Adding template and modifying fields

[Saviour]

I'm trying to design a form that will serve as a "link exchange request" form.

I'm not very knowledgeable in the coding area so any help will be greatly appreciated.

This is what I have done so far:

1) I've created a new template based on the contactus template...copying the code from the contactus template to the new one I've created...basically having two contactus forms.

2) I copied the sendmessage.php page and renamed the new one to sendmessage2.php. I've also changed the new link exchange request template post action to use the sendmessage2.php page.

Now...the way I figure it is that if I can add and/or modify the fields on this new template I've created...I basically have a link exchange request page that uses image verification...since the code was copied from the original contact us template.

Assuming this works...how can I add fields like a drop down menu box, etc., etc.?

Again...any help is greatly appreciated and I hope to hear from someone soon...since other posts I have made in other hacks have yet to be answered...either due to lack of mod support...lack of knowledge...or no one gives a "you know what".

[calorie]

For the HTML drop down menu, you can get an idea on how to make one by looking at the HTML souce of a webpage containing a drop down menu. There will be a SELECT tag with a name attribute that holds a variable name. That variable name will become a PHP variable containing the OPTION tag value and will need to cleaned in the PHP file before you use it for anything. There is an article here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=119372) on how to clean variables.

[Saviour]

calorie...

Thanks for replying...but based on everything else I've done so far...do you think this idea of mine will work as a link exchange form?

Also...do you think the CAPTCHA will work as well?

I will check out the link you supplied about adding the drop down menu.

Thanks, again.

Kudos to you for responding so quickly...that's more than I can say for the other users whose hack threads I've posted in.

[calorie]

Don't see why not, but haven't coded it, so cannot say for sure. Best thing to do is try it and tweak as needed. Good luck.