User To Automatically Generate Posts from Front End?

  • Resolved stumur

    (@stumur)


    1 year ago

    Hi Guys,

    I’m SO sorry to bother you. I run a small WordPress/Avada “live party bands for hire” online booking website – we represent live cover bands, and try to get them paid gigs at weddings, events etc. Anyway, when a new live band wants to sign up with us for representation, they currently fill in a lengthy data capture form on our website, adding all their info, like live gig mp4 videos, audio mp3 demos, their home location, music categories and tags of the styles they play, their contact details, their price range for gigs etc.., and submit that form to us, and then we have to manually build them a band page from all that info to add to our site as a post. But it would be better if their band page just got automatically generated and listed as a post when they submit their info (to match the look and layout exactly of our current band page posts), so we don’t have to manually build a page for them. Can your product do this? If so, do I need to pay for extra add-ons/plugins etc for it to work, or is the basic free one good enough?

    Thanks, Stuart

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Support ACF Support

    (@acfsupport)

    11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hi Stuart,

    Thanks for reaching out with your question; it’s a great one, and I’m happy to help clarify.

    Automating post creation from a front-end form with ACF is absolutely possible via it’s function called acf_form().

    I recommend reviewing the official ACF documentation on creating front-end forms, the best starting point, as it explains the code and setup required to allow users (like your bands) to submit content that automatically generates a new post.

    https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/create-a-front-end-form/#overview

    To answer your other question, this functionality is available in both the free and Pro versions of ACF. However, for the complex data you’ve mentioned (MP4s, MP3s, taxonomies, etc.), you will likely find that ACF Pro is a much better fit. The Pro version includes more advanced field types like the Gallery and Repeater fields, which are ideal for managing media files and repeatable data, giving you far more flexibility.

    For more assistance on this, kindly create a ticket using our ​support form and we will be happy to help you further.

    Best wishes,

    Patroba.

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