Using CMS Forms

Insert a Form using Assets

 

The asset icon from the Modern Campus CMS WYSIWYG toolbar

The CMS Forms can be placed inside a page using an Asset (reusable icon in your WYSIWYG toolbar). Assets are designed to be reused across multiple pages while the asset remains the same. So, if you are using a form that needs to appear in multiple places across your site, you will need to place that same Asset in multiple places. Likewise, if you wish to have a unique form across multiple pages on your site, you will need to create a unique form each page using Assets.

The Forms Asset is intended to be used on a Form Page Template. Refer to your training modules for more details on how to use the Form Page Template.

Check out this tutorial on how to use the forms Asset in the CMS!

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STEPS TO Build a Form IN THE CMS

The following steps to create a form are as follows:

  1. Select the Assets dropdown under your Content tab at the top of your page in Modern Campus CMS. 

Screenshot of the Assets tab

 

  1. Inside Assets, select the "+New" button in the top right hand corner of the page.

 

  1. Select the Form option.

 

  1. Name and edit your Form fields as needed by dragging and dropping the elements that appear in the left-hand column into your form. Various options, included required field, can be selected in each form element.

 

  1. IMPORTANT - Be sure to adjust your access to your form to just the directory (site) you intend to place your form. By default, "Everyone" is selected. So, if you do not wish for other site editors to have access to your form, you must select your directory.

 

  1. Be sure to adjust your email settings as needed under Email Messages. This is where submissions will be sent if you wish to receive and email when a form is submitted. You will need to have a TO and FROM email address entered here. You will be able to collect data (form submissions) by revisiting this asset at anytime in the future.

 

  1. Once your form has been created, be sure to Publish. Then, navigate to the Form Page where you wish to embed your form. 

 

  1. After checking the page out for editing, locate the editable content region where you will be placing your form asset. The Form Page template already has two snippet options on the page where you can place the Form Asset: Form with Photo or Form No Photo. You will delete the snippet that you will not be using.

Screenshot of the Form with Photo snippet

 

Screenshot of the Form No Photo snippet

 

  1. In your WYSIWYG toolbar, select the Asset icon (reusable icon located between Snippets & Components). If you do not have access to this, please contact your site administrator through the Request Help Gadget. 

 

  1. Select your desired form. If you do not see your form, you will need to make sure it is published. 

 

  1. Preview your form on your page, and publish!

 

Accessing Your Form Submissions

You can access your form submissions through your form Asset in the Form Submissions tab.

A screenshot of how to retrieve Modern Campus CMS form submissions

This is an Example of a Form

Fill out the form below.
Please include first and last name
Select one option from the following dropdown.
What type of student are you?
What types of activities do you participate in?
Select more than one.