Catherine's Blog

I've been trying to find the optimal system for reducing the number of fake leads being generated in Salesforce. Salesforce has a useful tool for generating a Web-To-Lead form which was the template for what had been used on the site so far. There were also a bunch of inline script for form validation which would prevent the form from submitting if fields were not completed (using event.preventDefault()). I looked into Google's reCaptcha , which, with the latest v3, blocks spam submissions without adding any annoying test for the user. reCaptcha v3 eliminates the reCaptcha v2 element that requires users to tick a box before submission So, the goal is to create a Modx form that submits to Salesforce and supports reCaptcha v3. This turned into a three step process: 1. Using FormIt for form validation FormIt was already installed and in use in other places on the site. FormIt provides a simpler way to validate forms, rather than having the write JavaScript to check ...

I've recently been working with Modx Revolution 2.5.1 to redesign a company website. It was an existing site so a lot of the structure was already there. But I wanted to create a really flexible design so that whoever was using my templates would be able to completely customise the page, ensuring the site has a continuous global feel but so not every page was indentical in layout. Most pages would use a standard layout template for content, with a few pages using different templates for things such as news posts, documents and resources, and contact forms. The standard content template is comprised of "sections" - some are always displayed and others can be enabled or disabled. Enabling and Disabling Chunks Each of these content sections is written in a chunk. I can throw that chunk into the template and it appears great. I use template variables associated with each chunk (keeping everything ordered in categories) so that the text that will appear on the site is ea...