A behind-the-scenes look at the humble website submission form. Website submissions forms have been around for a long, long time. From the simple “Contact Us” form used to send a short message, to the fancier forms used for registering for events or submitting multi-page applications, forms are a great way to allow web visitors to …
Both WordPress and CiviCRM allow for the grouping of users either to provide special access to content on the front-end, e.g., a special membership area; or to grant administrative privileges on the back-end. CiviCRM also uses Groups for email subscription lists. By default, WordPress comes with five basic user groups: Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor, and …
Using the CiviCRM Group Sync Extension for Membership and Access Control Read More »
As of version 0.4.4 there are three new processors in CFC: Membership, Line Items and Order Processors. With these new processors you can setup forms using Caldera Form’s conditional logic and layout options, map the data to CiviCRM, and take payments using either the Stripe or Authorize.net add-on plugins. A more detailed outline of what’s …
Using Caldera Forms CiviCRM (CFC) for Membership Registration and Donations Read More »
When collecting information with a form on your website, you’re generally asking a single person to provide information about themselves: name, address, phone number, etc., but there are times when you need to collect information about multiple individuals to include in your CiviCRM database. For example, you may want to ask for details about parents …
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As WordPress developers that work mostly with non-profits, one of the most common scenarios we run across are organizations seeking to integrate their donation/contribution process into their websites. By now, even the smallest non-profits have recognized the need to include this functionality and many have availed themselves of a wide array WordPress donation plugins to …
WordPress Donation Plugins: Is Your Non-Profit Ready for CiviCRM? Read More »
For CiviDay we are hosting a WordPress focused Webinar, details here. Join a webinar to see how you can use your WordPress website with CiviCRM. See a brief demo of how you can use CiviCRM to capture contact information on your WordPress website. We will look at: WordPress plugins for CiviCRM WordPress shortcodes CiviCRM Extensions …
With the advent of WordPress 3.0, what used to be called “WordPress Multi User” was merged into the core release, making it possible for anyone running the latest version of WordPress to convert the website to a “Multisite.” What is a Multisite? First, you should follow these steps on how to activate WordPress Multisite. Once …
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These days it seems everyone expects you to have a website if you provide any product or service. A website works as a business card, as a way to represent yourself to the world. But your website can also be your administration center, meaning: your website is so much more than what people see when …
Tadpole.cc is a worker collective made up of five people who use open source software (specifically WordPress and CiviCRM) for their client and personal projects, and who have agreed to work in cooperation with one another. But what does it mean, exactly, to be part of a “collective” and what do open source software and …
