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Show HN: Bootstrap Form Builder
- cjy 11y agoI created this tool to make it easy to create Bootstrap Form HTML. Drag and drop form fields, preview the results, or copy the HTML code. It is built using Django and crispy forms. The forms you create can (but don't have to) be processed using my start-up's form processing service (in free beta). I'd love to get some feedback!
- dougbarrett 11y agofont chooser is broken on latest stable chrome on OS X. I actually made something similar to this a few years ago before jotforms got huge, and mine never really took off, so if you could find your niche then that'd be great! One thing, this is kind of confusing: Use the form builder below, or POST your own form to https://formden.com/post/abc123/ https://formden.com/post/abc123/ and add formden.js to your webpage. Do I need to set up the action of the form to POST to your server AND include the javascript?
- cjy 11y agoThanks for the feedback. Will look into the font chooser. EDIT: Font chooser should be working now. Yes, to have us process the form you need to POST to our server and add the formden.js to the page. The JavaScript is there to repopulate the form and show validation errors if the POST is rejected.
- kidlogic 11y agoCool! I was just looking for something like this :)
- morenoh149 11y agothis could be very useful. Reminds me of a similar tool for jquery themes (If I recall correctly).
- andrewrice 11y agoYou should build-in support for other Bootstrap form layouts, such as ".form-horizontal". http://getbootstrap.com/css/#forms http://getbootstrap.com/css/#forms Just a thought! Nice work.
- cjy 11y agoThanks for the comment. .form-horizontal is currently possible via Settings -> Label Orientation -> Horizontal. I can see how you missed it. It's a challenge to try to make the UI intuitive. I do still need to add .form-inline at some point.
- spiredigital 11y agoVery nice! Will this work with complex forms I already have built on my site, or do I need to create the form with special code/markup for it to work properly?
- cjy 11y agoOur site offers form processing that will work with any html form. The form builder itself is specifically for creating Bootstrap-compatible HTML forms.