Best database capture form with reporting

  • I am new to WordPress and have no real working knowledge. I am busy setting up a site and finding my way around pages and themes. I need to create a capture form where I as the administrator can capture information based on type and drop-down values in fields etc and upload pictures. Depending on the type I then want to have a page where the public can enter reference numbers and a static report gets displayed in a new window with the field captured and maybe a picture . Maybe a pec report? If the type is said to not available for reporting it should pop up a message and say that the item has been captured but is not available to the public and they must please email “somebody’ for further information. There must be validation on the fields and it must not allow duplicate numbers et cetera. There are so many options for plugins I do not know which one would be the best for functionality while not being too expensive.

    • This topic was modified 2 weeks, 2 days ago by lanif.
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  • Sounds more like an individual solution to me. You want to create data records in the backend that can then be used in the frontend via a form to validate entries there. In other words, you need so-called post types and taxonomies in WordPress. Pages and posts that you already see in WordPress are post types that WordPress provides. Categories for posts are taxonomies. You can also add both individually for your own requirements.

    You can create the data records as post types. In other words: you need a way to add a post type for your desired data records. You can do this with these plugins, for example: https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/tags/post-type/ – I think you would have to create the information for the selection field as taxonomies.

    The output in the frontend will then be a little more difficult. You need a form plugin that accesses your post types and enables validation. I am not aware of any that can do this ad hoc, but take a look at WPForms, which is already extremely extensive in the paid versions: https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/wpforms-lite/

    Alternatively, you can also commission someone to implement your request for you. You can do this here, for example: https://jobs.wordpress.net/

    Thread Starter lanif

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    thank you

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