Form Reform

Reform the way forms are built. Build a form out of blocks. Take control of how forms are processed, where submissions are sent and how the data is stored.

No development required - works straight out of the box.
Easy to extend.
Easy to reconfigure.
Tangible data.
Repeatable groups of inputs.
Easy to add your own integrations.

Reform the way forms are designed

Do you find designing forms unnecessarily complex? Do you end up compromising the design of forms to the limitations of the form builder? Do you long for forms that are as easy to layout as pages and as easy to style as blocks?

Form Reform re-thinks the way forms are built:

Form Reform implements each input element as a block type.

Concrete CMS provides excellent functionality for block design, layouts and versions.

With Form Reform you create forms by dragging a block for each form input onto the page. Form Reform uses the same system that any Concrete CMS site editor is immediately familiar with and can design with. Blocks for form elements can be arranged with other block types, grouped and reused in stacks, arranged with layouts and containers, fine tuned using block design, copied using the clipboard and managed with block and page versions. Even repeatable groups of form inputs are configured with a block.

Reform the way form submissions are processed

Are you frustrated by fixed form processing? Do you want to save data for some forms, but only send email for others? Do you need to process forms differently depending on what is entered on the form?

Form Reform re-thinks the way form submissions are processed to give you complete control:

Form Reform processes submissions with a configurable pipeline.

Form Reform processes each form submission through a pipeline of handlers you can configure just for that form. Form handlers do things like:

Check for Spam
Validate form fields
Return messages to the browser
Send emails
Save submitted data
Geocode an address
Redirect to another page
Upload files to the File Manager (requires Snapshot)
Create or update a Microsoft Dynamics 365 lead (requires Form Reform Dynamics)
Advanced spam check using Anti Spammer Master (requires Anti Spammer Master and Anti Spammer Master for Form Reform).
Branch processing depending on condition evaluation.
Fire Concrete CMS events.

When you configure the submit button for a form, you decide which handlers to add to the pipeline and the sequence in which they are executed. Handlers even support conditional logic so you can process forms differently based on conditions such as what the user enters or where they are located.

Reform the way form data is stored

Do you find form data difficult to use after it has been saved? Have you ever struggled to find and repair broken form data? Are you confused by the storage used by existing form builders? Does complex form data take too long to save?

Form Reform re-thinks the way form data is saved to make it simple and tangible.

The default Save handler for Form Reform saves each form submission into one row of one table.

Modern databases support JSON database columns. The default Save handler for Form Reform utilizes this to serialize form submissions as JSON data and save each form submission as a single row of data. This keeps all the data for a submission in one place.

Saving a form submission involves just one write to one database table. Saving complex form data with Form Reform is atomic and robust. No more skewed data spread across multiple database tables. Data saved by Form Reform is tangible - you know exactly where it is.

You are not limited to the default save handler, form save handlers currently implemented are:

Save to the site database in a dedicated table
Save to a CSV file
Save to a text file
Save to an XML file
Save to a JSON file
Save to user/visitor session data
Save to user/visitor browser cookie
Save to Express object (requires Form Reform Attributes)
Save to User attributes (requires Form Reform Attributes)
Save to Page attributes (requires Form Reform Attributes)
Save to MS Dynamics (requires Form Reform Dynamics)

Form results can be filtered, displayed, reports generated and analyzed using Form Reform Display.

Learn with a simple form

While you may have plans to implement some much more complex forms using Form Reform, we strongly recommend you start with a simple form such as our contact form example in order to review the basic principles of using Form Reform before you move onto anything bigger.

Start by submitting the form at Getting Started - Your First Form a few times, even making some deliberate mistakes.
Watch our Getting Started with Form Reform video to see how the form is built.
Read through the rest of Getting Started - Your First Form for more details of how this form is built.
Create a test page on your site to build your own version of Getting Started - Your First Form and experiment.
Develop your test page with some of the concepts introduced by our further examples and experiment with some of the other form inputs.

Form Reform

jl_form_reform - v9.6.8 - resources v9.4.21

Reform the way forms are built. Build a form out of blocks. Take control of how form submissions are processed and how the submitted data is stored. Easy to extend. Easy to reconfigure. Tangible data. Easy to add your own integrations.

ConcreteCMS Marketplace v9.6.8

Block Types

Boilerplate Content
Multiselect Input
Handle with Dot Input
ID Code Input
QR Reader Extend
Mixed Checkbox and Radioset Matrix Input
Visibility Rules Engine
Repeatable Group
Rich Text Input
Text Suggestions
Require Form
Prohibit Repeated Form
Select Combi Input
Radioset Combi Input
Checkbox List Combi Input
Rating Input
Like Input
Up Down Vote Input
Handle Input
Uppercase Input
Lowercase Input
Masked Text Input
Numeric Digits Input
Custom Text Input
Color Picker Input
Geofence Country
Geofence Continent
Signature Input
Submit Button
Message Display
Captcha
Honeypot
Text Input
Email Input
Number Input
Password Input
Text Confirm Input
Password Confirm Input
Telephone Number Input
Checkbox Input
Text Area Input
Select Input
Radioset Input
Checkbox List Input
Form Reform Documentation
Country Input
Continent Input
Country State Input
Hidden Input
Url Input
Range Input
Date Input
DateTime Input
Time Input
Checkbox + Message Input
CCM Token
Email Confirm Input
Spinner
Grouped Select Input
Radio Matrix Input
Checkbox Matrix Input
State Input
Address Lookup Input
Latitude / Longitude Input
Drag & Drop File Input
Webcam File Input
Screengrab File Input

Single Pages

Form Reform /dashboard/system/form_reform Reform the way forms are built. Build a form out of blocks. Take control of how form submissions are processed and how the submitted data is stored. Easy to extend. Easy to reconfigure. Tangible data. Easy to add your own integrations.
Form Handler Plugins /dashboard/system/form_reform/plugin_list Plugins for Form Handlers.
Form Reform Blocks /dashboard/system/form_reform/form_reform_blocks Blocks for Form Reform.
Form Reform Global Settings /dashboard/system/form_reform/global_settings Edit global settings and defaults for Form Reform Submission.
Form Reform /dashboard/reports/form_reform Reform the way forms are built. Build a form out of blocks. Take control of how form submissions are processed and how the submitted data is stored. Easy to extend. Easy to reconfigure. Tangible data. Easy to add your own integrations.
Form Submissions /dashboard/reports/form_reform/form_reform_default Default storage for Form Reform submissions.
Advanced Configuration /dashboard/system/form_reform/advanced_config Advanced Configuration for Form Reform including adapting styles for non-Bootstrap 5 themes.

Form Handler Plugins

Address Geocode
Clear Data Category
Clear Errors
Clear Quarantine Files
Comment
Condition Else
Condition Else If
Condition End
Condition If
End
Extend Form Data
Extend From List
Extend From Page
Extend From Table
Extend With Text Item
Fail
Fire Event
Generate ID Code
Generate QR Code
Import Quarantine Files
Iterate Data
Iterate Data End
Iterate Repeatable Group
Iterate Repeatable Group End
Log Errors
Log Handler Results
Log Pipeline
Log Submission
Log Submission Data
Magic Tabs Jump
Merge From Cookie Store
Merge From Default Store
Merge From Session Store
Message
Next Form State
None
On Error
On Success
Query Default Store
Redirect
Remove From Default Store
Save to CSV
Save to Cookie
Save to Default
Save to File
Save to Session
Send Email
Set Error
Set Error Conditional
Sort Form Data
Spam Detect
Transform Error
Validate ID Code
Validate Input Fields
Wait

Form Reform Display

jl_form_reform_display - v9.4.2

Provides blocks and dashboard utilities to List, display, summarize, generate reports and analyze form submissions from Form Reform. Additionally supports integration with Universal Content Puller.

ConcreteCMS Marketplace v9.4.2

Block Types

Advanced Form Dependency
Display Report
Display Analysis
Form State Percentage Progress
Completion List
List Results
Display Result
List Cookie, Session, Attribute, File Result
Display Cookie, Session, Attribute, File Result

Single Pages

Form Report Generator /dashboard/reports/form_reform/form_reform_report Report generator for default Form Reform submissions.
Analysis Plugin List /dashboard/system/form_reform/analysis_plugin_list Plugins for Form Reform Display analysis.

Content Source Plugins

Form Reform Analysis
Form Reform Default Store
Form Reform Report

Image Selectors Plugins

Form Reform Report Dynamic

Form Handler Plugins

Import Average Analysis
Import Average for Group by Label Analysis
Import Distinct Values Analysis
Import Frequency Analysis
Import Frequency Analysis Matrix
Import Frequency Analysis Numeric
Import Report

Analysis Plugins

Average
Average for Group by Label
Distinct Values
Frequency Analysis
Frequency Analysis Matrix
Frequency Analysis Numeric
Heading Insert
None

Form Reform UTM

jl_form_reform_utm - v9.0.3

Not just Form Reform and not just UTM! Capture and hold incoming UTM (or other) tags and make the tag values available to Form Reform and/or Conditional Redirect as {{place_holders}}. You don't need Form Reform to use this.

ConcreteCMS Marketplace v9.0.3

Single Pages

UTM configuration /dashboard/system/form_reform/utm Redirects to UTM Configuration in SEO settings.
UTM configuration /dashboard/system/seo/utm Capture and hold incoming UTM (or other) tags and make the tag values available to Form Reform as {{place_holders}}. Also integrates with Conditional Redirect. You don't need Form Reform to use this!

Form Reform Attributes, Express and Users

jl_form_reform_save_to_attributes - v9.1.0

Save submitted forms to Express objects and user attributes. Add and remove users from groups.

ConcreteCMS Marketplace v9.1.0

Block Types

Options Attribute Select Input
Options Attribute Radioset Input
Options Attribute Checkbox List Input

Form Handler Plugins

Merge From User Textarea Attribute
Remove From User Textarea Attribute
Save to Current Page Textarea Attribute
Save to Current User
Save to Current User Textarea Attribute
Save to Express
User Groups
Validate User

Form Reform Image Picker

jl_form_reform_image_picker - v9.0.6

Form Reform Image Picker provides an image picking input block for Form Reform. The Image Picker Input is preconfigured to connect to most Omni Gallery gallery and slider display widgets, the core gallery block, and thumbnail showing templates for the core page list block. Advanced settings allow the Image Picker Input to be configured to pick images from other galleries and sliders.

ConcreteCMS Marketplace v9.0.6

Block Types

Image Picker Input

Form Handler Plugins

Extend From File Properties

Form Reform Data Picker

jl_form_reform_data_picker - v9.0.10

Form Reform Data Picker provides data picking input blocks for Form Reform. Create pickers and selectors from tables or JSON data sources including HTML tables, Calendars, Page Lists, Universal Content Puller and previously submitted form results.

ConcreteCMS Marketplace v9.0.10

Block Types

Page List as Select Input
Result Picker Input
Calendar Picker Input
Table as Select Combi Input
JSON as Select Combi Input
Table Picker Input
Table as Select Input
JSON as Select Input

Form Handler Plugins

Delete From Default Store
Read From Default Store
Update Default Store

Form Reform Dynamics

jl_form_reform_dynamics - v0.2.2

Form handlers for querying Microsoft Dynamics, forwarding and updating form data to Microsoft Dynamics.

Form Handler Plugins

Forward to Dynamics
Get From Dynamics
Update to Dynamics

Form Reform Macros

jl_form_reform_macro - v9.0.0

Extends Form Reform with form handler macros. Provides a new dashboard page at System & Settings > Form Reform > Form Reform Macros to manage macros, and form handlers to run macros.

ConcreteCMS Marketplace v9.0.0

Single Pages

Form Reform Macros /dashboard/system/form_reform/macro Extends Form Reform with form handler macros. Provides a new dashboard page at System & Settings > Form Reform > Form Reform Macros to manage macros, and form handlers to run macros.

Form Handler Plugins

Macro

Form Reform Developer

jl_form_reform_developer - v9.1.4

A growing suite of resources to assist those developing blocks, handlers and more complex forms for Form Reform.

ConcreteCMS Marketplace v9.1.4

Block Types

Form State Hacker

Single Pages

Plugin Dialogue Explorer /dashboard/system/form_reform/plugin_dialogue_explorer A reference copy of all plugin dialogues. They won't save and may only partially work. Just here for browsing.
Block Dialogue Explorer /dashboard/system/form_reform/block_dialogue_explorer A reference copy of all form input block dialogues. They won't save and may only partially work. Just here for browsing.
Find My Forms /dashboard/system/form_reform/find_my_forms Locates Form Reform forms and the pages they are on.

Form Handler Plugins

Dump Added Static Handler Categories
Dump Form Data
Dump Post Data
Dump Query Data
Dump Static Data Values
Log Added Static Handler Categories
Log Post Data
Log Query Data
Log Static Data Values
Post Data Review
Validate Form Structure

Additional Pages

Design Concept (pdf)

Reform where you can save form data

Saving form data with Form Reform is simply a handler in the processing pipeline. You can save to multiple locations or just one location.

If you need to save data elsewhere, such as to a dedicated table, a table provided through another addon, to another database, send it to an API, forward it to another server, or anywhere you can imagine, you can adapt or develop a form handler to do so.

The complexity of the code depends on where you are saving or sending the data, but wrapping that into a form handler plugin for Form Reform is straight forward.

The Form Reform handler plugin system is designed for easy extension.

Learn with a simple form

Start by submitting the form at Getting Started - Your First Form a few times, even making some deliberate mistakes.
Watch our Getting Started with Form Reform video to see how the form is built.
Read through the rest of Getting Started - Your First Form for more details of how this form is built.
Create a test page on your site to build your own version of Getting Started - Your First Form and experiment.
Develop your test page with some of the concepts introduced by our further examples and experiment with some of the other form inputs.

Form Reform

Form Reform

Reform the way forms are designed

Reform the way form submissions are processed

Reform the way form data is stored