Introduction As WordPress developers, we often pride ourselves on speed—spinning up sites in hours, customizing themes and plugins on the fly, and deploying to production without the overhead of massive frameworks or rigid processes. But as the WordPress ecosystem continues to evolve beyond simple blogs and brochure sites into full-fledged applications, a new reality sets [Read More…]
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The Business Case for WordPress/Formidable Forms as an Enterprise Application Platform
Real-World Enterprise Use Cases of Formidable Forms One of the best ways to grasp The Business Case for WordPress Formidable Forms as an Enterprise Application Platform is to explore real-world scenarios where it shines. Enterprises across industries leverage Formidable Forms to replace traditional applications, save costs, and enhance agility. Custom CRMs and Data Management Applications Businesses often [Read More…]
Formidable Pro V.5.0.14 Includes Welcome Conditional [shortcode] Enhancement
The new Formidable Pro V.5.0.14 release includes a welcome addition to conditional shortcodes. They now accept [else] as a condition. This is from the Formidable Pro readme file: New: Conditional statement shortcodes now support an [else] separator. For example, [if x equals=”something”]Add your content here[else]Content for when x did not equal something here[/if x] will [Read More…]
Hide Previously Selected Dynamic Checkboxes in Repeaters
Problem I have two forms that have a repeater with a dynamic field (checkbox) inside it. When a checkbox is checked, I want them to be hidden in the future dynamic fields. Basically, I need every checkbox to only be checked once. If it gets unchecked, I want it to reappear. Once all checkboxes are [Read More…]
Building a Workflow Engine
Overview One of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to building a Formidable Forms business process is “How do I build a workflow to assign tasks, track sequence completions, and move to next steps?” Workflows can be complicated. Oftentimes, there are security considerations such as “How can I allow the project manager to [Read More…]
Retrieve Upload Filename and Path
Question: Does anyone know how to return the filename with path for a File Upload field? Nick Amis, Formidable Slack Community This is a simple question, but the answer is somewhat elusive. File Upload Field First, let’s gain an understanding of Formidable’s file upload field. For one reason or another, the file upload field has [Read More…]
Integrate QR Code With Formidable
Requirement A long-term client asked us to integrate QR Codes with Formidable Forms. This particular client runs an agency out of Denver, Colorado. Her client is a grocer. This grocer uses Formidable Forms to sign up ambassadors (affiliates) and partners. When an ambassador entry is submitted, the user is sent an email that includes this [Read More…]
How to Change the Datefield’s Calendar Start Day
Question This question comes from a poster in the Formidable Slack Community: How can I change the inline datepicker field to start on Saturday by default? Solution You cannot change the datepicker to start on a different day of the week by default through the Formidable build screen. However, Formidable uses the ubiquitous jQuery UI [Read More…]