Here are some of the things YOU can do with cForms in WordPress:

* Create custom formatted emails which contain the data submitted from the form.
* Block spammers from submitting your form and pestering you.
* Allow respondents to send files to you.
* Back up your form so you can make changes and then restore the old form if you’re not satisfied.
* Create a custom form to replace the default comment form on your blog.
* Track submissions in a searchable database that you can download to Excel.
* Add multiple users from your department who can edit and make updates to the form.
* Question types that we don’t offer in our custom programmed forms, like a date field with a calendar to pick from.

I’m putting myself out there as someone who is willing to help people get set up and get using this tool to create and manage their web forms. You can contact me directly with questions and I’d be happy to be involved in setting up a structured workshop if there is sufficient interest.

For reference, here’s an outline of the systems we offer for online data collection, and the types of things we think they’re best used for:

Custom Programmed Web Forms
- eCommerce
- Forms that require username/password authentication for respondents
- Forms that required the institutional design

Key Survey
- Data collection that requires a reporting or analytics tool (i.e. SPSS)
- Data collection that requires multiple page forms and/or branching logic
- Requires pre-loading of respondent information from other data source (i.e. Banner)
- Requires the strictest data security (i.e. Academic Research)
- Voting/elections that don’t require username/password authentication
- Requires ability to bulk email a group of people a link to the form / send reminders

cformsII / WordPress
- Any non-sensitive data collection not covered by the other services
- Requires ability to edit form responses
- Requires spam prevention
- Requires file uploads