backdrop-contrib / webform

For making surveys and forms in Backdrop.

Webform

Webform is the module for making forms and surveys in Backdrop.

This module adds a webform content type to your Backdrop site. A webform can be a questionnaire, contact or request form. These can be used by visitor to make contact or to enable a more complex survey than polls provide. Submissions from a webform are saved in a database table and can optionally be mailed to e-mail addresses upon submission.

Results can be exported into Excel or other spreadsheet applications. Webform also provides some basic statistical review and has an extensive API for expanding its features.

Installation

1. Install this module using the official Backdrop CMS instructions at https://backdropcms.org/guide/modules.
2. Login as an administrator. Enable the module in the "Administer" > "Modules"
3. (Optional) Edit the settings under "Administer" > "Configuration" > "Content authoring" > "Webform settings"
4. Create a webform node at node/add/webform.

Support

Please use the issue queue for filing bugs with this module at https://github.com/backdrop-contrib/webform/issues

Webform is a popular non-utility contrib module. It is a large, rich module used by hundreds of thousands of sites. If you are using Webform, please give back to our community. We need your help triaging issues, answering support requests, writing patches, reviewing/testing patches.

Please always use the project issue tracker to report bugs, request support and/or request new features. The maintainers neither read the forums nor reply to direct e-mails for support.

Open one issue for each problem/request; don't bundle several issues into one submission. Please search the queue and read the handbook pages to avoid duplicate issues.

Background

Backdrop Webform is based on the Webform module for Drupal 7--starting at version 7.x-4.4. For additional examples of Webform configuration, the existing documentation and videos the Drupal 7 verison will likely be useful for the Backdrop version as well. Note that Webform for Drupal 8 continues the 'Webform' name and serves the same general purpose, but is a different product with different features and configuration.

Future

The Backdrop version of Webform will continue to track Webform 7.x-4.x as long as it gets updates. There are no plans to track Webform for Drupal 8, 9 or above, since the codebase is quite different. However we will consider merging requests that incorporate new features from the Drupal 8.x-5.x/6.x branches of Webform as they are submitted.

If you would like to see a new feature in Webform, open an issue in the issue queue for discussion.

License

This project is GPL v2 software. See the LICENSE.txt file in this directory for complete text.

Maintainers

• quicksketch https://github.com/quicksketch
• herbdool https://github.com/herbdool

Credits

Ported to Backdrop from Drupal 7 by biolithic https://github.com/biolithic. The Drupal 7 version originally written and maintained by a large number of contributors, including:

• quicksketch https://www.drupal.org/u/quicksketch
• fenstrat https://www.drupal.org/u/fenstrat
• danchadwick https://www.drupal.org/u/danchadwick
• torotil https://www.drupal.org/u/torotil

Special thanks

This Backdrop module is supported by the hosted survey-solution website Webform.com and Lullabot.