Our Flash-based Web Form Builder has been one of our most popular applications to date, but we completely redesigned it to make it take full advantage of HTML 5, the most recent standard in web design. Since we had the chance to start from scratch, we were able to improve many things that weren't quite possible in the classic Flash version—but a few other features haven't quite made it into the new one yet. Here's a breakdown of the Flash vs. HTML versions of Web Form Builder.
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Your Web Form
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HTML |
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| Flawless rendering on any device that uses HTML, including iPhones and iPads |
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| Add friendly hints and placeholders, making your forms easier (and friendlier!) to fill out |
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| Multiple files can be uploaded at once |
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| A stylish calendar pops up when picking a date |
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| Forms are 508 accessibility compliant (Trust us, this is a good thing) |
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| Mark fields as "Required" and show appropriate warning messages if necessary |
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| Auto-complete: Browser suggests values that the user has entered before |
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| Automatically validate user input by field type (and get more reliable data) |
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| Automatically verify user input for email and password fields (Type it twice to eliminate errors) |
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| Set a default value for certain fields (they’ll be submitted if the visitor doesn’t change them) |
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| Define value ranges and interval steps for number fields |
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| Swap out your form theme on the fly (try on a couple for the perfect fit) |
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| Drag-and-drop your form elements to rearrange them |
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| Use practically any language on your form: Full UTF-8 character set support |
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| Use hidden fields (for your eyes only) |
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| Use magic fields (pre-configured field combos you’ll love—more to come!) |
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| Captcha support (to protect your form from receiving relentless spam) |
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| Autofocus fields (give your visitors a starting point) |
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| W3C-valid HTML 5, CSS 3, even graceful degradation—more awesome than it sounds! |
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Web Form Design
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HTML |
Flash |
| Customize the stylesheet for maximum control (you'll be able to import your changes soon) |
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| Add images and icons for an ultra-snazzy design |
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| Customize page, section, and field colors |
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| Control the position of form elements |
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| Crazy flash transitions (We know they can be garish, but hey, we don’t rule out using it for that special occasion!) |
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| Multi-page forms (Mega-forms sometimes need to be split up into chunks) |
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| Set the positioning of your field labels across your form |
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| Define the font family, size, and color |
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| Use multiple columns to fit lots of fields on one page |
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Showing and Sharing Your Form
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HTML |
Flash |
| Use a unique URL to easily share/link a full-page form |
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| Easily embed your form in your website (or Blog, Shop—wherever you want it!) |
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| Support for customized form embedding (Tweak whatever you like—it’s totally up to you) |
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Form Publishing and Processing
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HTML |
Flash |
| One-click form publishing (now for testing, sharing, or full usage alike) |
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| Use automated form processing (Get results without touching a friggin' database) |
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| Use your own PHP server (but have your hosting provider upgrade it to PHP 5.1, alright?) |
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| ASP server support (but seriously, using the one-click publishing would be way easier) |
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| Support for PHP SMTP Authentication (use your own SMTP mail server if you’re into that) |
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| Send your customer a fully customizable email upon form submission (you can include their entries as well!) |
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| Supply a "From" address for auto-response messages |
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| Redirect your visitor to a specific URL after form submission |
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| Show your visitors or customer a custom message after submission |
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| Upload your form to an FTP server from within the software |
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| Be notified by email every time a form is submitted (Stay in-the-knows) |
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Data Storing and Reporting
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HTML |
Flash |
| Configure email messages using HTML and CSS |
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| Customize your choice of confirmation messages (Use a quick message or redirect to provided HTML or a specific URL) |
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| Automatically stores and reports form results (sweet!) |
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| Easily download form results as a text file |
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| Comprehensive overview of all your forms |
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| Log your form results to a MySQL database |
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| Log your form results to a comma separated text document (CSV) |
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| IP address and submission timestamp are automatically added to the form results |
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Form Statistics
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HTML |
Flash |
| See how many people looked at your form |
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| Track how many people started filling your form out |
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| See the number of submission for every form (in one single view too) |
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