Formulaire, the premium form builder

troymccann

Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for it. 🚀

troymccann

Hi @clarkwinkelmann ! How's the update coming along for beta 15? 🙂

clarkwinkelmann

Version 1.2.0 - January 9, 2021

Changed: Redesigned form manager UI.
Changed: Profiles of suspended users can no longer be edited by non-moderators.
Changed: Discussion fields of locked and hidden discussions can no longer be edited by non-moderators.
Changed: Removed ability for guests to submit "automatic discussion" forms because Flarum couldn't accept guest discussions.
Added: Export tool. Controlled by a new permission.
Added: User profile forms can now be added to the sign up modal.
Added: New detailed (see own, see any, edit own, edit any) global and form-specific permissions for user profiles and discussion fields.
Added: You can now set a private form title different from the public title.
Fixed: required fields not always required in new submissions.
Fixed: missing pagination controls on the submission list.

If you are currently using user profiles or discussion fields, you will need to adjust the 6 new permissions to match your existing permissions!

This version is only compatible with Flarum beta 13.

The documentation has been updated with all the new options and update instructions.

This was the last feature update for Flarum beta 13. Next update will be for beta 15.

I'm going to leave some time over the weekend for the users of the beta 13 version to try it out and report any issue. I will then proceed with the update of the source code for beta 15. I'm now targeting next Monday evening CET for the beta 15 update.

Post-mortem for the delay: I've been stuck on the new permission system for weeks trying to figure out the best solution. I have now added some extensive integration tests to validate all the possible access settings and make sure nothing gets accidentally broken across updates.

The new system is certainly unnecessarily complex 💩 , but it's now possible to handle about any use case for user profiles, and soon discussions. I have calculated there's about half a million different possible states a form+submission can be in 😅

There are still many features I want to release in the coming weeks, including the discussion fields in post composer, per-form permissions for standalone forms and user-created forms. Stay tuned for a follow-up update after the beta 15 compatibility.

troymccann

Thanks @clarkwinkelmann. That's a pity about the beta 15 challenges. It took me so long to upgrade from 13 to 15 in anticipation of this, so I don't think I'll be able to revert to beta 13 now. I was holding off launching an application process this week so I could use this instead of Google Sheets and draw more people to our forum, but I can't wait any longer than this weekend and won't need the feature again until next year.

It seems like a really great feature extension though. Great work and good luck! 🙏

clarkwinkelmann

It's been a while, but it's finally there! It was so much more work than I expected. Hopefully the biggest Flarum breaking changes are now behind us and all my premium extensions should be able to follow Flarum releases more closely from now on.

Version 1.3.0 - January 18, 2021

Changed: Compatible with Flarum beta 15.
Changed: custom drag and drop implementation replacing html5sortable. This shouldn't change anything for the end user. Unfortunately drag and drop on mobile still isn't available at this time.
Fixed: files not visible in email summary.
Fixed: moderators not able to restore soft-deleted submissions.
Fixed: missing padding on mobile when filling standalone form.
(developer) Removed: beta 13 workarounds and backports have been removed. The native Flarum classes for Dropdown, LoadingIndicator and VisibilityScope are now used.
(developer) Fixed: missing javascript exports for components introduced in previous releases.

This version is only compatible with Flarum beta 15. Compatibility with Flarum beta 14 was skipped.

The new version will automatically be installed when you migrate to Flarum beta 15 with Flarum's official instructions.

ctml

clarkwinkelmann been waiting for this, looking forward to subscribing. Thanks!

ctml

Small bug (Beta 15): the /forumulaire endpoint doesn't have a route, one can navigate from the side navbar but if you refresh from there you'll hit the exception.

Flarum \ Http \ Exception \ RouteNotFoundException
/formulaire

clarkwinkelmann

ctml thanks for the report!

The issue isn't happening on my own test forum though, and the route seems to be registered correctly.

Can you share your php flarum info ? You can send it privately to the support email or Discord DM if you prefer.

ctml

clarkwinkelmann Thanks

edit: seems to affect all the routes for formulaire on my forum when accessing them directly
(e.g. /formulaire/{form-uuid})

sh-4.4$ php flarum info
Flarum core 0.1.0-beta.15
PHP version: 7.4.6
Loaded extensions: Core, date, libxml, openssl, pcre, zlib, filter, hash, pcntl, readline, Reflection, SPL, session, standard, bz2, calendar, ctype, curl, dom, mbstring, fileinfo, ftp, gd, gettext, gmp, iconv, intl, json, ldap, exif, mysqlnd, PDO, Phar, SimpleXML, sockets, sqlite3, tokenizer, xml, xmlwriter, xsl, mysqli, pdo_mysql, pdo_sqlite, xmlreader, zip, Zend OPcache
+------------------------------------------+----------------+--------+
| Flarum Extensions                        |                |        |
+------------------------------------------+----------------+--------+
| ID                                       | Version        | Commit |
+------------------------------------------+----------------+--------+
| flarum-approval                          | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-bbcode                            | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-emoji                             | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-lang-english                      | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-flags                             | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-lock                              | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-markdown                          | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-mentions                          | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-statistics                        | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-sticky                            | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-subscriptions                     | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-suspend                           | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| flarum-tags                              | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| fof-nightmode                            | 0.7.1          |        |
| fof-pretty-mail                          | 0.3.0          |        |
| fof-user-directory                       | 0.5.0          |        |
| fof-split                                | 0.6.0          |        |
| fof-merge-discussions                    | 0.5.1          |        |
| fof-github-autolink                      | 0.1.5          |        |
| fof-formatting                           | 0.3.1          |        |
| fof-best-answer                          | 0.3.3          |        |
| fof-byobu                                | 0.6.1          |        |
| fof-follow-tags                          | 0.6.4          |        |
| askvortsov-discussion-templates          | v0.3.0         |        |
| askvortsov-moderator-warnings            | v0.4.1         |        |
| fof-realtimedate                         | 0.2.1          |        |
| fof-polls                                | 0.3.2          |        |
| fof-upload                               | 0.12.5         |        |
| fof-links                                | 0.5.2          |        |
| clarkwinkelmann-author-change            | 0.2.2          |        |
| clarkwinkelmann-emojionearea             | 0.3.0          |        |
| fof-frontpage                            | 0.3.0          |        |
| fof-moderator-notes                      | 0.4.0          |        |
| fof-pages                                | 0.6.0          |        |
| fof-subscribed                           | 0.4.1          |        |
| fof-prevent-necrobumping                 | 0.4.0          |        |
| therealsujitk-gifs                       | v2.0.0         |        |
| v17development-blog                      | v0.2.1         |        |
| fof-analytics                            | 0.11.0         |        |
| fof-profile-image-crop                   | 0.2.1          |        |
| nearata-tags-color-generator             | v1.2.0         |        |
| michaelbelgium-discussion-views          | v5.0.0         |        |
| fof-masquerade                           | 0.3.6          |        |
| flarum-nicknames                         | v0.1.0-beta.15 |        |
| fof-user-bio                             | 0.4.2          |        |
| ianm-follow-users                        | 0.1.2          |        |
| fof-default-user-preferences             | 0.3.1          |        |
| zerosonesfun-hashtags                    | 4.0.2          |        |
| fof-socialprofile                        | 0.2.2          |        |
| fof-webhooks                             | 0.4.0          |        |
| fof-reactions                            | 0.5.0          |        |
| fof-impersonate                          | 0.7.0          |        |
| clarkwinkelmann-popular-discussion-badge | 0.2.2          |        |
| fof-gamification                         | 0.4.2          |        |
| maicol07-sso                             | 1.8            |        |
| askvortsov-trust-levels                  | v1.0.0         |        |
| antoinefr-money                          | v0.11.0        |        |
| nearata-copy-code-to-clipboard           | v1.1.0         |        |
| kilowhat-formulaire                      | 1.3.0          |        |
+------------------------------------------+----------------+--------+

ctml

Feature Suggestions:

Multiple choice responses
Show the left forum nav on standalone forms
Redirect URL after form completion

I still haven't resolved the above route issues yet, but it's not impacting unless someone refreshes

clarkwinkelmann

ctml Multiple choice responses

That's coming soon!

ctml Show the left forum nav on standalone forms

There's an option for this in the admin panel, it's one of the only two settings present there. I'm planning to maybe allow customizing this on a per-form basis.

ctml Redirect URL after form completion

I'm adding this to my list!

ctml I still haven't resolved the above route issues

I'm really not sure what it could be. If you are able to, could you try disabling some of the other extensions to see if the issue goes away? And if that fixes it, let me know which disabled extension made it work again.

ctml

clarkwinkelmann I'm really not sure what it could be. If you are able to, could you try disabling some of the other extensions to see if the issue goes away? And if that fixes it, let me know which disabled extension made it work again.

I found out this was caused by another extension that impacted all custom routes created AFTER that extension was enabled (php-sso).

For my use case, I have the below feature requests in order of importance. I really like the extension, it's quite advanced as is! But I have some hard requirements before I personally can make the switch permanently as I mainly use this as a survey tool.

Multiple choice (already in your planned features)
Submission limit for user (already in your planned features)
Notifications
- An optional setting per form to notify users who have permission to complete a form when it's published telling them it is available
- A way to track users who have not completed the form/survey, so subsequent notifications can be sent as reminders. Perhaps like the current table, but include users who have not completed the form, and a column to distinguish those who have completed from those who have not, with the ability to export all of this as well
HTML email templates with variable substitution
- Would be great if it worked with PrettyMail (or vice versa?), and we could build email templates for different events and substitute variables the same way (New form available, submission confirmation, form auto-closing, etc.)
Hide form manager for users who don't have forms open forms available to them
Time limited forms (auto-close)

clarkwinkelmann

ctml thanks for the suggestions!

The multi select fields will definitely be released soon.

Regarding the notifications and reminders, I'm not really sure how best to achieve that. It would require some sort of invitation management. Can I ask what use case(s) you have for this feature? This could help find similar services I could take inspiration from.

ctml Would be great if it worked with PrettyMail

I'm not exactly sure how to make this work, but I will try to add more customization options in the future. It should already be possible to override the blade template of the email if you need. I can send some sample code on how to achieve that from extend.php if needed.

ctml Hide form manager for users who don't have forms open forms available to them

The form manager is only supposed to be visible to form moderators. If regular users see it, you have probably incorrectly configured the permissions or there's a bug.

If there's interest I could add a new page "forms I can see" where users can see all forms they have access to without having to be sent the link. That would also require a new permission for listing forms as by default it's indented that forms cannot be discovered without knowing the unique link. There's already a permission for custom integrations that need it, but there's no built-in interface to show them at this time.

ctml

clarkwinkelmann If there's interest I could add a new page "forms I can see" where users can see all forms they have access to without having to be sent the link.

I think that's a great idea! Maybe with some columns showing metadata about the forms, the date, if they've been completed or not, and an option either in the extension or per form to only show in that list if not yet completed.
Perhaps an optional badge showing the number of forms not yet completed.

clarkwinkelmann Regarding the notifications and reminders

I send out surveys to my community on occasion. We sometimes hold events as well, and I'll send out surveys for those who joined to get feedback. So first I need to alert them there is a survey available. I think if there were some advanced mailing extension where one could trigger adhoc emails to all users, or a subset that would satisfy the main requirement. Right now I've got to extract emails manually from the database in order to get a list of users to send to. If I want specific groups it's a bit more challenging too. Knowing who hasn't yet completed a form so I can send targeted reminders would be valuable.

I also do not use any plaintext emails, if any extensions send using plaintext I just send up disabling that function as I can't have half emails going out using HTML and half in plaintext. I've got HTML templates which include all my images, formatting, etc for brand awareness. This was also why I brought up the pretty mail integration. Ideally the solution for email templating is handled through extensions in a consistent manner. Pretty mail has 4 or 5 customizable templates for different events, it would feel like a bit of a hack handling some through an extension and some by patching code/files each update. I don't know much about how pretty mail works and where it can be extended or not by by other extensions that trigger notifications, but that would be awesome.

clarkwinkelmann The form manager is only supposed to be visible to form moderators. If regular users see it, you have probably incorrectly configured the permissions or there's a bug.

Oops, my bad! don't know why I thought it was visible to regular users.

clarkwinkelmann

Version 1.4.0 - March 23, 2021

Changed: Compatible with Flarum beta 16.
Fixed: Guests not able to submit standalone forms.

This version is only compatible with Flarum beta 16.

The new version will automatically be installed when you migrate to Flarum beta 16 with Flarum's official instructions.

troymccann

Hi @clarkwinkelmann. Is there a roadmap for when this will include features like multi-choice? I keep finding it really hard to create any of the forms we need and reverting to Google Forms.

It would also be awesome to include access controls on a per-form basis, rather than having access to all of the forms or none.

clarkwinkelmann

troymccann there is no official roadmap at this time.

I know I've promised this feature for a while now but it's still not ready at this time.

The plan is to release the Flarum 1.0 compatible version in the coming days, then new features in the next few weeks.

For access control I am planning to allow group restriction on a per-form basis on standalone forms, just like it's currently possible for discussion/profile forms. I am however not planning to add a way to selectively choose users by their ID/usernames.

clarkwinkelmann

Version 1.5.0 - June 9, 2021

Changed: Compatible with Flarum 1.0+.

This version can be installed on Flarum 1.0.0 and all future 1.x versions.
It will be automatically installed when you upgrade to Flarum 1.0 by following the official release guide.

luceos

GVG all premium plans include the extension itself plus support. Without the plan you have no access to the extension. Cancelling a plan will remove the ability to upgrade the extension. See:

https://extiverse.com/about/premium-extensions
https://extiverse.com/terms/premium-extensions

luceos

GVG a) you can continue to use the extension on the flarum installations that had it installed during your active subscription. You cannot update that extension or install the extension on other Flarum forums thereafter unless you continue your subscription.

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