Customizing PloneFormGen

This Tutorial applies to: Any version.

This is an end-user focused tutorial which shows you many ways you can easily customize PloneFormGen through the web. A little HTML, TALES and Python knowledge can be helpful but is not necessary.

All content on one page (useful for printing, presentation mode etc.)

1. Send an Email to the Form Submitter The Mailer Adapter normally will send email only to a predefined set of email addresses. However, if you want the person submitting the form to receive an email, you must dynamically override the default behavior of the Mailer Adapter.
2. Customize the From Address With a simple override, you can customize the from address that each Mailer Adapter will use to send email.
3. Setting a Custom Redirect PloneFormGen normally displays the Thank You Page after someone submits a form. If you'd rather point them to a URL, you can do so by setting a custom redirect in the Form Folder.
4. Customize the Subject Line with Dynamic Values By adding an override in the Mailer Adapter you can dynamically generate a subject line for your email.
5. Customizing the Mailer Template How to customize the mailer adapter template to include your own message and how to include mail merge-like dynamic content.