Form Settings

In this section, you can configure all the necessary fields for the form. You can enable or disable existing fields, and add custom fields. Pre-available fields are

• Post Title
• Post Content
• Post Image
• Post Excerpt
• Categories
• Tags

Post Title

For the post title, here are the available options:

• Show on form – You can enable or disable it as per your need in the form
• Required – You can make it required if required.
• Field Label – This is the label that will actually be shown in the form when used in the front end.
• Field Note – This note will show just below the field. You can use this to give any extra information regarding the field.
• Character Limit – You can set the character limit for the post title if required.

Post Content Settings

For post content, here are the available options:

• Show on form – You can enable or disable it as per your need in the form
• Required – You can make it required if required.
• Field Label – This is the label that will be shown in the form when used in the front end.
• Field Note – This note will show just below the field. You can use this to give any extra information regarding the field.
• Editor Type – Here are currently 4 editor types.
  • Simple Textarea – This editor is a simple textarea which doesn’t have any editing tools
  • Rich Text Editor – This editor is the WYSIWYG editor which has both HTML and visual versions and consists of text editing tools such as bold, italics
  • Visual Text Editor – This editor is the WYSIWYG editor which has only a visual version without an HTML version
  • HTML Text Editor – This editor is the WYSIWYG editor which has only an HTML version without a visual version
• Media Upload – If you enable this option then the Visual or Rich Text Editor will have the functionality to upload various supported file types if any logged-in users have the capability to upload the files in WordPress Media

• Custom Media Upload Button – If you enable this button then our custom file uploader will be available for the Visual or Rich Text Editor which will provide the functionality to upload various supported file types even if logged-in users don’t have media upload capability or not logged in users too.

• Character Limit – You can set the character limit for the post content if required.

Post Image Settings

For post images, here are the available options:

• Show on form – You can enable or disable it as per your need in the form
• Required – You can make it required if required.
• Field Label – This is the label that will actually be shown in the form when used in the frontend.
• Field Note – This note will show just below the field. You can use this to give any extra information regarding the field.
• Upload Button Label – This is the label for the image uploader.
• Upload File Size Limit – If you want to set the size limit for the uploaded image then you can set it through this field.
• Max Size Error Message – This field is for the message to be displayed for upload file size limit.

Categories Settings

For post categories, here are the available options:

• Show on form – You can enable or disable it as per your need in the form
• Required – You can make it required if required.
• Field Label – This is the label that will actually be shown in the form when used in the front end.
• Field Note – This note will show just below the field. You can use this to give any extra information regarding the field.
• Field Type – There are two field types available for categories: Select Dropdown and Checkbox
• First Option label – This option is for displaying the first label of the Select Dropdown. This option is available when you choose Select Dropdown as the field type
• Display Child Categories – In case you want to display child categories of a specific category, then you can choose one from the dropdown.
• Exclude Categories – In case you want to exclude some categories from displaying in the front end, then you can add their slugs separated by a comma in this field.
• Auto Assign Categories – If you want to assign the submitted post to some specific categories then you can choose them in this field.

Tags Settings

For post tags, here are the available options:

• Show on form – You can enable or disable it as per your need in the form
• Required – You can make it required if required.
• Field Label – This is the label that will be shown in the form when used in the front end.
• Field Note – This note will show just below the field. You can use this to give any extra information regarding the field.
• Field Type – There are 3 field types available for categories: Select Dropdown, Checkbox and Textfield
• First Option label – This option is for displaying the first label of the Select Dropdown. This option is available when you choose Select Dropdown as the field type
• Auto Complete – If you enable this option then auto-complete will generate the existing available tags and users can choose from existing tags or enter a new tag.
• Auto Assign Tags – If you want to assign the submitted post to some specific tags then you can choose them in this field.

Post Status Specific Submit Buttons

The “Post Status Specific Submit Buttons” section allows customization of buttons for different post statuses:

• Draft
• Pending Review
• Private
• Published

Draft

Begin by enabling the draft-specific button. Customize the button label in the “Label” field and the “Update Label” field for when the post is edited.

Choose a “Background Color” to make the draft button distinct. Specify a “Success Message” to be displayed upon saving a draft, overriding the basic settings’ success message if not blank.

To streamline notifications and validations for drafts, you can disable admin notifications with “Disable Admin Notification,” post submit notifications with “Disable Post Submit Notification,” and field required validations with “Disable Field Required Check.”

Enable “Auto Draft” for automatic draft saving, which works only if Google reCAPTCHA is not enabled. Use “Background Save” to auto-save drafts discreetly without displaying a save message.

Pending Review

The “Pending Review” section allows you to configure a button for submitting posts for review. Start by enabling the button for this status. Customize the button label in the “Label” field and the “Update Label” field for when the post is edited.

Choose a “Background Color” to distinguish the review button. Specify a “Success Message” to be displayed upon submitting for review, which will override the basic settings’ success message if not left blank.

To manage notifications efficiently, you can disable admin notifications with “Disable Admin Notification” and post submits notifications with “Disable Post Submit Notification.”

Private

The “Private” section allows you to configure a button for submitting posts with a private status. Start by enabling the button for this status. Customize the button label in the “Label” field and the “Update Label” field for when the post is edited.

Choose a “Background Color” to make the private button easily identifiable. Specify a “Success Message” to be displayed upon submitting a private post, which will override the basic settings’ success message if not left blank.

To manage notifications efficiently, you can disable admin notifications with “Disable Admin Notification” and post submits notifications with “Disable Post Submit Notification.”

Published

The “Published” section allows you to configure a button for submitting posts with a published status. Start by enabling the button for this status. Customize the button label in the “Label” field and the “Update Label” field for when the post is edited.

Choose a “Background Color” to make the published button easily identifiable. Specify a “Success Message” to be displayed upon submitting a published post, which will override the basic settings’ success message if not left blank.

To manage notifications efficiently, you can disable admin notifications with “Disable Admin Notification” and post submits notifications with “Disable Post Submit Notification.”

These settings help create a streamlined process for submitting published posts.