Webform Module
Webform is a module that aids in making various one-off forms such as contact forms, surveys, order forms, reservations, CRM requests, and more.
To install the module, download the module and add it to your sites/all/modules directory. Enable it under /admin/build/modules.
You will now have a new node type called "Webform". From there you simply give the the webform a title, description, confirmation message, set up email settings and the like.
Last, you can add several components (think fields). There are several component types available: fieldset, pagebreaks, grid, textarea, textfield, select (checkboxes, pulldown lists), email addresses and more.
View a screencast on how to use the Webform module.
Webform vs. CCK (or Flexinode)
Webform is not meant to be a competitor or replacement for CCK. It is designed to be used where each Webform node gets it's own set of custom fields. This is different from the CCK approach, where it creates content type forms that produce nodes. In fact, you can even combine CCK and Webform to add additional fields to webform nodes! Think of Webform as a solution when you want your end-users (often anonymous) to be able to submit data that you want emailed to a few email addresses or saved to a CSV file.
Webform Components
Webform components are basically the equivalent of CCK fields. You can add any number of fields to a node that an end-user can fill out. All components are included with the Webform module. These include:
- date
- fieldset
- file
- grid
- hidden
- markup
- pagebreak
- select
- textarea
- textfield
- time
Advanced Options
After setting up a Webform node, you may find the need for some kind of unique processing, such as sending the request to another script or adjusting the recipients of the sent email. Webform allows this through two special PHP fields for Additional Validation and Processing.