I have a small web site and would like to add a 'contact us' form and a 'feedback' form.
i would like the forms to satisfy the following:
1- be modern looking (with beautiful css effects)
2- the form fields are validated properly and 'inline'. What I mean is once a user skips a required field or enters an email address incorrectly some kind of tooltip or icon is displayed to ask him to cerrect the error (as opposed to a message box that appears after the user clicks 'submit')
3- once the submit button is clicked the form contents are emailed to me.
4- the whole thing can be setup by a noob like myself.
5- no ads on the form
I have been searching for at least 5 days for a solution but I can't seem to find anything the would satisfy the above 5 conditions.
I don't mind paying for a solution as long as it is hosted on my site and it is a one off payment and not a monthly payment.
So far my search has lead me to the following:
1 wufoo. The good: the generated forms seem to look okay but not the best there is. The bad: the free service is limited to 100 submissions. ads on the form. it is not hosted on my server. Paid service requires monthly payments
2- emailmeform: almost same as above except the generated form looks old. They do have an offer where you pay only $4 to get the form and set it up on your own site but that doesn't solve the fact that the forms look old.
3- formAssembly: same as above with minor variations (the generated form looks better)
4- formchamp, formthis, kontaktr,... And other similar online services: the same problem. either the form generated looks outdated or require monthly payments or they put ads...they don't satisfy my conditions.
5- coffeecup form builder. a desktop software. The problem is the generated forms look too old and use flash.
6- simfatic. Another software. Much better than coffeecup. almost satisfies my conditions but the forms not as good as I like.
7- many, many php scripts or html templates that look so outdated or fail when tested (probably because they are too old).
Seriously guys, how hard is this. At least 90%+ of website contain at least a 'contact us' form. Why aren't there better solutions? if there is I can't seem to find them.
In terms of looks I want something similar to this:
http://web-kreation.com/articles/lightform-free-ajaxphp-contact-form/
It is called lightform. And this is a perfect example of what I mean by 'inline' validation. the only problem: there is no script to handle sending the mail. Even if I find one, I don't know how to modify it for my needs.
So could you please help me out. I really can't search anymore. I reached rock bottom with this issue. I need a complete solution. If nothing exists then at least a:
1- form template (html) that looks nice and can easily be modified
2- a validation script that does 'inline' validation like the example above (or similar to it) and can be easily implemented by a noob like me to work with the html form.
3- a php script that will handle sending the email and can be easily implemented (all three working in harmony).
I hope there is a complete solution but am I asking for too much?
Pretty please...help...
