Configuring �the webform module

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Hello!

Hi, my name is Jacob Rockowitz.

• I am known as jrockowitz on the web.
• I am a Drupal developer and software architect.
• I built and maintain the Webform module for Drupal 8.

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WHAT IS �configurABle?

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The Webform module �SHIPS WITH �REASONABLE DEFAULTS� BUT EVERYTHING �IS CUSTOMIZABLE

Key concepts

• Every message and label is customizable
• Elements, handlers and exporters can be disabled
• Render element attributes are customizable
• All libraries are optional
• Any questionable feature can be disabled

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WHAT SHOULD BE CONFIGURED?

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give users �access to the �features, functionality, �& behaviors that �they require

THINGS THAT SHOULD always be CONFIGURED

• Private file access for file uploads
• SPAM protection
• Available elements
• API keys
• Reuseable options

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UNDERSTANDING HOW TO CONFIGURE THE WEBFORM module

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CONFIGURATION = WEBFORM ARCHITECTURE

• Forms
• Elements
• Options

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• Submissions
• Handlers
• Exporters

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• Libraries
• Advanced
• Translations

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• forms
• elements
• options
• submissions
• handlers
• exporters
• libraries
• advanced

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THere IS a �CONfiguration�for that!!!

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What if I can't configure something via the UI?

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THere IS a module, hook, or template�for that!!!

EXERCISES: Configuration

• Disable/enable form elements
• Add custom reusable options
• Switch from the Select2 to the Chosen library
• Add custom class that can applied to buttons

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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