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Using Custom Format Tags for Calculation Fields

Calculation Fields in Participants Database provide a way to generate field values based on data in the record. A prime example is the “age” field, which shows a person’s age based on their birth date and calculated against the current date. Another example would be a field that shows an average value from a list… (read)

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Understanding Search Result Issues

It sometimes happens that a search performed on your database doesn’t give the expected results. This can happen with the search functionality that is built-in to Participants Database or when using the Combo Multisearch add-on. Both of these search functions have basic configuration settings that should be properly set in order to get the results… (read)

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Clearing the Participants Database Table

If you want to start with a clean slate on Participants Database, you need to reset the main database table. One way to do this is to use phpMyAdmin, an application for managing databases. This application is usually available in your hosting control panel: Open the application, select your WordPress database, then select the Participants… (read)

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Using a Custom Identifier Value for Participants Database Records

People sometimes ask if it is possible to use their own record ID for identifying Participants Database records. For example, the plugin is used to hold a customer database, and each customer has a unique customer ID. If you want to use this customer ID to identify records, you will need to make some modifications… (read)

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Sending a Signup Notification to a Custom Recipient

This tutorial explains how to set up your Participants Database signup submission notification so that the email goes to a different recipient based on a value in the submission. In this example, the person filling out the signup form is going to make a selection in the form (let’s say with a radio button) that… (read)