Ninja Forms saves user submitted data in the WordPress database and allows you to capture that data with any type of field you might want.
You can try out a live demo here: http://demo.wpninjas.com/ninja-forms/
Wow, that was a super fast response!
I glanced at your demo but will go back and take a better look.
Thanks so much!
Hi,
One additional question. I noticed on the demo that there was an output page for the novel submissions. Are these manually put in like a blog post or generated dynamically based on user submissions on the input form?
Also, if a submission is made, is there a way to go back and edit the submission and upload an image or video or does a new submission need to be made?
Thanks for your help!
Manning
Hey Manning,
They are a custom post type, so by default WordPress handles the output just like a regular post. When a user submits the “Novel Review” form on that website, it becomes a draft and the demoadmin can approve it to be published. If it is published, it goes into that list.
There are lots of possible editing rules that can be setup, but the default on the demo site is that subscribers (i.e. demouser) can edit novel submissions that they have made. So, if you login to the demo site as demouser, you can edit the “Foundation” novel review by going to Novel Reviews, clicking on Foundation, and then clicking “Edit.” In the particular example on the demo site, we don’t have image uploads, but if we had put one of those in there, the user would be able to upload a new one when editing the novel review.
I hope that helps.
Just to make clear, this functionality requires the Front-End Editor extension.
Hi Kevin,
Yes, that does make sense and I tried it on the demo again. Here is another question for you. I am looking at purchasing additional extensions including the image uploader and front end editor. I only have the layout styles and editor right now. If I create a form, add an entry and then add the front end editor later will it give me the ability to edit my previous entry?
Meaning, I add an entry (without front end extension purchased), purchase and install the extension, and then have the option to edit the entry? Does it merely just turn the functionality on like it did with the layout styles?
Thanks for all your help. Really appreciate the quick support.
Manning
Thats exactly it. The Editor extension just adds the functionality for you to add editing to any public post content within your WordPress install. Anything you create prior to using front-end editing can be edited as well.
So if I understand correctly.
1) Ninja Forms – the core
2) Layout Styles – enables custom CSS styling and design elements
3) Front End Editor – Can edit entry without touching wp-admin
4) Image Uploader – upload original image or replace original with new image
— Can this work with a series of images (5-10)
If I wanted my entries to appear in a certain layout on a page, is there a way to bring that information in (i.e. with short codes). Alot of questions, I know.
Thanks for answering them all so quickly!
Manning
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes but there could be some tweaking depending on your specific mileage. The good part if that Ninja Forms and all it’s extensions are built in such a way that customization can be done.
If you are dealing with Custom Post Types you can style it’s archive page any way you like or create a custom query to output the info anyway you like. That is more dependent on your theme and specific layouts than the plugins themselves.
ninja forms look great … but i want to retrieve data for my web page & Add edit delete options on web page then user use options add edit and delete options
