In this tutorial, I’ll explain how to modify the Participants Database list search so that instead of typing values into a text box, the user will select values from a dropdown. The values of this dropdown will be gathered from the defined values of the field being searched. The search will take place on that… (read)
I sometimes get requests from people who want to change the email people get when they sign up depending on some value in the signup. For instance, if you have more than one signup form, and each one needs a different signup email. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you a very basic application… (read)
Note: edited to correct the language file paths, which were incorrect in the original article. I often get asked if it’s possible to change the labels used by the Participants Database plugin, including the name of the plugin as it appears in the admin. This is sometimes called “white labeling” meaning that all traces of… (read)
If you have a database already and want to adapt it for use in the Participants Database plugin, you’ll have to set up the plugin to interface with that data and then import the data itself into the plugin’s main database table. Here’s how you get that done. Start with the User Interface Participants Database… (read)
This article demonstrates how to set up a list search the works on only one field, eliminating the field selector dropdown.
One of the most frequent support requests I receive for the plugin is: can it do multiple databases? Can multiple instances of the plugin be installed? To both questions, the answer is no, it’s not designed for that, but you can do a lot with this plugin and in most cases it’s not really necessary… (read)
The Participants Database plugin offers a few ways to validate the data that is submitted when a record is created or updated on the frontend. Mostly, it’s either yes or no, but sometimes you need more control over that. This is where what’s known as a “regex” is used. If you just need to validate a… (read)
This post was updated November 6, 2019 to be compatible with current versions of WordPress. A very common support request is along the lines of “how can I give my users access to a set of Participants Database records?” There are basically two ways to do this, depending on what privileges you want to give… (read)
