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I’m trying to figure out if the stand-along entry form will work for a feature I need to develop.

I need a form that comes up after the user clicks on a link. This form needs to accept information like:

—Name

—Description of problem

—Contact info.

This form will be used by visitors who are not “members of the site”; so based on the EE documentation that states:

Users of this form must be members of the site and must be logged in. Further, the user’s Member Group must have permission to post entries to the appropriate weblog. No content will appear if the user is not logged in.

it seems like a stand-alone form won’t work for this purpose.

So, is there some way to use a stand alone form for this purpose? And, if not, any suggestions for how to create such a form?

Thanks.

I would totally use a different form, the contact form.  Here is the docs on that.  That sends you a nice email, since it sounds like you are doing a “use this form if you have problems” page. 

You don’t want to have non-members use a SAEF form—that inserts stuff into your database.  It’s meant to have posts made to weblogs or files uploaded, and letting guests or just anyone use it would be a security breach of horrific proportions. 

I hope this helps!

Thanks Vanceone for pointing me towards the Email Contact Form - and away from the stand alone entry!

Ramone