RSForms do not work when Caching is enabled

Help. Need to enable caching but this seems to break RSForms.

same here

I can confirm this. I use the rsform plugin for RsForm Pro, so caching caches the page, including the form. I turned of the global config cache but kept the System Cache plugin enabled, using Browser Caching. That seems to work.

The rsform plugin needs to be corrected so it stops the relevant Joomla article (containing the {rsform} plugin code) from being cached.

Actually RsForm Pro doesn't behave right with ANY caching turned on. It is a serious bug. For some strange reason RsFormPro does not bother to keep itself from being cached. There is some code in there that generates HTTP headers and sets Pragma to no cache, but that apparently is not good enough.

Here is what worked for me:

Turned on Global Config's cache. Turned off System Cache plugin. Cleaned cache.
Added this code to the top of my index.php template file:



This keeps RsForm from caching, but only works on the global cache (in my testing anyway).

I would REALLY like to be able to use the System Cache too as the two in combination really speed up site loading.

Did you just put that right after the first php tag in the index file in your template folder?

eg /templates/rt_mediamogul_j15/index.php

yes. this hack only helps with the global caching .. do not use the system cache plugin with RsForm Pro.

Hello,

If you'll take a look at components/com_rsform/controller/adapter.php (latest version of RSForm! Pro, of course), on lines 59 and 60, you'll see that we've already added this code:

However, this code has only effect when you access RSForm! Pro through index.php?option=com_rsform.

The System Cache Plugin works like this (we'll be using the example of RSForm! Pro loaded in a content article):
- the article is loaded;
- the RSForm! Pro Content Plugin runs and replaces the placeholder {rsform 1} with the specified form;
- the System Plugin records what the page looks like and saves it in the cache. This means that from now on, the page will never load the RSForm! Pro Content Plugin, and RSForm! Pro will never run as it should (the form will get displayed because it's appearance is stored in the cache, but the functionality is not).

There is no way to stop this from happening, unless you disable the System Cache Plugin. Unless the System Cache Plugin is modified to accept new parameters, there's no solution.

Take a look at the code of the System Cache Plugin, located in plugins/system/cache.php, and you'll find this comment from the Joomla! Developers:



So, they are aware of the problem and they did a little hack so that the token of the forms (a hidden field containing a secret token) gets replaced with the proper value, so that the standard forms in Joomla! (search, login, register etc) work.

We're trying our best to come up with a fix, but no luck so far. I hope this solves the "mistery" of the System Cache Plugin.

How can I call up www.mydomain.nl/index.php?option=com_rsform ???

When I do I get a message saying the page no longer exists.

This might be a way to overcome the problem until you guys can come up with a solution.

Deosnt work when systems chace is onand form is loaded thru standard url in a modal window

see www.chickenout.tv for an example (click signup)

was this ever fixed?

I'm sorry. I'm not a tech guy, but my site has two forms embedded in my newsletter's subscription page. They are working perfectly for years from now, even with the joomla cache activated.

If this line of thought was right, they cant work. In reality they work pretty well even with the joomla cache activated

So why I cant embed rsform in my page and have it working with cache activated?

I have exact the same problem, caching enabled and it don't work, now I send a ticket to support and they replied that I have to disable the caching in Joomla for this to work! Thats not correct to sell some script and don't make it compatible with what it is sold for.

Also they informed me to load the forms from a menu, we do this here www.cclogic.com but still same problem.

Many modules allow you to disable caching for them so that they work, why can't the developpers of RSFORMS PRO not do the same?

I have the same problem, its a shame I keep seeing these... we do not monitor these forums etc? Finding a solution and posting on the forums will prevent people bombarding you with support.

I have been testing this out, I have enabled cache plugin and also the global configurations cache,

so far so good, the captcha works!

I'm going to keep on test this for next couple of days, hopefully it will not break.

this is something that needs to be addressed in someway... enabling cache on a site is a fundamental as Google has mentioned several times that site speed is part of the ranking metrics.

Ok I have found the solution. I hope everyone reading this post has found some form of solution.

1. Download the Recaptcha plugin. (it can be downloaded in the downloads section where your key is located.)
2. Install it into Joomla
3. Go to the Recaptcha website and Register. It will give you 2 keys when you finish
4. Once you have both keys go back into the rsform module and go to configuration. You will see there is a Recaptcha tab. Enter both keys. Then add the recaptcha to your form.
5. This should fix your problems and make your forms captcha look much nicer than the standard one.

Check it out on my Web Site

http://www.windshield-replace
ment.com

This solution worked for me at first but then it stopped working? Any suggestions?

I have finaly found out how to make RSForm Pro work with cache enabled (just cache in global configuration for me) and the form linked to an menu.

In this thread from Joomla forum http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?p=1900993. Thanks cvoogt!

I added this code to template index-file:


Matt

Hello,

Do you know the status of this problem? Have there been any development on this? I just set up caching on two of my sites and the RSForms died.

Do I need to take the hacking route described above?

Thanks,
Tom.

I know may sound obvious -- but I used to cringe with this problem and always had to disable cache with RSForms..

One day I realized all I had to do was to use the Form module (either via 'loadposition' or simply in any normal module position) and no more issues with caching..

Basically don't use the content plug-ins.

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried this, but this also does not work for me with any caching turned on ... either with the Global Config cache or the System Cache or both. I really wish this would finally work with caching, since I use this on several customer sites and have paid for several licenses.

Anyone else have ideas?

Even after trying all methods here, i couldn't solve my problem at www.myindustry.ir/magazine/special-issue/managers-disease.html ... any suggestion ?

I found this plugin that seems to do the trick:
extensions.joomla.org/extensions/site-management/cache/17783

I use it in conjunction with the module and it is working, at least for me. Have not tried the content plugin yet.

I've been using a cache component called Jot Cache that seems to work just fine with the form in the content

extensions.joomla.org/extensions/site-management/cache/13155

Let me know if any of you guys bump into any issue with this

Tried JotCache and initially it looked good with content module. However, during testing it seemed to cache the "thank you" text a user gets once a form has been submitted on at least one page and from then on that was all it displayed for that page till I uninstalled the component.

Back to the drawing board...

Here's a solution I (seem) to have got working. It's not that elegant, but it does allow use of the standard system caching.

Instead of calling the form in the usual way, I call it using an iframe call (from within a custom html module).


You'll probably have to control the width and height and also make some style changes to get the desired result. [This may cause problems if you're using conditional fields as you'll have to either enable the scroll bar or make the window size the maximum possible length of the form.]

Within the form itself I switched off the auto-layout. I used Firebug to see the html code my template / Joomla generated around the original form. I copied this around the RSForm code to keep the look and feel the same.

It takes a bit of trial and error to get the layout the same, but I think it's worth the effort to be able to use the standard Joomla caching.

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