How to convert an old form to a new form

[spoiler title=”Why not just recreate form and replace original form code?” style=”fancy”]Of course, you could go that route. The downside to that is you’ll have to re-configure any scripts that were running previously. If you weren’t running any scripts, then it would probably be easier to just replace the whole form code. Keep in mind, if you completely replace your old form code with the new form code it will change the look and feel of your form. So if you want your form to continue to look as it currently does, it would be best to simply convert the old form code to a new form.[/spoiler]

[spoiler title=”Which fields need to be modified to make this work?” style=”fancy”]Only the standard contact fields like Name, Company, Workphone, etc. Custom fields like we use for our event fields will not need to be modified at all. So if your form is asking for name, email and event date, only the name and email fields will need the minor modification explained in the above video.[/spoiler]

[spoiler title=”Will hidden fields still work?” style=”fancy”]Yes! Assuming you already have them in your old form code, all that needs to be done is to make sure they are added in the web form configuration in 1Shop when creating the new form. So even though in the 1shop form preview it will be visible, it will still be hidden on your existing form code.[/spoiler]

[spoiler title=”How are the new form fields different from the old form fields?” style=”fancy”]For most of the contact fields, the only difference is the first letter is no longer capitalized. The only exception is the “Name” field which has now been split up into two fields.

Name = mc-firstname mc-lastname
Email1 = email1
Company = company
Workphone = workphone
Homephone = homephone
Address1 = address1
Address2 = address2
City = city
State = state
Zip = zip
Country = country
Fax = fax

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