Rating: 5 stars
Hi together,
I have to change the basic form from your plugin. Now I have a really important question about the security ?? Is your form really safe against SQL injection, attacks and so on?
Regards Mia
Rating: 3 stars
And I doubt they will ever be implemented. Some of them that were suggested over 4 years ago have not been added, despite the author acknowledging their usefulness and were “high on our radar”.
I expect I’ll be referred to other plugins as other reviewers were, so this review is mostly to alert potential users to this plugin’s important shortcomings, rather than a [likely] fruitless appeal to disinterested devs.
One of the missing features is a time slot selector for the volunteer to choose their desired time of service. Going hand in hand with this would be specificity in the volunteer limit – i.e., the front page should inform the potential volunteer of how many volunteer slots are available for all times as set by the admin.
The absence of this basic functionality results in unnecessary delays and extra effort from everyone involved.
The volunteer signs up, the admin/organizer is notified, the admin/organizer must then contact the volunteer to ascertain when they’re available, the volunteer must then contact the admin/organizer to inform them if available/interested.
Actually, the admin/organizer would probably need to contact just about ALL the volunteers individually in some cases. What if a volunteer can only serve at say 3pm for an all-afternoon event. Another volunteer has claimed 3pm but is flexible and other time slots are empty. Volunteer #2 is willing to serve at a different time so volunteer #1 can take #2’s slot.
So on and so forth until agreements can be reached, if at all.
This can be a massive waste of time and effort, especially if it ultimately turns out the volunteer(s) can’t/won’t serve after all.
All of that can be remedied with just 2 elements on the sign up page: a “remaining slots open” status notice (per time options set by admin) and a “I’m available at these times” multi-select dropdown on the sign up page.
The plugin would automatically shift time assignments around to eliminate empty slots, all without further effort/input from any volunteers or the admin.
No fuss. No muss. Boom. Scheduling resolved in seconds.
There should also be an option for users to edit/delete their “pledge” (not that they would necessarily bother returning just to cancel; common courtesy is rare these days).
Users are assigned the role “Volunteer” when they sign up, so integration with member plugins such as Ultimate Member would be perfect. Or, at least there should be hooks so we can do it with our own functions.
Creating a separate UM form just for volunteers is easy, but we’d still need to hook into profile edits (we’d need the “I’m available at these times” dropdown there as well).
+1 on the suggestion of a calendar format. Much enhanced aesthetics and functional layout.
As to complexity, these things add very little to the admin panel and front end pages. The learning curve remains insignificant. The UX is greatly enhanced and page display remains minimal.
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My client has a few volunteer positions each year but only a very small team to recruit and manage them. Wired Impact Volunteer Management has made it so easy for them to organise things. I’ve used this plugin on previous versions of their site without any issue but this was the first time I had a problem. Support was swift and effective, extremely helpful, beyond expectation. Highly recommended.
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Hey thankyou for this plugin. It helped me a lot.
When i create a opportunity and open the page through the website firstly the image come at top and then the title. How can i bring the title at the top?
Rating: 5 stars
This plugin does a great job of allowing us to publicise our volunteer needs and the support was good when I had a small development request, allowing me to customise the listings with just a small amount of additional PHP and CSS
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Great
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Our organization has 80+ volunteer positions every year and Wired Impact Volunteer Management has made it a breeze to make this a self service based portal.
During setup I had some questions about customization and the support team even gave me instructions to customize their plugin.
I absolutely recommend this plugin!
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I like how simple this plugin is to setup and use. Very intuitive, but that’s because it’s basic. Less is more, perhaps.
My complaints?
1) No way to duplicate an opportunity. Seems pretty simple and obvious, and I doubt I’m the first person to have an identical event at the same place at a future time, but with this plugin I have to input everything again. There’s not much to enter (less is more, as I said) but it would make my life a tiny bit easier.
2) Recurring opportunities are essentially useless. I would use recurring opportunities as a stand-in for duplicating one time opportunities, but they can’t be displayed together for some reason. Even the docs suggest not using them. Not sure why they exist, TBH.
3) No way to setup time slots or shifts during an opportunity. At an all day event, I need 2 volunteers for 2 hours each from 9 to 5. All I can do as it currently stands is create 4 separate opportunities (9-11, 11-1, 1-3, 3-5) with 2 volunteer signups for each (unwieldy), or 1 opportunity for the whole day, where people sign up and then I have to ask them what time slot(s) they can work (extra work required).
On my wish list?
1) Integration with WP users. I would like logged in users to be able to sign up for an opportunity without having to enter all their information again. If this exists, I don’t see it. If it’s possible using some other plugin or extension, I haven’t found it.
2) I agree with the idea of showing featured images/thumbnails on the main Opportunities page. Also seems kind of obvious.
But hey, I’m a mostly satisfied user!
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Plugin is very useful and versatile. The support is great as well. I have solved a lot of issues just perusing the previous posts in the Support section.
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Our organization works to promote volunteer activities from around a three county area and this plugin has been a near perfect tool for doing that. I do wish there was a way to allow third parties to submit their volunteer activities from a front-facing page on the site, but I suspect that may come in future versions. The support for this plugin has been outstanding with a very responsive developer. I’m very pleased that I found this plugin!
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I love this plugin. It makes it so much easier to deal with all the volunteers.
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Very intuitive and easy to use. I had an event set up in no time at all. Made the initial mistake of opting out of CSS that ships with plugin. Result was a mess, so I opted in and it looked perfect!
edit: THE “BUT” TURNED OUT TO BE ANOTHER ISSUE ENTIRELY.
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I didn’t found any equivalent to this plugin. It’s exactly what I was looking for.
I’m using it for some non-profit organizations around my city, as a tool to gather some volunteers to help them organizing events.
The only problem I had was about using the plugin in french, as a lot of my future users don’t speak english. I got rapid answers on the forum, and some fixes in a short time.
Now everything is working just fine for my needs, and I’m delighted by the reactivity of the dev team and the pleasant exchanges with Jonathan.
Great example of open source work, with mutual benefit for devs and users!
I like that the front-end is very easy to use for the users, and lots of features are available in the back-end for the admin.
I recommend this plugin for its usefulness and for the feeling that you will not be alone in case of trouble.
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Great plug-in that does a great basic job of letting non-profits and others manage their volunteer needs. Functionally it is right on target and works out of the box with very little set up.
I would like to see
– more flexibility/control over the CSS
– integration with MailChimp
– admin screen with ability to manually add volunteers
But these are great things for the future. Highly recommend.
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It works great. The developer got back with me very quickly on an issue. It wasn’t his plugin’s issue but he gave me advice leading to solving my problem. I think it deserves a 6 star but I guess we’ll have to wait for the “six star plugin”. Thanks again for doing a great job.
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Works fine for volunteers, but we also want to use the forms and emails to sign up for other things, like potluck dinners or classes. Problem is that “Volunteer” is hardcoded on the form, and on some of the emails.
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I am really happy with this plugin and with the support i have received. It is just what I need for my churches website. Thank you very much.
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Im thoroughly happy with this plugin and its developer(s). Finally i got the right tool to assist various local non-profit organisations (f?reningar in swedish) to not only co-operate with each other but also to increase number of volunteers among their ranks.
Plugin works and set-up can be done with minimum effort but if you are stuck just read the documentations or ask for support. You will be THRILLED !
Really thankful for this plugin and the develper(s) for their assistance and attention to detail. I inquired about widget functionality and got an update when the widget was ready. Marvelous!
Thank you and keep it up !
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This is a great plugin, easy to use and implement. Support is amazing!!!!
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This plugin is easy to install and use. In the not so distant past we were using a ring binder with sign up sheets. Now with this plugin, we can manage our events and volunteers electronically.
The support is extremely fast and responsive. I’m thrilled to have found this tool!
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This is a great plugin. Easy to use and implement.
Thank you!!
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It will be of great value to implement some projects with this plugin in my town
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Será de grande valia implementar alguns projetos com esse plugin em minha cidade
Rating: 5 stars
I run a nonprofit where we have several volunteer spots at multiple events every month. This plugin helps me easily set up the opportunities and take signups from our community of volunteers. Super easy to set up and configure and integrates really nicely into my theme!
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Nice work on this plugin! Well thought out and simple to implement.
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