Participants Database has two basic roles for accessing and interacting with the plugin in the backend: Plugin Admin and Record Edit. By default, these roles correspond to the WordPress roles of Administrator and Editor. Read the WordPress Roles and Capabilities page for in-depth info on this topic. This means that if your WP role is… (read)
When importing a CSV, it is possible to configure it to match and update existing records. The same process can also be used when a new record is submitted via the signup form. Normally, this is done by matching a single identifying field such as an ID or email address. In some cases, it’s desirable… (read)
Participants Database is set up to be compatible with non-English installs using the normal localization setup provided by WordPress: download the language pack, choose your language in the settings, and you’re set. Participants Database will follow along, as long as it has a translation file that matches the chosen language. This is discussed in more… (read)
The Chosen Dropdown add-on for Participants Database gives you the ability to use javascript-powered dropdown selectors in your forms. Normally, these dropdowns are populated with a static set of values in the field definition. This tutorial shows how to populate your Chosen dropdown with values from the database. For our tutorial here, we’re going to… (read)
Normally, users with the Participants Database “Editor” role cannot delete records, but it is possible to provide this access if your situation needs it. I’m going to explain this in a little detail because how it works is not very intuitive at all. If you just want to put in the code, you can jump… (read)
When using Participants Database to represent two or more classes of people or things, you sometimes need to customize the frontend edit form so that is only shows the fields that are relevant to the type of record that is getting edited. We can easily do this with a custom template. If you’re not familiar… (read)
The Participants Database Email Expansion Kit can be used to set up a contact form or other email that has a dynamic recipient. Most of the time, you will want to be able to route an email to a selected recipient without showing the actual email addresses. As an example, lets say you have a… (read)
The shortcode is used to show the frontend user an editable record. Normally, when this form is submitted, the user stays on the page and is shown a feedback message. However, it is possible to send the user to another page when the form is submitted. This page can be used to acknowledge the submission… (read)
