Customize Petition Form Template

Customizing the petition form is easy if you have a basic understanding of PHP coding. However, contact me via the support page if you face any issues. I’ll be happy to assist you.

Step 1- Open Petition Templates Folder

Using FTP or server file manager, go to the wp-content/plugins/petitions-manager/petition_templates folder.

Step 2 – Copy The Template Files

Copy the petition_templates folder and paste it to the currently activated theme folder.

Step 3 – Paste Files To The Active Theme Folder

We assume “appeal” is our currently activated theme. Next, go to the wp-content/themes/appeal/petition_templates folder and open the sign_form.php file. Go to line 114, and you will get the code like the screenshot.

Example Shortcode:

$shorcode_string = '[bpsff cc="2" ft="input" fn="bpt_user_name" fp="' . __('Your Name', 'bwl_ptmn') . '" fr=1 fer="' . __('Name Required', 'bwl_ptmn') . '" /]';
$shorcode_string .= '[bpsff cc="2" ft="input" fn="bpt_user_email" fp="' . __('Your Email', 'bwl_ptmn') . '" fr=1 fer="' . __('Invalid Email.', 'bwl_ptmn') . '" /]';
$shorcode_string .= '[bpsff cc="2" ft="input" fn="zipcode" fc="bpcf zipcode" fp="' . __('Zipcode', 'bwl_ptmn') . '" fr=1 /]';
$shorcode_string .= '[bpsff rs=0 cc="1" ft="input" fn="bpt_user_address" fp="' . __('ADDRESS', 'bwl_ptmn') . '" fr=1 fer="' . __('Address Required', 'bwl_ptmn') . '" sts="' . $opt_address_status . '"/]';
$shorcode_string .= '[bpsff cc="2" ft="input" fn="city" fc="bpcf" fp="' . __('CITY', 'bwl_ptmn') . '" fr=1 /]';
$shorcode_string .= '[bpsff cc="2" ft="input" fn="state" fc="bpcf" fp="' . __('STATE', 'bwl_ptmn') . '" fr=1 /]';
$shorcode_string .= '[bpsff cc="2" ft="country" sts="' . $opt_country_status . '"/]';
$shorcode_string .= '[bpsff cc="2" ft="captcha" fn="captcha" fr=1 fer="' . __('Invalid Captcha.', 'bwl_ptmn') . '" sts="' . $captcha_status . '" /]';
$shorcode_string .= '[bpsff rs=0 cc="1" ft="textarea" fn="bpt_user_msg" fp="' . __('Optional Message', 'bwl_ptmn') . '" sts="' . $opt_msg_status . '"/]';

Legends:

• cc: column class (Example Value: 1,2,3,4,
• ft: field type (Example: input, textarea, submit )
• fn: field name (Example: bpt_user_name)
• fp: field placeholder text (Example: Your Name)
• fr: field required (Set the value as 0 if you want to mark the field as optional)
• fer: field error message (Add an error message of a particular field)

Important Note:

• If you want add custom fields, you must add the fc=”bpcf” value into the shortcode. Please check the CITY field in the example code.
• For the Zip Code field, you must add the fc=”bpcf zipcode” value into the shortcode. Please check the ZipCode field in the example code.