Written by: Geoffrey Callaghan
How to make a contact form in Middleman
How To Make A Contact Form In Middleman
To create a contact form in a Middleman project using Fabform, you’ll need to follow these steps:
Install Fabform: Begin by installing Fabform and its dependencies. You can do this by adding it to your Gemfile:
gem 'fabform'
Then, run bundle install
to install the gem.
Create Your Form Page: In your Middleman project, create a new page for your contact form. You can do this by adding an .html.erb
file in the source
directory.
Set Up Your Form: In your new page file, write the HTML structure for your contact form. You can use Fabform’s helpers to simplify this process.
Define Form Fields: Use Fabform’s helpers to define the input fields in your form. You can specify attributes like name
, type
, label
, etc.
Handle Form Submission: Implement the logic to handle form submission. You can use Fabform’s helpers to handle form submission and validation.
Access Form Data: Once the form is submitted, you can access the form data using Fabform’s provided methods, such as params[:form]
.
Submit Form Data: Process the form data as desired. You can send it via email, store it in a database, or perform any other necessary actions.
Here’s a basic example of how you might set up a contact form page in a Middleman project using Fabform:
---
title: Contact
---
<h1>Contact Us</h1>
<%= form_tag '/contact', method: :post do %>
<%= fabform_text_field :name, label: "Name" %>
<%= fabform_email_field :email, label: "Email" %>
<%= fabform_text_area :message, label: "Message" %>
<%= fabform_submit_button "Submit" %>
<% end %>
In this example:
fabform_text_field
, fabform_email_field
, and fabform_text_area
are Fabform helpers for generating form fields.fabform_submit_button
generates a submit button./contact
route using the POST method./contact
route for processing.You’ll need to set up a route in your Middleman application to handle the form submission. Depending on your requirements, you may use Middleman extensions or custom Ruby code to process the form data.