Cool Javastript Forms in Wordpress

[efeezy]

Is there a way to create or a plugin that will allow me to make these nifty looking forms in Wordpress? They appear to be javascript based, but if there's a better way, I'm open to it.

 

[nvanprooyen]

Can't see the form live, but guessing it's jquery. I don't know of any plugins for Wordpress, but here is how to do it by hand:

WordPress & jQuery Contact Form without a Plugin | Trevor Davis

Also, here are some jquery plugins specifically for forms

http://speckyboy.com/2009/08/26/20-jquery-plugins-and-tutorials-to-enhance-forms/

 

[efeezy]

Sorry, there's the live form if you wanted to check it out. Thaks for that link. I'm checking it out right now.

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[nvanprooyen]

That looks like Flash.

 

[efeezy]

That looks like Flash.

That was what I was thinking too, but when you right click on the form itself, it doesn't give you any of the normal Flash settings & options.

 

[nvanprooyen]

Try right clicking on one of the form labels (e.g. first name). It gives you the "about flash 10" menu thing.

 

[dchuk]

Try right clicking on one of the form labels (e.g. first name). It gives you the "about flash 10" menu thing.

That's because they used sIFR to replace the font with a custom non-web one. The form is in html.

That page failed miserably in Chrome (SRWare Iron to be exact, same shit though).

There are a lot of good form styling options out there for jquery based forms. Honestly, you can do nearly all of the styling with just CSS, except for file upload fields cause they rely on the OS rendering. That's why you need jquery to really get everything exactly like you want it.

Here's a good start: JQuery form plugins

 

[nvanprooyen]

That's because they used sIFR to replace the font with a custom non-web one. The form is in html.

That page failed miserably in Chrome (SRWare Iron to be exact, same shit though).

There are a lot of good form styling options out there for jquery based forms. Honestly, you can do nearly all of the styling with just CSS, except for file upload fields cause they rely on the OS rendering. That's why you need jquery to really get everything exactly like you want it.

Here's a good start: JQuery form plugins

Ahh. That's interesting. I was wondering why the whole thing didn't seem like flash, but certain elements did.

 

[benko]

Stick to CSS styling for forms but even then keep it simple.

The more junk you add the more that can go wrong with it and the more foreign it looks for the end user. People are used to simple forms that LOOK like forms.

Dont fuck with the formula.