- The user_ID filter is still visible, which means, if someone changes/deletes this value, they could see the whole table.
We will hide it from the front-end with some custom CSS added in the "Customize" section of the main table settings.
- It should be easy to do, depending on your knowledge of HTML and CSS.
You have to find the correct selector using the browser inspector tool, add the style "display:none" property to it, and it will disappear from the front-end.
On our example table, the custom CSS is :
#table_1_5_filter_sections {
display:none; }
- Now, the user_ID filter is gone from the front-end.
- Optionally, you can hide the user_id column from the front-end, if needed, either using the column settings tab or the "column list" button from the back end Admin area.
- Let me know how all that seems, and if you have any questions. Thank you
Hello, I am interested in purchasing the plugin but I have some doubts.
We use formidable forms to collect data from our users, is it possible that each user can only see and edit their own information?
Hi, Kazzper
Thanks for reaching out to us.
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Yes, it is possible.
For example, for editable tables, we have the built in feature for users to edit and see own data;
but for non-editable tables,
to restrict only showing the rows for the currently logged-in user we have a bit of a custom workaround.
I will show you an example.
- First, you would have to add a custom "user_id" column on the source Excel side, which you can hide if needed in our plugin from the front-end.
We will add a predefined filter value to it, using a Place Holder "Current User ID";
- Check that the filter type is set as "Text", as shown on this screenshot.
- Here is how an example table linked to a source file looks before we make any changes, with visible filters above the table.
And now, when we set the pre-filter, with Administrator logged in ( In our case, the user ID is 1), we only see rows matching that user ID.
- (If you need more detailed information about using Place Holders in wpDataTables, here is our documentation about that https://wpdatatables.com/documentation/table-features/using-placeholders/);
- The user_ID filter is still visible, which means, if someone changes/deletes this value, they could see the whole table.
We will hide it from the front-end with some custom CSS added in the "Customize" section of the main table settings.
- It should be easy to do, depending on your knowledge of HTML and CSS.
You have to find the correct selector using the browser inspector tool, add the style "display:none" property to it, and it will disappear from the front-end.
On our example table, the custom CSS is :
- Now, the user_ID filter is gone from the front-end.
- Optionally, you can hide the user_id column from the front-end, if needed, either using the column settings tab or the "column list" button from the back end Admin area.
- Let me know how all that seems, and if you have any questions. Thank you
Kind Regards,
Miloš Jovanović
[email protected]
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