In 2018, WordPress introduced the Gutenberg block editor, and while it’s been hugely popular with content editors it has also impacted the way CiviCRM users traditionally insert CiviCRM entities onto their WordPress pages. In the video, Kevin Cristiano demonstrates how the Gutenberg Blocks for CiviCRM plugin improves on Gutenberg’s default Shortcode block and walks us …
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 …
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It’s been six years since we wrote about a project where we used WordPress User Taxonomies to build a directory. Although that website is still working fine, it’s about time for an update on how we would approach such a project today. For the organizations that we typically work with, such as nonprofits and local …
We hope you are keeping safe as corona virus is upending our lives. Our deepest sympathy and solidarity go out to those who have been personally affected by the pandemic. While your organization is likely adjusting to a physically distant work environment, please understand that your web assets remain secure and operational with Tadpole. We …
As CiviCRM for WordPress experts, we receive questions daily from non-profits who want to adopt an open-source CRM solution for their organizations. Whether you plan on using CiviCRM to manage memberships, event registration, or simply to collect donations, there are a number of practices that every organization, regardless of size, should adhere to when implementing …
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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Caldera Forms is already a powerful tool for creating front-end forms for your WordPress website. If you’re a nonprofit organization running CiviCRM to engage your constituents, you can also use Caldera Forms to collect and save data into your CiviCRM database. As a very simple example, Screenshot #1 is Tadpole’s basic contact form. There is …
Using Caldera Form Processors to Collect CiviCRM Contact Data Read More »
Caldera Forms is a powerful tool for adding custom forms to your WordPress website. With the use of Caldera’s Custom Fields Add-On, you can provide a way for users to add new content to your site without having access to the WordPress Dashboard. This can be useful for soliciting contributions by readers of your blog …
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