Author Topic: add a "required field" snippet explaining asterisks on forms? (Read 462 times)

TwoMice · April 20, 2015, 04:13:33 pm

CiviCRM forms mark required fields with an asterisk, but don't actually state what the asterisk means. Technically, an asterisk is usually meant to mean, "Please find the note on this page that tells you what this asterisk is for."

Would it be worth discussing the possibility of adding a line near the top or bottom of forms along the lines of * Required field ?

- TM

Coleman Watts · April 20, 2015, 04:18:46 pm

That's a good suggestion.
FYI they do have a "title" property which displays a tooltip saying "This field is required"

TwoMice · April 20, 2015, 04:34:47 pm

I never thought to hover over the asterisks; I'm not sure how many other people would either.

Admittedly, I think most users are familiar with this convention by now, and adding an explanation would bring real benefit only to a small percentage of users.

Ideally, CiviCRM forms would be smart enough to know if they have a required, and display this blurb at the top or bottom. But I imagine that such behavior would not be simple to develop.

- TM

Coleman Watts · April 21, 2015, 07:51:32 am

Seems like a good case for an extension. It could just add a simple js file that does something like

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CRM.$(function($) {
  $('.crm-marker').closest('form').prepend('<div>* Denotes a required field.</div>');
});

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Author Topic: add a "required field" snippet explaining asterisks on forms? (Read 462 times)

TwoMice

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