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
November 30th, 2006 at 5:07 pm
Hi Marco,
I had original planned to put something like that in the first release, but never got around to it. For the moment, you can send it to all at a specific user level so if you wanted, you could use something like Wordpress RoleManager to create a role with a specific user level and assign any user that should recieve notifications to that role. I haven’t tried this myself.
Mark
Guest
November 30th, 2006 at 5:05 pm
wow great, you just solved a problem i was thinking about ;o) thanks!
the only feature i’d wish it had, was the ability to send an email to one or more configurable addresses/editors (not only the admin), when a new draft is posted.
Administrator
November 30th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
Hi Howard and Chris,
File upload (and download) is something I implemented on my prototype. What I did was, when someone used the form, they could upload to a “unclaimed” folder. When they then sent in the post, the file would move from unclaimed to claimed and the post would be linked with the file. If you delete the post, it would delete the file. If the post was not published, you couldn’t download the file. I guess, to have this feature you would need to have the option to have more than one upload, be able to configure what can be uploaded and size.
I know in Wordpress you can have “attachments” with posts using the normal UI but I don’t understand enough about that part of the Wordpress code.
You’ll have to wait a while for this feature I’m afraid though. It’s a biggie and need to take over the world first before I can get around to it.
Mark
November 30th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
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Guest
November 30th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
This is exactly what I’ve needed for a very long time. Adding the ability to upload an image, video, or file would be a HUGE welcome addition.
November 30th, 2006 at 8:21 am
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Guest
November 30th, 2006 at 2:54 am
MARK,
I left you a comment that was flagged by your blog’s spam catcher, but basically what I wanted to say was that the new version works like a charm now (thanl you very much) and I am prepared to contribute via paypal for an extra field in the form where users can submit images (and a way to control the image sizes) with their posts.
Guest
November 30th, 2006 at 2:42 am
MARK,
SORRY FOR THE CAPS BUT YOU’VE SCORED A TEN WITH ME NOW!!!
The new version is what I was asking for yesterday!
IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED AND WORKS LIKE A CHARM!!!
Now the only other thing I wish for is a “file attachment field” so that users can submit images with their posts - and a way to limit the image size of course!
I am perfectly willing to donate via paypal for this extra option! Let me know if this something you are willing to do now…
thanks Mark!
Guest
November 29th, 2006 at 9:26 pm
A very welcome addition to the plugins of wordpress man! Thanks! Any thoughts or ideas on adding image/file uploadability? *(is that a real word)!?
November 29th, 2006 at 8:58 pm
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