Participants Database vs Views for WPForms – Display & Edit WPForms Entries on your site frontend

This plugin offers all the functionality needed to build and maintain a database of people or anything you want. The database is fully configurable, allowing you to define all the fields of information you want to store for each record. The records can be entered individually in the WordPress admin section, imported with a CSV file, or let the individuals themselves create their own record. Display lists of records can be sorted and filtered by any field, and the result exported as a CSV file. This plugin was developed for an organization with the mission of educating and empowering voters. This organization needed to quickly build a database of concerned voters, supporters, and volunteers, giving them an ability to collect input and feedback, organize volunteers, and mobilize its voter constituency with actions such as petition drives and voter education campaigns. This database could be of use to any organization that needs to build and maintain lists of constituents, supporters, members, volunteers, etc. for any purpose. It is designed to be easy to use and serve multiple purposes, with several very powerful features to customize its functionality to the needs of your organization, club, sports team, or any other large group of people. The plugin can be easily adapted to work as a database for other applications such as indexes, directories, catalogs, or anything, really. The plugin uses a system of customizable templates for all its displays, and an API for the customization and extension of its capabilities. The plugin is fully internationalized with a growing set of translations. GDPR Compliance Information for users of Participants Database Some of the features of the Participants Database Plugin: fully configurable database for holding any kind of information about people (or anything, really!) customizable forms for collecting and maintaining records plugin enhancements and add-ons are available from a growing list of free and premium downloads on xnau.com shortcode for inserting a configurable sign-up short form into WordPress pages, posts, etc. completing the sign-up form can direct visitors to another page for a thank you message or reward shortcode for inserting a full-length form for people to fill out and maintain their own records shortcode for displaying the list on the site, including the ability to select and order columns to display, sorting and filtering rules to determine which records are shown and in what order shortcode for showing a search form that takes the user to the search results page email notification and confirmation with secure individual access link email notification when a user edits a record searchable, sortable record listings in the WordPress admin many form elements to choose from including dropdowns, checkboxes, radio buttons, image upload, rich text, etc. export CSV files for interacting with other databases, mass email, print records import CSV files to add large numbers of records from spreadsheets such as Open Office or Google Docs forms can be organized into groups of fields, making long forms easier to navigate and fill out comes with a comprehensive API for deep customization of the plugin functionality Database The heart of this plugin is the participants database, which is completely configurable. It comes pre-filled with standard fields such as name, address, phone, etc., but you can define any fields you want, including the type of field, validation, help text and a print title for each field. Fields are also organized into groups so large amounts of information can be better managed, and long forms broken up into logical sections. Fields can be defined as text-lines, text-areas, rich text (with a rich-text editor), single and multiple-select dropdowns, checkboxes, radio buttons or image uploads. Each field has its own validation which can be required, not required, or validated with a regular expression. Sign Up Form The plugin provides a shortcode for a sign-up form that presents a customizable subset of the fields for a quick signup. For example, your signup form could ask only for a name and email address, creating an easy point-of-entry for new members, supporters or volunteers. The signup can generate two emails: one to an administrator to notify them of the signup, and also to the person signing up. Their email can contain a link to their full record, which they can return and fill out at their leisure. This full form (which is placed on the website with another shortcode) can include any information you want to collect from your signups. Signup forms are produced by a template, making it easy to add extra functionality and match the presentation of the form to your theme. Frontend Record Edit Form This is where people who have signed up can fill in any additional information about themselves you wish to collect. It can be additional demographic info, survey questions, what they would be willing to offer in support. This form is accessible to the signups via an individual link containing an ID number, which is emailed to them when they sign up. They don’t need to register as a user or enter a password, they just need the link. Backend Record Editing For your backend users, the ability to edit and enter new records is provided. This backend form can also contain administrative fields that won’t be visible to the front-end (not logged-in) user, so organization staff can keep internal records of volunteer activities, availability, contributions, personal notes, etc. The backend form is set up for rapid manual entry of multiple records, such as after a signup drive, doorbelling, or public event. For textarea fields, a rich-text editor will be used if enabled in the settings. List Display Display the list on your website with the [pdb_list] shortcode. You can determine which fields get shown, and for long lists, the list can be broken up into pages. You can specify which records get displayed and in what order. Optionally, search and sorting controls can be displayed. Each record listing can be linked to the full record showing all the details of the record. Record Display Each individual record can be displayed using a shortcode and accessed by the ID if the record. A template file formats the output of the shortcode. A plugin setting determines how a link to the individual record may be placed on the list of records. Import/Export Records All records can be exported as a CSV-formatted text file that can be read by spreadsheet applications and used for mass email campaigns, hard-copy lists, and other applications. The records exported can be filtered by column values: for instance, only people who have consented to receive a newsletter will be included. Records may also be sorted by any column. Which fields are included in the export/import is determined by the “CSV” column of the field definition. Records can also be mass-imported with a CSV file, allowing you to use existing lists from spreadsheets, or for offline compilation of records using a spreadsheet such as Libre Office or Google Docs. A blank spreadsheet can be exported from the plugin to get people started in entering records offline. Internationalization and Translations This plugin is fully compliant with WordPress Internationalization standards and includes several translations, some of which are incomplete at the moment. All of the front-end text is user-customizable, so even if a translation isn’t available for your language, your users will be able to use the plugin in their language. Translation Credits Belarusian: Natasha Dyatko UStarCash Danish: LarsHdg Dutch: At Voogt www.wederzijdsgenoegen.nl Estonian: Laura Vunk Farsi: Mohsen Azarteymoor CodHa Finnish: Visa Jokela French: Pierre Fischer German: Martin Sauter German Formal: Hanno Bolte Hanno Bolte IT Consulting Greek: Toni Bishop Jrop Hebrew: Gila Baam Indonesian: Jordan Silaen ChameleonJohn.com Italian: Michele Balderi Norwegian: Anders Kleppe Polish: Łukasz Markusik Brazilian Portuguese: Eric Sornoso Mealfan.com Romanian: Cornelia Năescu Russian: Konstantin Bashevoy Полиатлон России Serbian: Cherry, NBG, www.trade.in.rs Slovak: Branco Radenovich WebHostingGeeks.com Spanish: Chema Bescos IBIDEM GROUP Ukranian: Michael Yunat, getvoip.com If you are multi-lingual and feel like contributing a translation, please contact me at: support@xnau.com. Please note that several of these translations are out of date. If your language is in this list and you’d like to help me provide the latest translation, please contact me. The latest POT file is always available here. Key Image Credit By Tukulti65 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Plugin Support Plugin manual and documentation is published on the developer’s website, xnau.com Plugin technical support is available on the WordPress Plugin Plugin Support Forum, and on xnau.com in the comments section. A growing list of plugin add-ons and functionality enhancements are also available on xnau.com.

If you’re using the WPForms plugin to create forms on your WordPress site, then we have some great news for you. With the Views for WPForms plugin, you can now display and edit form entries on the front end of your site. That’s right, no more logging into the backend to manage your form entries. With our drag & drop view builder, you can easily create table or list views of entries, allow users to edit entries and approve or disapprove entries from the frontend of your site. Our plugin is also compatible with all WPForms Forms Add-Ons, so you can add even more features and functionality to your forms. NOTE: YOU NEED AT LEAST WPFORMS BASIC LICENSE TO USE VIEWS FOR WPFORMS AS WPFORMS LITE VERSION DOESN’T STORE ENTRIES Here is step by step guide to display WPForms Entries anywhere on your site Views for WPForms lets you display WPForms Entries in your site frontend using drag & drop View builder. You can create a table view, list view, or datatable (Pro feature). The plugin also allows you to add custom content before and after each View, and control the number of entries displayed per page. Demo Table View List View DataTable View Edit Entry Demo Top Free Features Intuitive user interface! Easy to use – drag and drop view builder! Set any number of form fields to show in View. Set custom labels for table headings. Set table column width. Set total number of entries to show on the page. Add pagination links before or after the table. Display Pagination Information. Display using Shortcode on any page, post or custom post type. Compatible with Elementor. Add Views to any page using Elementor Widgets. Compatible with the new Gutenberg block editor. Add View to your page using the WPForms Views block. Fully supported and regular updates. Get more features in Pro version * List View Format * DataTable View Format * Edit Entries from frontend * 25+ Premade Themes and Styler * Delete Entries from frontend * Display only approved Entries * Display only User submitted Entries * Add Search Form above or at View bottom to filter/search entries by field values * Display Entry details on Single Page * Add Custom HTML field & use WPForms Smart Tags inside View * Filter entries by field values or use Merge Tags * Sort WPForms Entries via field values * Display Only starred entries * Display Only viewed entries Get WPForms Views PRO! Pro Features = List & DataTable View Format = Display WPForms Entries in a multicolumn layout on your site frontend. Want more features than a regular table? We have you covered. Display data using dataTables including features like responsive layout, print, pdf, CSV download entries options. Edit WPForms Entries Allow logged-in users to edit their entries from the site frontend using the same form that they used to create an entry. Edit Entry works by prefilling Form fields with entry data. After the user submits Form entry is updated. Administrators can edit all entries. Send a custom notification/email when entry is edited from frontend Inline Edit WPForms Entries Inline Edit Entries without page refresh. The user will never leave the page & can update one field at a time. Best for quick updating of fields displayed in a View. Delete WPForms Entries Allow users to delete their submitted entries from the site frontend. Logged-in users can delete their entries and administrators can delete any entry. Premade themes & Custom Designs Apply premade Table and List View themes with single click. Select from 25+ premade design templates or create your own custom designs without any css Knowledge. Search WPForms Entries Display Search Form in your View to allow users to filter view data by any field value. Options also include searching by Entry Submission Date or Date Range e.g. Display entries submitted between two dates. Advanced Filters Set Filters to Filter Entries before displaying on the site frontend by using any Form field value, logged-in user meta, custom dates, etc. E.g. Display all entries where the user selected Male as Gender field value while submitting the form. Advance Sorting Sort by any Field value in Ascending or Descending order. Allows you to add multiple sort conditions. Entries Approval Display only those entries that are approved by admin from the backend. Approve or Unapprove Entries from site frontend. Calculations Display calculations like sum or average of field values in the table footer. Display Conditions Show field in view only if set conditions are matched. Duplicate Entries Duplicate Entries from your view. Customize Field Value Add any content before or field value inside view using Field Value Template. Google Maps Add-on Display data on Google Maps above or at bottom of View. Custom HTML Add custom HTML within View data. Support WPForms Smart Tags so you can display data by combining multiple field values. WPForms User Registration Addon Integration Works perfectly with User Registration Addon. Register new users on site, display their profile data on the frontend using WPForms Views & then allow them to update it using the Inline Edit addon. WPForms Post Submissions Addon Integration Update associated posts whenever you update entries from WPForms Views. Allow users to update their posts from the site frontend. WPForms Save and Resume Show or hide partial entries within View. Display the Entry Resume link to allow the user to complete partial WPForms entries. WPForms Geolocation Add-on Show Google Maps on the page where you have added View. Create a custom infobox with the data from the WPForms fields. Other WPForms Add-ons = WPForms Import Entries = Import Entries to WPForms CSV file WPForms Charts Display data from your WPForms entries in beautiful charts