(child.Fields["Name"].Value, new Dictionary<string, string>());
foreach (Item desc in child.Children)
{
counrtyCollection[child.Fields["Name"].Value].Add(desc.Fields["Name"].Value, desc.Fields["Code"].Value);
}
}
return counrtyCollection;
}
}
}
Create a razor view like this and build project
@using Sitecore.ExperienceForms.Mvc.Html
@model Sitecore.Project.Example.Views.StateDropdown.StateDropdown
@{
var regions = Model.Regions();
}
<label for="@Html.IdFor(m => Model.Value)" class="@Model.LabelCssClass">@Html.DisplayTextFor(t => Model.Title)</label>
<select id="@Html.IdFor(m => Model.Value)" data-trigger name="@Html.NameFor(m => Model.Value)" class="@Model.CssClass" placeholder="Select Your Work Location" data-sc-tracking="@Model.IsTrackingEnabled" data-sc-field-name="@Model.Name" @Html.GenerateUnobtrusiveValidationAttributes(m => m.Value)>
<option placeholder>Select Your Work Location</option>
@foreach (var region in regions)
{
<optGroup data-id="@region.Value" label="@region.Key">
@foreach (var state in region.Value)
{
<option value="@state.Value">@state.Key</option>
}
</optGroup>
}
</select>
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => Model.Value)
Step 3: Fill out the fields
Fill out the View Path, Model Type and Property Editor(should be Property Editor Settings/DropDown List).
you are now all set to utilize the custom dropdown list in Forms Designer. Don’t forget to publish the field!
Hope this is helpful. Any questions, please leave a comment.
I came across a scenario where i implemented a custom validation on Sitecore 9 Forms. Sharing my knowledge here. You can achieve this in three simple steps.
Step 1: Create custom validator
Create a custom validator under /sitecore/system/settings/forms/validation based on Validation(sitecore/templates/System/Forms/Validation) template like below
Step 2: Fill out the fields
Fill out your own regex and error message. You can copy the Type value from other validator.
Step 3: Assign the custom validator
You can now add the new custom validator to any Form fields( /sitecore/system/Settings/Forms/Field Types). All set and no code required!
Hope you found this blog helpful. Any questions, please leave a comment.
Have you submitted a form and it returned with this error ‘The required anti-forgery cookie “__requestVerificationToken” is not present’? If so, here is the resolution.
This could be because of caching. Can you check if your rendering component or container/page level caching check box is checked? if so, unchecking the caching will fix the issue.
Also here is quick check you can do to see whether your form is cached – Inspect the form and check the _requestverificationtoken value like below and refresh the page – do you see same value now? if so, your form is in cache!