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# Freeform:Form_Info template tag

The Freeform:Form_Info tag is used to display information about a specific form, or display a list of available forms.

{exp:freeform:form_info} content {/exp:freeform:form_info}

# Parameters

# form_id=

form_id="4"

This parameter can be used if you wish to limit the results to just display a single form, or specify a select few forms. Use the unique ID of the form(s), and separate multiples with the pipe character (|). Alternatively, you can use the form_name parameter.

# form_name=

form_name="contact_form"

This parameter can be used if you wish to limit the results to just display a single form, or specify a select few forms. Use the short names of the form(s), and separate multiples with the pipe character (|). Alternatively, you can use the form_id parameter.

# limit=

limit="10"

This parameter allows you to limit the amount of results returned. The default is 20.

# orderby=

orderby="total_entries"

This parameter is used to order your list of forms. You can order your form results by label (default), name, id and total_entries (total number of submissions the form has).

# sort=

sort="desc"

This parameter lets you sort your results in ascending (asc) or descending (desc) order.

# Variables

# freeform:count

{freeform:count}

This variable outputs the display order number for each result in the list of forms.

# freeform:total_results

{freeform:total_results}

This variable outputs the total amount of forms in the results. You would typically use this in a conditional statement.

# freeform:form_id

{freeform:form_id}

This variable displays the unique ID of the form.

# freeform:form_name

{freeform:form_name}

This variable displays the unique short name of the form.

# freeform:form_label

{freeform:form_label}

This variable displays the label of the form.

# freeform:form_description

{freeform:form_description}

This variable displays the description of the form.

# freeform:site_id

{freeform:site_id}

This variable displays the Site ID that the form belongs to. May become important when Multiple Site Manager (MSM) is installed.

# freeform:total_entries

{freeform:total_entries}

This variable displays the total entries for each form (not including incomplete multipage forms).

# freeform:switch

{freeform:switch="black|grey"}

This variable allows you to switch a CSS class back and fourth for all outputted results.

# freeform:author

{freeform:author}

This variable displays the screen name of the user that created the form.

# freeform:author_id

{freeform:author_id}

This variable displays the member ID of the user that created the form.

# freeform:entry_date

{freeform:entry_date format="%F %j, %Y}

This variable will display the date the form was created. This variable should be formatted using standard EE date formatting.

# freeform:edit_date

{freeform:edit_date format="%F %j, %Y}

This variable will display the date the form was last edited. This variable should be formatted using standard EE date formatting.

# Conditionals

# freeform:no_results

{if freeform:no_results}Sorry, no results were found.{/if}

This conditional displays its contents when there are no results found for this tag with the given set of parameters.

# Examples

• Display a list of all forms
• Display detailed information about a form

# Display a list of all forms

The below example will display a list of all available forms on your site:

<ul>
{exp:freeform:form_info
    orderby="label" sort="asc"
    limit="10"
}
    <li style="color:{freeform:switch='white|grey'};">
    <a href="{path='my_forms/form'}/{freeform:form_name}">{freeform:form_label}</a>
    ({freeform:total_entries} entries)
</li>
{/exp:freeform:form_info}
</ul>

# Display detailed information about a form

The below example will display detailed information for a specific form:

{exp:freeform:form_info
    form_name="food_survey"
}

    <h2>{freeform:form_label}</h2>
    <p>{freeform:form_description}</p>
    <ul>
        <li>
            Form created by:
            <a href="{path='members/profile'}/{freeform:author_id}">{freeform:author}</a>
        </li>
        <li>Created on: {freeform:entry_date format="%F %j, %Y}</li>
        <li>Last edited on: {freeform:edit_date format="%F %j, %Y}</li>
    </ul>
{/exp:freeform:form_info}