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Overview

Data Forms is a premium feature. It allows plugin users to add Data Projects or Data Projects pages to a webpage. Tables and data entry forms are fully responsive.

Data Forms uses your Data Projects settings to generate an application or application page, with:

  • jQuery DataTables to generate tables
  • AngularJS to generate data entry forms
  • jQuery UI to style your application

Data Forms does not have the limitations of shortcode wpdadiehard and can be used with any WordPress theme.

Quickstart #

Data Forms can be used in two ways:

  1. Add a complete Data Project to a webpage (demo)
  2. Add a specific Data Projects page to a webpage (demo)

Access rights #

Access to Data Forms needs to be enabled:

  • Go to your WordPress dashboard
  • Go to Settings
  • On tab Plugin: enable Shortcode [ wpdadataforms ] for posts and/or pages
  • On tab Data Forms: enable Allow anonymous access if applicable

Add a complete Data Project to a webpage #

Use shortcode wpdadataproject (read more…)

Add a specific Data Projects page to a webpage #

Use shortcode wpdadataforms (read more…)

Styling #

Styling Data Forms is very simpe with jQuery UI. Just select your UI theme in plugin settings:

Settings > WP Data Access > Data Forms > select Default jQuery UI theme

More specific and individual styling will be added later.

Current limitations #

Data Forms does not support WordPress media library management. Media stored in the WordPress media Library is available in view mode only.

Inline editing and data import are not yet implemented.

Future plans #

The flexibility to change options and add code found in Data Tables, will be added to Data Projects as well. These features however, will not be available in Data Projects dashboard applications and shortcode wpdadiehard. It will be added to Data Forms only.

AngularJS is used to generate data entry forms. Features to extend WP Data Access AngularJS objects for customization will be added later.

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Updated on 2025-02-10
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2 Comments

  1. Barbara
    Barbara on 2020-12-13 at 7:10 pm

    The new Data Forms feature is really great! In particular the Data Forms Project is a dream!
    For my database application the hyperlink function is mandatory, so i would really appreciate, if it could be implemented. Otherwise i will have to stay with Data Project for single pages.
    Yours sincerly, Barbara

    Reply
    • Peter Schulz
      Peter Schulz on 2020-12-14 at 11:05 am

      Thank you for your comment Barbara! 🙂 I’ll try to add the hyperlink to the next release…

      Thanks,
      Peter

      Reply

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