I had to switch from MailChimp to SimplyCast since MailChimp banned me, I am trying to figure out how to update my Formidable Pro contact form so that it can submit to SimplyCast, but I can’t see where I can change the function of the “submit” button on the form.
Is there a way to get update to be compatible with SimplyCast? This does require the submit to post to form method=”POST” action=”http://optin.simplycast.com/optin/”
I know how to change my input labels and values to match for compatibility, but can’t see where to modify the submit action if there is a way.
August 21, 2012 at 9:50 am
That's lame that you got banned. It's not an option to change the form action like that, because the entries wouldn't go through Formidable for validation or submission. Here's an example of the custom code needed to do this:
http://formidablepro.com/knowledgebase/action-hooks/frm_after_create_entry/#kb-send-submitted-entry-to-another-site
August 22, 2012 at 1:37 pm
I noticed your post about SimplyCast and the code Stephanie referenced should work with our form. I've never used FormidiblePro before, but I think you'll just need to do the following with their code to make it work:
Select your list in our List Management application and use the Tools button.
Select "Signup Form" to generate a signup form (it will create one with the fields in your list automatically - feel free to modify the fields you want before you proceed to the next step). You won't need to use this form, but it needs to be present so FormidiblePro can pass the data to us.
Once the form is set up, save it and use the Publish button to grab the form code. Look for the code under the heading "Plain Portable HTML"
In the code provided by FormidiblePro, it looks like you just need to pass each field name to the function in this part of the code: "$args['data1'] = $_POST['item_meta'][30]; //change 'data1' to the named parameter to send". Change 'data1' to match the name of each field in the form (including hidden elements) such as 'list_idno', 'email' and any other custom fields present in our signup form depending on how much data you are trying to collect.
The line of code including wp_remote_post should point to http://optin.simplycast.com/optin
I believe that is all you'll need! I hope this helps, and if you run into any issues feel free to contact us at support@simplycast.com.
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