This plugin shows how to implement Fat Free CRM application controller callback hook to capture lead data submitted from remote form. For more information about Fat Free CRM visit github.com/michaeldv/fat_free_crm/tree/master
The plugin installs just like any Ruby on Rails plugin packaged as git. Assuming that you have Fat Free CRM up and running:
$ ./script/plugin install git://github.com/michaeldv/crm_web_to_lead.git
The sample plugin will be installed in vendor/plugins/crm_web_to_lead directory.
To submit a lead remote form should POST two extra hidden fields to identify the user who will own the lead:
<input type="hidden" name="authorization" value="-- users.password_hash here --"> <input type="hidden" name="token" value="-- users.password_salt here --">
Two more hidden fields specify redirection URLs to handle successful submissions and possible validation errors:
<input type="hidden" name="on_success" value="-- success URL here --"> <input type="hidden" name="on_success" value="-- failure URL here --">
The following sample is a good start to build your own lead capture form.
<html>
<body>
<form action="http://localhost:3000/leads/create" method="post">
<input name="lead[first_name]" value="">
<input name="lead[last_name]" value="">
<input name="lead[source]" value="Web">
<input name="authorization" value="?">
<input name="token" value="?"
<input name="on_success" value="http://www.yoursite.com/success">
<input name="on_failure" value="http://www.yoursite.com/failure">
<input type="submit" value="OK">
</form
</body>
</html>
Replace question marks with the actual values of password_hash and password_salt as set in users table. Successful lead submissions get logged in Rails log file.
Enjoy!
Copyright © 2009 by Michael Dvorkin, released under the MIT license.