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Form Inputs

Most Channel Fields are available to use via input fields, including:

Title

Allows the title of an entry to be set. This is a required parameter:

<label for="title">Title</label>
<input type="text" name="title" id="title" value="{title}" size="50" maxlength="100" onkeyup="liveUrlTitle(event);">

URL Title

Sets the URL title of the entry:

<label for="url_title">URL Title</label>
<input type="text" name="url_title" id="url_title" value="{url_title}" maxlength="75" size="50">

Entry Date

Allows the date of an entry to be set:

<p>Date <br> <input type="text" name="entry_date" value="{entry_date}" maxlength="23" size="25"></p>

In order for the datepicker to apply to the field, it must be enabled and you must include rel="date-picker". In addition, for full compatibility with all available date formats, include the data-timestamp="{entry_timestamp}".

Set the date of the entry and apply an enabled datepicker:

<p>Date <br> <input type="text" name="entry_date" value="{entry_date}" maxlength="23" size="25" rel="date-picker" data-timestamp="{entry_timestamp}"></p>

Note: All date formats should match what the user has defined in their localization settings. The date fields will autmatically use that format and validate against it.

Expiration Date

Allows the expiration date of an entry to be set:

<p>Expiration Date <br>
  <input type="text" name="expiration_date" value="{expiration_date}" maxlength="23" size="25">
</p>

Allows the expiration date of an entry to be set using the datepicker:

<p>Expiration Date <br>
  <input type="text" name="expiration_date" value="{expiration_date}" maxlength="23" size="25" rel="date-picker" data-timestamp="{expiration_timestamp}">
</p>

Comment Expiration Date

Allows the comment expiration date of an entry to be set:

<p>Comment Expiration Date <br>
<input type="text" name="comment_expiration_date" value="{comment_expiration_date}" maxlength="23" size="25" />
</p>

Allows the comment expiration date of an entry to be set using the datepicker:

<p>Comment Expiration Date <br>
<input type="text" name="comment_expiration_date" value="{comment_expiration_date}" maxlength="23" size="25" rel="date-picker" data-timestamp="{comment_expiration_timestamp}">
</p>

Make Entry Sticky

Set the entry as “sticky” or not:

<p><input type="checkbox" name="sticky" value="y"  {sticky} /> Make Entry Sticky</p>