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title: 'Form Mode'
url: 'https://manuals.remository.com/payage/the-payage-plugin/form-mode'
markdown: 'https://manuals.remository.com/payage/the-payage-plugin/form-mode.md'
date: '2026-11-14'
description: 'The product name, amount, and currency parameters can be specified as a single question mark (?), in which case a small form is shown for the user to enter the required values. {payage ? ? GBP -min_amount 9.50 -max_amount 250} The form has an entry field for each "?" parameter, and a "Go" button. …'
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# Form Mode

The product name, amount, and currency parameters can be specified as a single question mark (?), in which case a small form is shown for the user to enter the required values.

![](https://manuals.remository.com/payage/user/pages/16.the-payage-plugin/05.form-mode/p-37_1.png)

```
{payage ? ? GBP -min_amount 9.50 -max_amount 250}
```

The form has an entry field for each "?" parameter, and a "Go" button. The amount entered must be a valid number between the min\_amount and max\_amount parameters. If the currency is a "?", a select list is shown according to the gateways available for the specified account group. The Go button validates the form and responds with an error message, or the payment buttons.

Only one Payage Plugin form can be used per page. Text can be customised using Joomla Language Overrides as described below. Form styling and layout can be customised by editing the file

```
/media/com_payage/css/plg_payage.css
```

However, bear in mind that this file will be overwritten by updates to the plugin.

## Extra Click Required in Form Mode

Users have commented that with the plugin in form mode, an extra click is required to go to the payment gateway. The "Go" button validates the form and then displays the relevant payment buttons. The user must then click a payment button to go to the payment gateway. If there is only one payment gateway, the extra click seems redundant.

Unfortunately the extra click can't be avoided. For most gateways, a "buy now' button can only be generated once the amount and item description are known, and if a choice of currency is offered, completely different gateway buttons might be shown.

The extra click is not redundant if you offer a choice of more than one payment gateway.

 [ ](https://manuals.remository.com/payage/the-payage-plugin/after-payment) [](https://manuals.remository.com/payage/the-payage-plugin/variable-mode)

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