Creating a Form

Issue/Question

How do I create a form for my website?

Environment

• Web CMS

Resolution

1. Click Content tab.
2. Select Forms.
3.  Click  New.
4. Type a form name.
   Note: Forms must follow the naming format, yoursitename_form_name (e.g., yoursitename_contact_form) so they can easily located.
5. Set access settings to your site group:
   1. Go to Properties.
   2. Select Access in the side menu.
   3. Change Access Group dropdown to your site group. (e.g., aab_yoursitename).
   4. Save form.
6. Return to Edit tab.
7. Open Form Settings located above the form elements.
   1. Optionally, configure success and failure messages for form submissions or redirect to a page of your choice upon success.
   2. Add WKU styles to the form:
      1. Scroll to the Custom Styles URL field.
      2. Enter https://www.wku.edu/_resources/css/forms/cms-forms.css​​​​
         Note: If left blank, your form will not match the website appearance or meet accessibility standards necessary for publishing. See Apply WKU Styles to a Form for details.
      3. Use the optional Submission Button Text field to customize the submission button text.
      4. Configure optional email messages (see Enable Form Emails article).
      5. Exit Form Setting.
8. Save form and return to Edit tab.
9. From Form Elements sidebar, drag elements to the form canvas to build your form.
   1. Drag and drop elements to reorder them.
   2. Click Trash icon to remove an element. This cannot be undone.
   3. See Form Elements to learn more about each and their uses.
10. Select an element to edit its settings.
    1. See Element Settings to learn more about the individual element settings.
11. Click Save after adding and editing elements.
12. Click Launch to make the form or any changes made live in production.
13. When ready to add the form to a page, see Add a Form to a Page article.

If you need assistance, please contact the ITS Service Desk or submit a service request by clicking the Request Service button.