Use FreeOpenLocation with Forms

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Prerequisites

• Install EPiServer.Forms package from Nuget.
• Access ipstack and get API key.

1. Open Startup.cs file

2. Add AddFreeGeolocationProvider to services object as below sample

   C#

   services
     .AddCmsAspNetIdentity < ApplicationUser > ()
     .AddCms()
     .AddVisitorGroupsUI()
     .AddCmsHost()
     .AddAlloy()
     .AddAdminUserRegistration()
     .AddEmbeddedLocalization < Startup > ().AddFreeGeolocationProvider("<http://api.ipstack.com/{0}?access_key=API_KEY")>;
   

3. Obtain an API Key from ipstack and replace API_KEY with it.

4. Deploy project to the online environment (because Loopback IP is ignored).

5. Add Hidden visitor profiling into a form container and edit that element.

6. Select Geo in the Auto-collect visitor data section with any value listed (such as City).

7. Drag and drop the form to a page and publish it.

8. Submit the form.

9. Verify submission data.