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Webflow replaces colon '(:)' with dash (-) in form 'name' field

#1

@foxy

I've been trying to create a foxycart add-to-cart form for a bundled subscription product. I need to use a form so I can offer the customer a 30, 45, or 60 day subscription. And to create bundled products I need to use the 2:, 3:, 4: numbers in the form name fields. However, this does not work in Webflow because the colon in my form field name is being replaced by a dash once the site is published. (e.g., 2:name is changed to 2-name)

Is this a bug that can be fixed? If not, is there a work around?

See the 3rd form section here:
https://new.botanicalcraft.com/

See below:

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#2

@eric594 This may be an issue on Webflow's end. Let me do some testing today and I'll follow up.

Thanks,
Josh

#3

Webflow confirmed that no special characters are allowed in the form fields, so I'll have to create this form with custom HTML code.

#4

That was going to be my next suggestion. Simply design your elements in Webflow and apply same class names and html to your embed. Should be pretty straightforward.

I tested some jQuery to replace "-" with ":" but it seems even that is being overridden. Let us know if you have any questions or need help with anything.

Thanks,
Josh

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