Sitecore Forms which were introduced with Sitecore 9 are so much better than WFFM and they are growing with each new version of Sitecore. Let’s just remember that if we need more customized features or fields, then we will have to create logic by ourselves, so I’ll show an example of how to create Range Slider field. 

Range slider

Range slider is rarely used in forms, but it could be used in few situations like as an age selector or in a donation form for selecting amount of money to donate.

Where to start?

Obviously, before starting work, you’ll have to get to know how to add new fields in Sitecore Forms. You can read about it here.

If you are familiar with that, then we have to find a library with slider to use. Every slider has its own merit, so it’s best to test it before making your choice. Based on the chosen library, you will have some options and HTML to use. I’m going to use Range Slider.

It’s up to you how many options you’ll want to use, based on that you’ll create your properties in model/fields in the template. I’ll use:

• Min – setting min value
• Max – setting max value
• From – number to start off with
• Step – ho many ticks to step with each move
• Prefix – prefix to tooltip
• Postfix – postfix to tooltip
• Grid – checkbox to show or hide grid
• Skin – prepopulated dropdown with available slider skins

1. Additional files

Don’t forget to add additional JS and CSS files to your project! Path for them in project would be:

• CSS – /sitecore modules/Web/ExperienceForms/css/ion.rangeSlider.min.css
• JavaScript – /sitecore modules/Web/ExperienceForms/scripts/ion.rangeSlider.min.js

Thanks to that, you will be able to easily add them to your form (or Form template if you want to add them to every form by default):

2. Field Template

Simple template for our model with base templates:

• /sitecore/templates/System/Forms/Fields/Field
• /sitecore/templates/System/Forms/Label Settings – to allow using of Label and Label Css Class

3. Model

Don’t inherit FieldViewModel class! It’s okay to use it for field which won’t have any input, but for input fields, just inherit InputViewModel<T> class (which inherits FieldViewModel). Trust me on this, it will help you avoid problems later with conditions and validations.

Then add properties in model based on what you’ll use in view (to set slider) and of course set them properly in InitItemProperties and UpdateItemFields methods.

My model will look like this:

public class RangeSliderViewModel : InputViewModel<string>
{
	public int Minimum { get; set; }
	public int Maximum { get; set; }
	public int Start { get; set; }
	public int Step { get; set; }
	public string Prefix { get; set; }
	public string Postfix { get; set; }
	public string Skin { get; set; }
	public bool Grid { get; set; }

	protected override void InitItemProperties(Item item)
	{
		base.InitItemProperties(item);

		Minimum = MainUtil.GetInt(item.Fields["Minimum"]?.Value, 0);
		Maximum = MainUtil.GetInt(item.Fields["Maximum"]?.Value, 0);
		Start = MainUtil.GetInt(item.Fields["Start"]?.Value, 0);
		Step = MainUtil.GetInt(item.Fields["Step"]?.Value, 0);
		Prefix = StringUtil.GetString(item.Fields["Prefix"]);
		Postfix = StringUtil.GetString(item.Fields["Postfix"]);
		Skin = StringUtil.GetString(item.Fields["Skin"]);
		Grid = MainUtil.GetBool(item.Fields["Grid"]?.Value, false);
	}

	protected override void UpdateItemFields(Item item)
	{
		base.UpdateItemFields(item);

		item.Fields["Minimum"]?.SetValue(Minimum.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), true);
		item.Fields["Maximum"]?.SetValue(Maximum.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), true);
		item.Fields["Start"]?.SetValue(Start.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), true);
		item.Fields["Step"]?.SetValue(Step.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), true);
		item.Fields["Prefix"]?.SetValue(Prefix, true);
		item.Fields["Postfix"]?.SetValue(Postfix, true);
		item.Fields["Skin"]?.SetValue(Skin, true);
		item.Fields["Grid"]?.SetValue(Grid ? "1" : string.Empty, true);
	}
}

4. Form elements

I won’t go into details as it’s explained in documentation, but based on model RangeSlider will have those items (you can copy some of them from other fields):

We’ll have to create:

• Minimum, Maximum, Start, Step, Prefix, Postfix – FormTextBox Parameters template.
• Grid – FormCheckBox Parameters template
• Skin – FormDropList Parameters template. Besides normal stuff it will need StaticData field set to ListItems folder with our skins (explained in next point) and ValueFieldName field set to Value.

• ListItems – FormSection template. Underneath it there will be few items of ListItem template and they will be our skins. Read more about it here in Optional section: Add another property editor for the themes

In details, select all subitems. I also selected FieldName and Label (from /sitecore/client/Applications/FormsBuilder/Components/Layouts/PropertyGridForm/PageSettings/Common/Details/ folder):

Styling item can be copied, but make sure it will have CssClass and LabelCssClass selected:

5. View

We’ll need to use our Model, initialize Range Slider and add HTML. Input CSS class needs to be unique in case of having multiple fields in one form thus I added @("js-range-slider-" + Model.Name) CSS class (of course you can use whatever you want, like ID, as long as it works). With all that in mind, the view will look like this:

@model DemoProject.Model.RangeSliderViewModel

<label for="@Html.IdFor(m => Model.Value)" class="@Model.LabelCssClass">@Html.DisplayTextFor(t => Model.Title)</label>
<input id="@Html.IdFor(m => Model.Value)"
       name="@Html.NameFor(m => Model.Value)"
       class="@Model.CssClass js-range-slider @("js-range-slider-" + Model.Name)"
       value="@Model.Value"
       data-sc-field-name="@Model.Name" />

<script type="text/javascript">
	$("@(".js-range-slider-" + Model.Name)").ionRangeSlider({
		min: @Model.Minimum,
		max: @Model.Maximum,
		from: @Model.Start,
		step: @Model.Step,
		@Html.Raw(string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model.Prefix)? "" : string.Format("prefix:\"{0}\",", Model.Prefix))
		@Html.Raw(string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model.Postfix) ? "" : string.Format("postfix:\"{0}\",", Model.Postfix))
		@Html.Raw(string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model.Skin) ? "" : string.Format("skin:\"{0}\",", Model.Skin))
		grid: @Model.Grid.ToString().ToLower()
	});
</script>

6. Field Type

As a last step, let’s create Field Type – field item which will be available to use in Form Editor. Our Range slider Field type will sit under path /sitecore/system/Settings/Forms/Field Types/Basic/Range slider and will be of /sitecore/templates/System/Forms/Field Type template. What have to be set inside:

• View Path – my path is /Views/FormBuilder/CustomFields/RangeSlider.cshtml, so simple CustomFields/RangeSlider in field would be enough
• Model Type – as usual it will be namespace and assembly
• Property Editor – Form element from core DB, so what we created in point 4
• Field Template – template item for model, so what we created in point 2

Result

Now we’ll have options to add Range slider field in our form.

Oh no…

I was a little bit suprised, because my slider was displayed as textbox and I couldn’t edit it. Why? It turned out that there is javascript error because of which slider wasn’t initialized:

I checked few others Slider libraries and there were other errors, so I had to fix it.

Oh, okay

Weirdly it happens only in Forms Editor and I managed to make a little hack to just initialize it only outside Forms Editor. Sitecore.Context.PageMode.IsNormal returns true in Forms Editor, so I had to check in js if Html doesn’t have data-sc-app attribute:

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function () {
        if (typeof($("html").data('sc-app')) === 'undefined') {
            $(".js-range-slider").ionRangeSlider({
				...
            });
        }
    });
</script>

Oh yeah!

Now I’m able to edit settings:

Form

Finally, after inserting our form on the page that is the result:

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Summary

That’s it. Now you have Range Slider field for Sitecore Forms.

Q: What are Sitecore Forms?

Sitecore Forms is a new feature introduced in Sitecore 9 which is an improvement over the previous WFFM feature. It allows for more customized features and fields to be added to forms.

Q: What is a range slider field?

A range slider field is a type of form field that allows a user to select a range of values within a set minimum and maximum value, typically used for age selectors or donation forms.

Q: What library is used in the example for creating a range slider field?

The example uses a library called Range Slider.