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Ticket: Freeform and CSM

Status Resolved
Add-on / Version Custom System Messages 2.5
Severity Critical
EE Version 2.7.0

Neo Mudaly

Nov 04, 2013

I have a simple Freeform form that directs to this CSM template:

{if csm:error == TRUE }
 <h2>The following errors were encountered:</h2><p> <br /></p><ul class="error-fields">
     {csm:content}
 </ul>
<p>{if:else}<br />
 {if csm:action == 29}<br />
  </p><h2>Thank you. We'll be in touch shortly</h2>
<p> {/if}<br />
{/if}

                     
Why can I not get the “Thank You” message on successful submission?
I get the errors fine, and the correct template is displayed but nothing if ACT=29.

#1

Brian Litzinger

Did you verify that {csm:action} has a value of 29?

Also, why not try {if:elseif csm:action == 29}

#2

Neo Mudaly

Hi Brian, thanks for the quick reply.

When I successful submit the form I don’t get a value for {csm:action} returned to the message template. The value is 29 when submitted in error.

#3

BoldMinded (Brian)

Do any of the {csm:x} variables work on the success page?

#4

Neo Mudaly

Sorry for the delay - it doesn’t look like any of the {csm:x} variables will render to the page.

#5

BoldMinded (Brian)

Freeform is probably doing a page refresh, which means the $_POST array is empty and CSM doesn’t know how long to hold onto the data, thus is clearing the values.

#6

BoldMinded (Brian)

Indeed, its doing redirects. Also, it looks like Freeform supports its own inline error messaging now… any reason you’re using CSM to display the messages and not Freeform?

#7

Neo Mudaly

Yes it looks like the redirect throws the spanner in the works. I’m using Freeform now to redirect to the desired message template. I actually wanted to use one point of reference for all my System Messages but I see now that it may very well be a bit of a fool’s errand. Regardless, thanks for your help as well as the cool plugin ^^

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