DevOps:Doc/FlexForm

FlexForm is an enhanced HTML5 Form rendering engine.

It renders HTML5 form elements and allows editing or creating one or more pages with one form.

When you are familiar with creating HTML5 forms you will have no problem using FlexForm.

To get started for the first time, have a look at the get started documentation.

All documentation can be found here.

FlexForm is a complete rewrite and stripped down version from the previous WSForm.

Why FlexForm

Currently there are several MediaWiki extensions that help you create Forms for your website.

What makes FlexForm different from the other extensions, is that it is really flexible. You can create a simple form (or a complex one) on any page and in any namespace.

You do not have to use any special page to setup a form or to render it.

It is also not bound to any kind of styling. This means that a simple form will not look very nice by default, but adding some css styling classes to the form gives you all the freedom in styling the form to any and all your needs. For those who are a bit less stylish, FlexForm will be supporting MediaWiki OOUI styling in the future by means of Themes.

FlexForm has Themes support.

FlexForm is very powerful.

One singe form can:

• create a page in the Wiki
• create several pages in the Wiki
• can edit a page in the Wiki
• can edit several pages in the Wiki
• can send an email
• can upload a file
• can upload multiple files

Or do a combination of all of the above.

There are also Show on Select options, Multiple instances options and submit a form through Ajax (so the user stays on the page without any reload).

If you still want more features, check the documentation on the right.