Making a form page

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Making a form page

I want to make a "form" page on iWeb so that viewers can fill out the form and then email it to me. I need the form to be "secure," and I know I need to upgrade my hosting service to SSL. But first, I need to create the form! Is there a way to make forms on iWeb? I can't find it. Thanks for any suggestions. Maria

iMac and MacBook Pro-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Mar 11, 2012 10:34 AM

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Roddy

Level 6

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Mar 11, 2012 11:10 AM in response to Maria Folsom

Contact forms are described here...

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/Website-Email-Marketing/Contact-Form.html

And here's a test example created in iWeb using CSS styles...

http://96.0.63.10/iWeb-Test/Form.html

Or you can use a form service...

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/Website-Email-Marketing/Form-Service.html

or a full blown marketing service...

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/Website-Email-Marketing/Email-Marketing-Service. html

Mailshoot will do evrything for you including creating the form...

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/Website-Email-Marketing/MailShoot.html

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Old Toad

Level 10

207,367 points

Mar 11, 2012 11:24 AM in response to Maria Folsom

This demo page has an example of two of the form services that Roddy mentions in his link: Embedding Forms.

OT

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Wyodor

Level 6

19,930 points

Mar 11, 2012 11:57 AM in response to Maria Folsom

Here's how I do it :

Mailform with Captcha

Result : http://dailynews.webege.com/forms/Message.html

Form is secure and does not include (hidden) personal information.

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Maria Folsom Author

Level 1

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Mar 11, 2012 12:45 PM in response to Maria Folsom

Thanks to All of you, Roddy, Wyodor, Old Toad. This set me on the right path to learning. I'll select one of these options. I also found this site on a Google search:

http://www.mycontactform.com/

Maybe it will work, too. Much appreciated!

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