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)
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)
When you configure your payment button in PayPal, one of the things you can do is set up a control where the user can choose an “option” when making a payment. The value of this option can be carried back to the user’s record by using a Last Value Field. As you probably know from… (read)
Let’s say you want to import a bunch of records to Participants Database, but there are already records in the database, some of which may match records you’re importing, which you want to update. No problem, just match the ID of the incoming record with the record IDs in the database. But what if you… (read)
I occasionally get requests for a way to have an email sent automatically when a certain condition is met. For example, when it’s someone’s birthday, an email would be sent to them with a birthday greeting. This kind of thing is possible using the WordPress cron, which can launch functions in the background. This is… (read)
I sometimes get requests for providing a way to let users delete their record or provide a way to delete a record from the frontend. Generally speaking, it’s not a good idea to let the user actually delete a record as I mention below. The safe way to handle this is to give the user… (read)
For some sites using Participants Database, it is desirable to provide a “share” link to a single record display. This is fairly easy, what you need to do is make sure the correct meta tags are present in the page. In this article, I’ll explain how to set this up. First, this only works for… (read)
Participants Database uses a “private link” to allow participants to access their record for editing. If that link is lost, it’s possible for them to recover it by using a private link recovery form where they enter their email (typically) and have the link sent to them in an email. In some setups, there isn’t… (read)
