This version adds four new widgets:

• An Excerpt Widget - allows submitters to supply their own excerpt
• Comments Management Widget - enable/disable comments and pings for posts submitted from this form and even allow users to chose if they wish to enable comments
• ReCaptcha Widget - it’s been asked for so many times. This integrates the ReCaptcha service into your forms to help fight spam
• Subscribe-to-Comments Widget - this widget integrates with the ever-popular Subscribe-to-Comments 2.1 plugin to allow submitters be automatically subscribed to followup comments via email

Also these widgets were updated:

• Category Widget: Include Field enabled and a sort (and sort by) option added
• Tag Widget: Now includes options for default tags, required tags and even disabling user adding tags.

There are a few other little updates which you can check out on the Version Log. I still have quite number of entries in my Work Queue left but I’m planning to move on and look at post editing, the last big big feature. I think now is a good time to do it rather than spend so much effort adding little features and with Wordpress 2.6 revision history feature now in full operation, allowing users to edit posts should be a dream.

Don’t forget, this plugin is free, however if you found it useful you can show your appreciation via a small donation or buying me a book!

• Fix Import/Export Form and tdomfinfo()
• Extract Widget
• Warnings in Admin UI (pretty critical at this point to stem the number of support requests)
  • Custom Field Error checking (empty key/title, same key/title)
  • If all ERRORs turned on
  • Form configuration changed but Form Hacker not updated
• Problem with AJAX and using the Capatcha Widget
• Rolling in French localisation updates from Laurent
• Preventing multiple revisions of posts because of submission

What I’ve also put on my current plate (but may not get done next release or even the release after that):

• Bug: Internet Explorer sometimes gives “Use FireFox” on submission page
• Using the Capatcha from the Recaptcha plugin
• Including Error, Validation and Style messages in Form Hacker
• Fixing the Time calculation for queuing post
• Comments and Pings Widget (change defaults, give option to submitter etc.)
• Bug: Small fix required in tdomf-categories-widget.php lines
• Bug: No sidebars appearing for widget configuration in Internet Explorer 7
• Bug: Since Wordpress 2.6.x, there have been some conflicts reported with other plugins
• Bug: Conflict using TinyMCE with AJAX
• Bug: Strange behaviour of widgets on fresh install of wp2.6.1
• Bug: Report of “output already started” errors from tdomf-db.php on line 333″
• Update the tag widget with some new features like setting it to required.
• Bug: Upload-link error occuring for some users

However, if some of these issues are critical to you, the best way to get me to up the priority is to donate (there is a link within the plugin if you hadn’t seen it) and tell me which one you need fixing!

Download now from Wordpress.org!

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.

• Demo Site

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