README.md

google_form_javascript_css

System to embed css and javascript in to a google form

Allows adding custom stylesheats and custom javascript to a google form.

This is useful for

• hiding questions
• capturing which browser the user is using
• capturing how large the users screen is
• capturing how long time the user took to fill out the form
• try to stop users from submiting the form more than one time.
• Setting time limts on the google form.
• Customizing the look and style of the form.
• Hiding or showing questions based on earlier answerd questions.
• Adding tracking to google forms like google analytics.
• Detecting when users fill out questions but dont submit the form.

Usage

Upload form.php and example.php to a webserver that supports php.

Edit example.php and change the "google form" url, to the "google form" that you want to change styling on.

Then you can add CSS and javascript to the example.php file.

//The library adds one javascript convience function called
question_val(
	question	/*(string) The exact name of the question*/,
	value		/*(string or function) What you want the default value to be, can be a value or a function (that will be called when the question is loaded)*/
	overwrite	/*(bool) if we are to write over the question if the form loads with a saved answer*/
	);
	
//The library also adds two global javascript variables Question_Index and Headers_Index which contain the dom elements of all questions and headers.

Example

Showing some basic CSS styling, hiding questions and filling out some questions with infromation such as the userAgent

<?php

if(!isset($_GET['url'])){
	//the url to the google form
	$_GET['url'] = 'https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdz63Nn6HJw7h2SSJT88-3R63VBq0g7-K4f1xqUSzTykWkRgg/viewform';
}
include("form.php");//include the google form 
?>
<style>
  /* make the backgound white*/
.freebirdLightBackground,.freebirdSolidBackground,body{
	background-color: white !important;
	color: black !important;
}
body{
	background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Hg_pKUt7zv8FUokb5DMz0h88wR52H_6yREYm8Ei-zftGJBfnS4ym3mmBCxdFskA0dpA8t6IHSt5f3F_5n4uo4Uv8bp7AsatykB_8z2rPaFqOK-mJ0BlDSYHonBf5I88tfg=w740');
	background-size: cover;
}
  /*Hide banners*/
.freebirdFormviewerViewFooterDisclaimer,
	.freebirdFormviewerViewFooterPageBreak,
	.freebirdFormviewerViewHeaderThemeStripe,
	.freebirdFormviewerViewFeedbackSubmitFeedbackButton,
	.freebirdFormviewerViewNavigationPasswordWarning{
    display: none !important
}
</style>
<script>
	var PageLoadTime = new Date();

	//Hide questions that end in _hidden
	for(question in Question_Index){
		if(question.substr(question.length-7) == '_hidden'){
			Question_Index[question].style.display = 'none';
		}
	}

	//Set dynamic default value of questions
	question_val('form_open_time_hidden', PageLoadTime.toISOString(), false);
	question_val('form_random_loading_id_hidden', Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000), false);
	question_val('user_agent_hidden', navigator.userAgent, false);
	question_val('screen_width_hidden', screen.width, false)
	question_val('screen_height_hidden', screen.height, false);
	question_val('form_page2_open_time_hidden', PageLoadTime.toISOString(), false);

</script>