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I'd like to create a form that takes on the layout of a paragraph where a user can simply fill-in-the-blanks. It would look something like:
My name is [text field] and I work for [text field]. I'm interested in your services and can be contacted via email at [text field] or phone at [text field].
[Submit]
Is this at all possible with the WP plugin?
Yep, you're talking about a madlib style form. You can do that with a little bit of work. Here's an example to get you started.
http://www.rocketgenius.com/gravity-forms-mad-lib-style-form-demo/
Nope. You never want to edit the forms.css file directly. That gets overwritten when the plugin updates and any changes you've made there will get wiped out. You want to add any custom CSS rules to the very end of your THEME stylesheet. That way the plugin updates won't change any custom CSS work you've done.
No, there's no guarantee that the form would look exactly the same as the example.. your theme may be completely different and your form may inherit other properties from the theme itself that you would need to adjust for.
As far as how long it should take, well, that all depends on several factors. How complex is your form? How is your theme CSS structured -- does your form inherit a lot of weird properties from the theme that need to be overwritten? How experienced is your developer?
I would say to allow 4 hours minimum dev time if you want to make sure it's done properly and works in all the latest browsers. If it's a complex form, then maybe double that time. Again, it's hard to say and your developer will have to review your form and quote it accordingly.
Best of luck with it.
