Adding plain text to registration forms

[philipt18]

When creating the custom registration form, how can I add plain text to the form, to see something like 'By registering for this site, you agree to...' before the person presses the button at the bottom? Basically I want to add plain text without any form field to enter data into...

Thanks.

[philipt18]

Another question is if there is a way to add explanatory information before or after a field, like if using a multi-select box, to explain that you need to Control-Click (Windows) or Command-Click (Mac) to select more than one option?

[philipt18]

No one know if this is possible?

[Cristián Lávaque]

When creating the custom registration form, how can I add plain text to the form, to see something like 'By registering for this site, you agree to...' before the person presses the button at the bottom? Basically I want to add plain text without any form field to enter data into..

This thread should help: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2778

Another question is if there is a way to add explanatory information before or after a field, like if using a multi-select box, to explain that you need to Control-Click (Windows) or Command-Click (Mac) to select more than one option?

In the custom field's label, I think you can add HTML. E.g.

Code: Select all

Favorite Colors<br /><span style="font-size: smaller !important;">Control-Click (Windows) or Command-Click (Mac) to select more than one option</span>

I hope that helps.

[philipt18]

Thank you. I'm not sure what I am looking for is in that post, however. All a want is a plain text box not linked to any form element. I just want explanatory text, not linked to a paypal button or anything else. I don't want the person to have to press an extra button, I want the registration itself to be the agreement to the terms I list. In other words, I just want a paragraph to be shown after all the form elements and before the submit button at the bottom. Thanks.

[kayakDave]

I have exactly the same question. I don't want to add a registration field. I just want to add descriptive text. Is that possible?

[Cristián Lávaque]

Ah, I see. I guess you could use a textarea field and add an HTML attribute to prevent editing.

Form Field Type: Textarea
Allow Profile Edits: No (uneditable & totally invisible after registration)
Other Attributes: disabled="disabled"

This would be saved as a custom field for all accounts, though.

I know how to add text without it being a custom field, but it'd be after the submit button. WP Admin -> s2Member -> General Options -> Login/Registration Design -> Footer

I hope this helps.

[philipt18]

Thank you for your help. This almost works, but there is a problem. The textarea doesn't show the whole text, but makes the user drag it to show everything. This kind of defeats its purpose. Is there a way to insure it shows all the text? Thanks.

I really hope a real non-field text insertion is available in a future version, as this is an odd work-around. I know other member plug-ins allow this.

[Cristián Lávaque]

I'll notify Jason of your request for this.

Well, you can alter the textarea with CSS or HTML attributes when you define the custom field.

I hope that helps.

[Jason Caldwell]

Another question is if there is a way to add explanatory information before or after a field, like if using a multi-select box, to explain that you need to Control-Click (Windows) or Command-Click (Mac) to select more than one option?

When you create Custom Registration/Profile Fields with s2Member, you are free to use HTML in the description field. See attached screenshot please.

If you want just a dummy field, that is NOT actually POSTd by the form, you can add the disabled attribute yourself. See: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_input_disabled.asp

See also (readonly): http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_input_readonly.asp

Or, if you're running s2Member Pro Forms, you have access to the actual template files if you prefer.

Is it possible to modify the PayPal® and/or Authorize.Net® Pro Form templates?
Usually not necessary. But yes, if you really need to. Please check your /s2member-pro/includes/templates/forms/ directory. You can take the default templates, and place some ( or all of them ) into your own WordPress® theme directory. s2Member Pro will automatically find your custom templates there. By placing custom templates into your theme directory, you can be sure they won't get overwritten in a future upgrade. Either that, or you can just use the default templates like they are, and customize them with your own CSS rules inside the Stylesheet for your WordPress® theme ( i.e. style.css ). If you're using a PriMo Theme ( for instance, the s2Clean Theme ), check your Theme Options Panel, under: Custom CSS / Style Sheet.