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Why is hook_form_alter() so messy?
Here's an example I just ran into. I'm trying to put some HTML in the label of my field.
$form['field_feedback']['und']['#title'] <- has the title
$form['field_feedback']['und'][0]['#title'] <- ...
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30
votes
5
answers
59k
views
Dynamic select list in the form (dependent dropdown)
I'm using Drupal seven. I want to make the options in a select list be dependent on the value chosen in another select list in a form. I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but I am having ...
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35
votes
2
answers
63k
views
Custom validation for a form?
I need to add custom validation to a form, lets says add article form.
I was expecting something like hook_FORM_ID_validate() to handle this, but cannot find anything relavant in the API ...
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7
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3
answers
17k
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Resolve the error "An illegal choice has been detected..."
I have written code like below and all works fine, but while submitting the form I get the error below. I am trying to filter the second dropdown based on the first drop down selection.
An illegal ...
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21
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5
answers
29k
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Show forms in a modal window [closed]
I have a form and I am using Drupal 7. I need to show this form in a popup when a user clicks a link. The user should then be able to complete the form whilst in the pop up window. I can use anything ...
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41
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3
answers
61k
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Adding CSS and JS to form with attachments
I need to add some external and local CSS and JavaScript files to a form, but I can't seem to find the right way to do this. Do I simply add the paths and URLs for the JS and CSS files?
I assume $...
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15
votes
2
answers
21k
views
Form within a block
I'm using drupal_get_form('event_signup_form') to embed my custom form inside a block. The form is being rendered as intended, but submitting the form triggers nothing.
The form function itself is ...
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8
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3
answers
10k
views
Can I use ajax to target multiple form elements from one input?
I'm trying to use ajax to update two different parts of a drupal form from just one form input blur.
I have the standard ajax stuff on my input:
$my_form['my_input']['#ajax'] = array(
'callback' =&...
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3
votes
2
answers
8k
views
Date popup form field doesn't show the default value correctly
I am creating a custom form with "date_popup" form fields.
The only issue I have is that the default_value for the date popup form field shows only the first digit of the year, not the whole date.
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41
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1
answer
19k
views
Managed file: the file used in the field may not be referenced
I am having some issues with the managed_file type. Whenever I try to edit and save a form that has a managed_file element in it an error occurs: The file used in the Picture field may not be ...
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9
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answers
19k
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How can I display a change password form on its own?
I have a need to place a user's password reset form in areas outside the context of the user edit page.
This Change Password module looked promising; however, it is only available for drupal 6 and ...
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2
answers
4k
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How to implement a multi step approval with webforms/entityforms based on form components?
Is it possible to invoke multi-step submission workflow using either Webform or Entityform? Here is the scenario of workflows:
An employee submits the form
Superviser gets notification,...
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7
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3
answers
21k
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How do you theme a content type's create/edit form?
Like it says -- I've got a D7 content type whose editing form needs to be themed. I did this all the time in D6 by registering theme functions in template.php and writing the associated theming ...
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votes
3
answers
19k
views
Form Redirect not working if 'destination' is in URL
In one of my forms, I'm trying to set a $form_state['redirect'] so the form will go to that destination after the user clicks one of the action buttons.
If I inspect $form_state['redirect'] both ...
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specify $form elements to be excluded from display?
I want to hide certain elements in form using form_alter or a template file. I have read somewhere that in Drupal 7 , we can specify $form elements so it will not display in form, but I can't remember!...
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3
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1
answer
13k
views
How to theme webform elements (radio buttons etc.)?
I would like to know how to theme Drupal 7 Webform elements?
I want to change the HTML structure of every element, not just wrap form with div or something like that. And I want to leave theme's ...
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11
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2
answers
15k
views
Webform - Submit values from Drupal 7 from to external url
I am a self-proclaimed newbie to creating forms in Drupal. I have a form hosted on a Drupal 7 website (using the webform module) and need to submit the form values to an external url. I've been ...
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4
answers
21k
views
How to make form buttons call only javascript?
I'm experimenting with JavaScript and Drupal forms. Currently I'm trying to make a button in the administration form of a module that will use JavaScript to append options to a select list. The ...
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1
answer
6k
views
What is the maximum number of elements allowed in a form?
I have googled and binged and yahooed this question but can't seem to find an answer. I was working on a form that included over 800 fields but the form's submit function would never execute. After I ...
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2
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7k
views
Theme Drupal Form API checkboxes as a grid
I have a custom form that displays a form element of about 2 dozen checkboxes. I would like to output them 3 per row, in a table if possible. How can I go about doing that?
$form['preference'] = ...
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6
answers
8k
views
How to hide default "N/A" option for checkboxes?
I have a "gender" (checkbox) option that I want to show on the user profile page (but not on the registration page).
The options are "Male" (default) and "Female". Since I don't make the field ...
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3
votes
2
answers
6k
views
How to trigger Ajax forms machinery
I'm working on ajaxifying a form which uses Hierarchical Select widget. I need to update a text field based on the value of HS and a couple of other fields. I want to use Drupal forms Ajax API. I ...
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2
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Custom Login form question
In my website have two types people login one is designer another is reader, i want people come to login my website by role. Mean designer go to design login form to login. Reader go to reader login ...
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4
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Print registration and login forms on same page
How do I print the register and login forms on the same page?
I think I am really looking just for the form IDs, but if you've got the right render function handy it would be very appreciated.
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How do I use form_set_error() the right way?
In my Drupal 7 module, I have a form and its validation handlers. I call my form from a field.tpl.php with print render(drupal_get_form('my_form')); it works as expected.
The problem is in case of ...
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8
votes
1
answer
14k
views
Changing the registration form
I would like to revise the default new user registration form in Drupal 7.
Rather than to requst "username", I want to request "full name" with helper instructions to enter the text "username is your ...
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answers
11k
views
Disable all form elements when doing AJAX
I have a form where every user input field is AJAX enabled, and I'd like to disable all of the form elements when one of them is changed - is it possible?
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How to extend or "hook" Drupal Form AJAX?
I'm working with standard admin form, which has 'add_more' button for one of fields.
My task is to move some fields to jQuery UI Dialog just for usability. When dialog was closed I manually append it'...
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I use jQuery to alter the exposed form select options. Got error: "An illegal choice has been detected." How to bypass validation?
I have a view that has three expose filters (Manufacturer, Type, Model), three options list (term reference to Printer vocabulary) .
Vocabulary: Printer (3 levels)
-- HP
---- xxx
---...
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3
answers
5k
views
How to add a confirm dialog to node add and edit forms?
Note: This has an accepted bounty, but no accepted answer because I still want to know how to add a node save confirm dialog using drupal code, not javascript. If you can write up a good answer on ...
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3
answers
586
views
Date field in FormAPI, remove Day field?
Using a 'date' field in the FormAPI, is there something I can set to hide the day field from showing?
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1
answer
3k
views
Attach or embed node add form to a view
I want to attach or embed a node form to a view so that when a user submits the form, the view below the form will be updated in realtime via ajax. The form will be shown above the view. My views ...
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Programmatically adding fields to node submission form
I need to add fields to a node creation/editing form programmatically. More specifically, I need to take already-generated form elements from another form and insert them into the node submission form....
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download file on form submission
I have created a form which has only a submit button. In the submit function I am generating csv file and saving it to the files folder using fputcsv function.
But Now I need extra functionality of ...
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How do I modify the attributes of <label>?
I need to be able to change attributes (like class, data-toggle, data-direction) of the label itself, at a PHP level, in a way that will support conditions in form definition function.
The solution ...
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EntityMalformedException: Missing bundle property on entity of type node in modal
I want to open create content type in modal, according to modal form and modal api example, I implement it, I test
the problem is here
when I test it by contact form
ctools_include('modal');
...
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1
answer
2k
views
Change the disabled status of a form element via Ajax
I have a form built with the Form API. I have a field which is, at first, disabled. I want to change the status of that field to enabled when the user selects another contiguous field.
I have a ...
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I get image field upload errors with a custom node_add() form
I've exposed a node_add form and styled it for certain roles to use. The form is being displayed in panels, through an 'article' node type using the PHP text filter. Users can create new nodes with no ...
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Remove tabledrag statuses on Ajax submit and display status message after Ajax submit
I've added drupal_add_tabledrag() on one of my custom forms, it enables the users to drag to reorder the elements' weights, which then gets submitted via ajax to a callback function that saves the ...
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answers
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views
Passing arguments to drupal_get_form()
How can I pass arguments to drupal_get_form() in Drupal 7?
function new_menu_callback() {
$vars = some_example_function(); // returns: array(1 => 'one', 2 => 'two');
$output = $vars[2];
$...
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Embed a "node add" form in a page
I'm looking for a way to embed a "node add" form on a landing page.
I was using Form Block, but it appears to bring many error because I was using a development snapshot version.
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views
How to validate and submit a form using AJAX?
I've created a webform using the Form API. I'm using the #AJAX field option to add AJAX validation to each field.
Is it possible to validate and submit the form using AJAX without reloading the page. ...
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views
How to disable the submit button after clicking?
Drupal doesn't seem to prevent multiple form submits, even on node pages. This QA suggests fixing it on the server side.
How could I disable the submit button after clicking?
Any other solutions?
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1
answer
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views
Why is my form themed as table not posting data correctly, or displaying correctly?
I have created a form in the admin.
$form['things'] = array(
'#prefix' => '<div id="things">',
'#suffix' => '</div>',
'#tree' => TRUE,
'#theme' => 'table',
'#header' ...
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2
answers
42k
views
Programmatically set the default value for a field
In Drupal 6, we could use PHP to set default values, but the same code cannot be used with Drupal 7.
I am trying to do this through hook_form_alter(), but the code doesn't work.
function ...
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Image Upload in a Custom Module
I'm writing a custom module, and I need it to upload an image. I'm having trouble finding good documentation on this, but I think I'm close.
What am I missing? $file returns false in the form ...
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3
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How do I create a progress bar?
I need to implement a progress bar using Drupal 7. This is the code I am actually using.
$form[$name][$name.'_enc'] = array(
'#type' => 'submit',
'#value' => t($name.' Enable'),
// '#...
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What is the difference between hide() function and unset()?
What is the difference between hide() and unset()? I want to hide some elements, I found hide() and unset(), but I don't know which one I should use.
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5
answers
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views
How do you alter a form error?
How do you alter or remove a form error produced by Drupal or another module on node insert/save, for a particular content type. I'm looking for a method which I can use in a module.
I've tried ...
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1
answer
1k
views
Unlimited value field in custom form, with remove button
I'm working on creating an unlimited value field in a custom form, and getting hung up on the remove button. I've been able to create a form that will pull the saved values for the fieldset, then ...
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