Website field validation requires http

[kylej762]

Hello,

On our most used form, we require the person to enter their company website. As the website field is a URL field, it is requiring the user to enter the http protocol in the website they are entering. I would suspect that this rigorous requirement is dropping our form fills.

Is there a way to not require the http protocol before the web address? I know forms 2.0 does have some additional validation techniques, but I have not kicked the tires on it yet.

Thanks,

Kyle

[SanfordWhiteman]

Posted this code the other day in response to an almost identical question (unfortunately, the forum search feature is really bad so I can't even find that thread now!).

This code will do naive validation of a String field as being domain-name-like, with at least a 2-part name. It also allows but doesn't require http:// or https://:

/*
 * @author Sanford Whiteman
 * @version v1.0.6 2020-11-11
 * @copyright © 2020 Sanford Whiteman
 * @license Hippocratic 2.1: This license must appear with all reproductions of this software.
 *
 */
MktoForms2.whenReady(function(mktoForm){
   const formEl = mktoForm.getFormElem()[0];
   
   mktoForm.onValidate(function(nativeValid){
      
      const hostnameFields = ["Website"],
            hostnameMsg = "Must be a valid domain/subdomain name";
      
      /* NO NEED TO TOUCH BELOW THIS LINE */
      
      if (!nativeValid) return;      
      
      let currentValues = mktoForm.getValues(),
          originalSubmittable = mktoForm.submittable(), 
          firstOffender;
      
      const RE_DOMAIN_NAIVE = /^(https?:\/\/)?(?:[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9]?)(?:\.[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9]?)*(?:\.[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])$/i;
      
      hostnameFields.some(function(fieldName){
        if( !RE_DOMAIN_NAIVE.test(currentValues[fieldName]) ){
          firstOffender = formEl.querySelector("[name='"+ fieldName + "']");
          return false;         
        }
      });
      
      if(firstOffender){         
         mktoForm.submittable(false);
         mktoForm.showErrorMessage(hostnameMsg,MktoForms2.$(firstOffender));
      } else {
         mktoForm.submittable(originalSubmittable);
      }
   });
});

[Josh_Hill13]

Use a string or text field and clean it up later using JS or in SFDC.

Depends how badly you want "https" in there.

[Josh_Hill13]

The better way is to parse their email domain and/or use an enrichment service later on in Marketo/SFDC. Why ask someone for their domain ?

[kylej762]

Thanks Josh. I agree with this sentiment but deleted it from my original post.

[SanfordWhiteman · Accepted solution]

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The better way is to parse their email domain...

Marketo actually populates Website from the Email Address domain by default. Problem is, that's not guaranteed to be accurate. A lead can use their personal email address to sign up for a trial, but would be OK w/providing the actual company domain on the form (think enterprise web software, etc.).

[kylej762]

Thanks Sanford. Tested and this is the case, but to your point does have a drawback that we would be willing to live with.