Use FreeOpenLocation with Forms
2 min
- Prerequisites Install EPiServer.Forms package from Nuget.
- Access ipstack and get API key.
- Open Startup.cs file
- Add AddFreeGeolocationProvider to services object as below sample
services
.AddCmsAspNetIdentity < ApplicationUser > ()
.AddCms()
.AddVisitorGroupsUI()
.AddCmsHost()
.AddAlloy()
.AddAdminUserRegistration()
.AddEmbeddedLocalization < Startup > ().AddFreeGeolocationProvider("<http://api.ipstack.com/{0}?access_key=API_KEY")>;- Obtain an API Key from ipstack and replace API_KEY with it.
- Deploy project to the online environment (because Loopback IP is ignored).
- Add Hidden visitor profiling into a form container and edit that element.
- Select Geo in the Auto-collect visitor data section with any value listed (such as City).
- Drag and drop the form to a page and publish it.
- Submit the form.
- Verify submission data.
