Downloads: TDO Mini Forms Wordpress Plugin (v0.12.5)
This plugin allows you to add a form to your website that allows your readers (including non-registered) to submit posts.
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Version 0.12.5 includes integration with the reCapatcha captcha service, integration with the Subscribe-to-Plugins 2.1 plugin (allow submitters to subscribe to followup comments automatically), Comments management widget (allows you to set comments and ping status for forms and/or allow users chose if they want to allow comments), Excerpt Widget and even more bug fixes
TDO Mini Forms has been used to turn Wordpress into a Forum and a Contact Manager!
This plugin allows you to add a form to your website that allows non-registered users and/or subscribers (configurable) to submit posts. The posts are kept in “draft” until an admin can publish them (also configurable).
The plugin provides an extensive moderation view so administrators and editors can see posts awaiting approval and publish or delete them. Administrators can also ban specific users and IPs from using the form. Administrators can also “Trust” specific users. This means that when they use the form, their posts are automatically published. This does not give them any other rights or permissions using the Wordpress software, it only affects usage of the form. This applies to user and IP bans as well. There is even an option to automatically trust users after so many approved submissions. (It should be noted that submissions from users that can already publish using the normal Wordpress UI, will be automatically published.)
Administrators can configure the form using drag and drop “widgets”. They are based on the same model as Wordpress’ built-in Theme widgets and it is possible to write your own. With 0.7, more options are available and it is now much easier to integrate with your theme. You don’t even need to modify your theme any more to display submitter information!
Registered users have access to a “Your Submissions” page which lists their current submissions awaiting approval and links to their approved submissions.
Features
- Integration with Subcribe-to-Comments 2.1 plugin
- Integration with Akismet and reCaptcha to prevent Spam
- Highly customisable: Create your form using a Widget interface.
- Create as many forms as you like.
- Put a form in your sidebar using a widget for your Theme.
- Submit pages instead of posts.
- Simple Question and/or Image Captcha.
- Posting Policy.
- Add Custom Fields to your Form.
- QuickTags support for Forms.
- Upload Files and can be attached to posts. Uses Wordpress’ core to create thumbnails if applicable.
- Submitters can be notified if post approved or rejected.
- Allow users to select category and tags.
- Ban users and IPs.
- Control what roles can access the form.
- Can automatically create a page with form for you.
- Can automatically modified author template tag with info about submitter.
- Can, optionally, automatically allow submissions to be published.
- Throttle number of submissions by user and/or IP
- Optionally Queue published posts
- Numerous widgets for your theme, including a list of the top submitters
- And many more…
Version 0.12 introduces the Form Hacker which allows admins the power to modify the form code from within the plugin as opposed to hacking the plugin source code. Nearly all messages to the user are configurable now.
Version 0.11 provides integration with Akismet, Submission Throttling, Import and Export of Form settings, Queuing Approved Post, Top Submitter theme widget and numerous bug fixes!
For Installation, Screenshots, FAQ, Full Version History and Known Bugs, please check the included readme.txt or the Wordpress.org page for the plugin.
For Support (and live demo), please see the Forums.
Version Info: v0.12.5: 20th October 2008
- A “link” to the thumbnail is stored on the post using TDOMF_KEY_DOWNLOAD_THUMBURI key.
- Excerpt Widget
- Comments Management Widget
- Categories Include Field enabled (was accidently left disabled in previous release)
- Category Widget now has a Order by and Order options
- Recaptcha Widget
- Warning displayed if “I Agree” text is not modified
- Integration with Subscibe to Comments plugin via “Subscribe to Comments” widget
- Publish Now button
- Instead of notifying specific roles that a submission is requiring moderation, you can now specify an email list
- Tags Widget now has options for default tags, required and to disable user adding tags
Administrator
April 17th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
It’s in the future plans. It won’t be in the next release I’m afraid. It’s a feature I’d like to have too.
Guest
April 17th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
188 - yes let submitters pick and choose which categories the post should belong to
Administrator
April 17th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
Hi Kevin,
I’m not sure what you mean. Do you mean let submitters pick and choose which categories the post should belong to or do you mean setting more than one default category? Both of these options are planned for the future.
Administrator
April 17th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
Hi tfab
Thanks. It’s so amazing that this plugin really gets around.
This is a bug/feature of wordpress. One I have been aware of since I wrote the plugin. In the options menu for the plugin you should have a check box called “Auto-correct Author”. Make sure this is checked. What this does is automatically updates the wordpress author of a post to the submitter after wordpress has changed it. It works on my demo site.
Also, when you edit the post, check the values of “TDOMF” side panel. Here you can review and edit the actual submitter details.
Another trick too, is to use
<?php tdomf_the_submitter(); ?>template tag in your theme, as this will only use the submitter details and not the author details.Guest
April 17th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Hello from France,
and thank you very much for this great plugin.
Unfortunately I have 1 concern and I’m afraid it is a big one. I mean:
On my site, subscribers can register and post using the TDOMF form. Once the posts submitted, they wait for approval from me (the admin)
Then I go through the TDOMF console (into the Post tab) and publish the awaithing pots. This works well.
However, before publishing a submitted post, I’d like to add some categories. So I have to edit the post and tick the checkbox of the relevent categories. Then I save the post for publication. After that the author post is no longer the fisrt one who wrote the post from the form, but me !
The author has been renamed to the admin name automatically.
I can check that when editting a post for adding categories, the post author listbox could only be a name from the admin.
Please is there any way to keep the original author name ?
Thanks in advance
Guest
April 16th, 2007 at 11:00 am
Can you list categories in the form and have draft posts submitted to those categories for publishing?
April 16th, 2007 at 4:04 am
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Administrator
April 15th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Hi CHris, I’ll have a look into it next week. One potential solution is to fill the form with “dummy” values and then hide the forms. I’ll try it during the week and get back to you.
Guest
April 14th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Mark,
Any word on how to remove the required email and name section for complete anonymous posting. I deleted a section which removed the email and name section from the forum but submissions wont go through cuz its they are still required fields.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Guest
April 13th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Brilliant - that’s a great implementation of your concept.
I’m hopefully going to get the chance to implement this at the weekend. I think it’s a somewhat novel use of your plugin, so it might provide some interest.