Using this gadget, you can add a membership application form to a page so that visitors can apply for membership in your organization.
You can have multiple application forms on your site. You can adjust the settings for each membership application gadget so that only selected membership levels are shown.
You cannot add a membership application gadget – or any other singular gadget – to a page template or system page, or to a page containing another singular gadget.
For each membership level you have set up, the following information is displayed:
- Subscription period
- Renewal policy
- Description
After a prospective member selects a membership level and provides their email address, the application form is displayed.
Both common fields and membership fields appear on the form. For information on adding and modifying these fields, see Customizing database fields.
For more information on setting up and using membership application forms, see Membership application form.
Membership application gadget settings
Using the gadget's settings, you can control its appearance and content.
For instructions on displaying gadget settings, see Gadgets.
The following settings are available for membership application gadgets:
Membership levels
Choose the membership levels to be
included on the application form, and the order in which you want them to
appear. You can sort membership levels alphabetically or by price, in
ascending or descending order, or you can choose the
Manual sorting option...
...and determine the order manually by dragging and dropping levels within the
list.
Margins
The amount of space – in pixels –
that appears outside the gadget. You can set top, bottom, left, and right
margins separately.
Padding
(Casefile and
Kaleidoscope themes only) The amount of space – in pixels
– that appears between the content of the gadget and the outer limits of
the gadget. You can set top, bottom, left, and right padding separately. If
you have set a fixed height for the gadget, the bottom padding will be
ignored.
Advanced
Within the Advanced section,
you can enter CSS code or classes to further control the appearance and
behavior of the gadget. For more information, see
Gadget settings.
Adding a description
You can add a description to your membership application form by inserting a content gadget ahead of the membership application gadget. Within the content gadget, you can add a title and description, and format them using text styles. For more information on adding and formatting text, see Using the content editor.
Changing colors and fonts
You can change the colors, text styles, and backgrounds used in your website from the Colors and styles screen.
For more advanced fine-tuning, you can use CSS customization and theme overrides.
For membership application gadgets, you can modify the following elements from the Colors and styles screen:
"Select membership level"
- General formatting > Typography > Text/Normal, H3
-
General formatting > Form > Form instructions
(Bookshelf, Building Blocks, Clean Lines, Dark Impact, Fiesta, Firma, Homestead, Kaleidoscope, Showcase, Skyline, Terra, Tinted Tiles, Treehouse, Whiteboard, and White Space only)
"Mandatory fields"
- General formatting > Typography > Text/Normal
-
General formatting > Form > Form instructions
(Bookshelf, Building Blocks, Clean Lines, Dark Impact, Fiesta, Firma, Homestead, Kaleidoscope, Showcase, Skyline, Terra, Tinted Tiles, Treehouse, Whiteboard, and White Space only)
"Membership level"
- General formatting > Typography > Text/Normal
- General formatting > Form > Labels
Level name
- General formatting > Typography > Text/Normal
- General formatting > Form > Option title
Level description
- General formatting > Typography > Text/Normal
- General formatting > Form > Field explanation, Option title
Next, Cancel buttons
-
Functional buttons > Normal/Hover
(Clean Lines, Dark Impact, Fiesta, White Space themes)
Background color of form
-
General formatting > Form > Background color
(for Aurora, Glass, Keynote, Memo, Nature, and Notebook themes)
Any changes you make will be applied to other gadgets that use the same settings.
