AnQiCMS message form: Practical guide to configuration and field customization

As an experienced website operation expert, I fully understand the importance of a flexible and powerful content management system for corporate websites.AnQiCMS, with its efficient and stable development in Go language, as well as its tailor-made features for small and medium-sized enterprises and content operation teams, stands out among many CMS systems.Among them, the comment form serves as an important bridge for website interaction with users, and its flexibility in configuration and the ability to customize fields directly affect the user experience and the efficiency of data collection.Today, let's delve into how to easily manage the configuration and field settings of the comment form in the AnQiCMS backend, making your website's interactive functions more intuitive.

The importance of the message form and the advantages of AnQiCMS

In the wide range of applications of AnQiCMS, whether it is used on corporate websites to collect customer inquiries or on marketing websites to capture potential customer information, the message form plays an indispensable role.AnQiCMS project advantages are clearly mentioned, aiming to become the preferred content management tool for small and medium-sized enterprises and content operation teams, and providing highly customized solutions through flexible content models and modular design.These features are also reflected in the management of the message form, allowing you to create the most suitable interactive form for the target users according to your actual business needs.

AnQiCMS has added online message support and customizable message field features in version v2.0.0-alpha3, which has laid a solid foundation for managing and customizing message forms, thus saying goodbye to the stiff and difficult-to-modify problems of message forms in traditional CMS.

Enter the background: locate the message form management

To start configuring the message form, you first need to log in to your AnQiCMS back-end management interface.After logging in, you will see the various function modules arranged in the left navigation bar.“Function Management”Under this major item, there is one named“Website Message Management”The submenu.Click to enter, and you will be brought to the list page of all messages.Here, you can not only view each message submitted by the user, but more importantly, find the configuration entry for the custom form fields, which is often in the form of buttons or labels such as 'Form Settings' or 'Field Configuration'.

Core Operation: Flexible Customization of the Comment Form Fields

The strength of AnQiCMS lies in its ability to allow you to add, edit, or delete various types of fields in the message form like building blocks to meet different information collection needs.After you enter the field setting interface of the comment form, you will see a list showing the existing fields in the current form (such as username, contact information, comment content, etc.).You can create a new field by selecting an option like 'Add Field' or similar.

When creating or editing fields, you need to pay attention to several key settings:

  1. Parameter name (Name)This represents the display name of the field on the background management interface and the front-end page.For example, you can set it to 'Your Name', 'Company Name', or 'Intended Product'.This name should be user-friendly and easy to understand.

  2. Field call (FieldName)This is a very important setting, it is equivalent to the unique identifier of the field within the system, and it is also the key used in the front-end template to call the data of this field. It usually needs to be a combination of English letters, such ascompanyName/productInterestMake sure the naming conventions are followed and avoid repetition, as this will directly affect the ability of the front-end template to render and submit data.

  3. Field Type (Type): AnQiCMS provides a variety of field types to accurately match the required data format:

    • Single-line text (text)：Used for collecting brief text information, such as names, email addresses, titles, etc.
    • Number (number)When you need to collect data in numerical formats such as phone numbers, quantities, and ages.
    • Multi-line text (textarea): Suitable for users to input long content, such as detailed requirement descriptions, feedback, etc.
    • Single choice (radio)When you want the user to select one from a set of preset options, such as 'cooperation method', 'gender', and so on.
    • Multiple selection (checkbox)Allow users to select one or more from multiple preset options, such as 'services of interest', 'product categories', etc.
    • Dropdown selection (select): Similar to single selection, but presented in the form of a dropdown menu, suitable for situations with many options, such as "Province of residence", "Industry field", etc.

    For single-choice, multiple-choice, and dropdown selection types, you still need to go through“Form default value”or“Items”Properties are used to define specific option content. Usually, you can enter options one per line, and the system will automatically parse and generate the corresponding options.

  4. Is RequiredThis setting determines whether the user must fill in the field when submitting the form. If set to required, the system will check at the time of submission to ensure that important information is not missed.

  5. Form default value (Content)In addition to setting options for the selection type field, you can also set a default value for the text type field, or use it as the placeholder text for the input box.

With these detailed settings, you can build any comment form you can imagine, whether it's a simple contact form or a complex project requirement collection form.

Manage and export message data

Once the comment form is configured and published to the front-end, all comment data submitted by users will be unified collected in the "website comment management" module on the back-end.Here, you can easily browse, search, filter each message, and process or reply to them.Export functionThis provides great convenience for you to perform data analysis, customer management, or integration with third-party systems.You can export the message data into common table formats as needed for subsequent processing.

Adaptation and linkage of front-end templates

Although this article mainly focuses on backend configuration, it is worth briefly mentioning that the message field customized in the backend needs to be displayed on the website front end through AnQiCMS template tags. AnQiCMS provides powerfulguestbookTemplate tags that frontend developers can use{% guestbook fields %}...{% endguestbook %}The structure to traverse all fields defined in the back end. Each fieldFieldNameWill be used as the attribute of an HTML form elementnameWhileTypeCorresponds toinputlabel'stypeProperties, ensure seamless connection between front-end and back-end data. This means that any changes to the back-end field configuration may require corresponding updates to the front-end template to perfectly present.

Practical suggestions and **practice

  • Demand first: Before configuring the message form, please be clear about the information you hope to collect and the purpose of this information.
  • Simplify and be efficientAvoid setting too many fields in the form, which may increase the user's burden of filling in and reduce the submission rate of the form. Only collect necessary information and be concise and efficient.
  • Naming conventionSelect a descriptive and unique English name for the 'FieldName' called field, as this is not only convenient for front-end development, but also有利于 backstage data recognition and management.
  • Testing is the kingEach time there is a major adjustment to the message form configuration, it is necessary to conduct actual submission testing on the front page to ensure that all fields can be displayed normally, and that the data can be submitted correctly and successfully saved to the background.
  • Consider safety: AnQiCMS usually has built-in anti-spam comment mechanisms, and you can consider whether to enable the captcha function for comment forms (such astag-/anqiapi-other/167.htmlAs stated), further enhancing the security of the form and reducing interference from spam information.

The AnQiCMS form configuration feature grants website operators a high degree of freedom.Just by mastering the above configuration points and **practice, you can easily create efficient and personalized interactive forms, better serve your users, and help achieve your website's operational goals.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  1. **Q: I have customized the message field in the background, but it does not display on the front page. Is this