How to limit the States in the address field type?

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How to limit the States in the address field type?

brucecy92

I need to remove or hide certain states in an address filed on a form, only allowing the user to select from the 26 states we do business in. Anyone have a clue how to do this?

williamansley

The easiest (in the sense that it doesn't require you to modify underlying Machform code) is to not use the "prefabricated" address field. Create your own "address block" by adding "Single Line Text" fields for Street Address, Address Line 2, City, and Zip Code. Use a drop down menu for State, and add only the states you do business in to it. You can line up the City, State, and Zip Code fields side by side by following these instructions for adding columns to your form from the Machform documentation. What you end up with won't look exactly like the "prefabricated" address field, but it may work for you.

Below is a screen shot of part of the form editor with the fields for the "do it yourself address block" displayed:
Machform form editor window for DYI address block form
Below is a screen shot of the view window for the full form, showing a comparison between the "do-it-yourself address block and the "prefabricated" address field in Machform.
Machform form view window for DYI address block form

Jason123

My audience is the UK and out addresses are different from those in the US.

I modify the code to give a UK address format, and I have to perform the mod each time Machform is upgraded.

The procedure must be done before importing any forms, otherwise, the address fields are missing.

The mod procedure is as follows:

edit includes/language.php file and go to around line 19 and 25,

Find:

//address
$mf_lang['address_street'] = 'Street Address';
$mf_lang['address_street2'] = 'Address Line 2';
$mf_lang['address_city'] = 'City';
$mf_lang['address_state'] = 'State / Province / Region';
$mf_lang['address_zip'] = 'Postal / Zip Code';
$mf_lang['address_country'] = 'Country';

Change to:

//address
$mf_lang['address_street']	=	'Address Line 1';
$mf_lang['address_street2']	=	'Address Line 2'; // not used - disabled in Machform
$mf_lang['address_city']		=	'Address Line 2';
$mf_lang['address_state']	=	'Address Line 3';
$mf_lang['address_zip']		=	'Postcode';
$mf_lang['address_country']	=	'Country'; // not used, disabled in includes/view-functions.php

Note: Two Address LIne 2’s - one is hidden in Machforms checkbox “Hide Address Line 2”.

Find

		//address
		$languages['address_street']		= 'Street Address';
		$languages['address_street2']		= 'Address Line 2';
		$languages['address_city']			= 'City';
		$languages['address_state']		= 'State / Province / Region';
		$languages['address_zip']			= 'Postal / Zip Code';
		$languages['address_country']		= 'Country';

Change to

		//address
		$languages['address_street']		= 'Address Line 1';
		$languages['address_street2']		= 'Address Line 2';
		$languages['address_city']			= 'Address Line 2';
		$languages['address_state']		= 'Address Line 3';
		$languages['address_zip']			= 'Postcode';
		$languages['address_country']		= 'Country';

Find

$mf_lang['error_title']			=	'There was a problem with your submission.';

Change to

$mf_lang['error_title']			=	'There was a problem with your instructions.';

Find

//form status
$mf_lang['form_inactive']		=	'This form is currently inactive.';
$mf_lang['form_limited']		=   'Sorry, but this form is no longer accepting any entries.';

Change to

//form status
$mf_lang['form_inactive']		=	'We are currently offline for maintenance.';
$mf_lang['form_limited']		=   'Back in an hour or so - Jason Bennison - Technical Support.';

To hide the country dropdown field, open includes/view-functions.php file.

Find:

<span id="li{$element->id}span_6" class="right">

Change to :

<span id="li{$element->id}span_6" class="right" style="display:none !important;">

Open includes/post-functions.php

Find:

$rules[$element_name_6]['required'] = true;

Change to

//$rules[$element_name_6]['required'] = true;