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  Public Ticket #3061475
Can I show users their own information?
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  • Kazzper started the conversation

    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? 

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    Miloš replied

    Hi, Kazzper 

    Thanks for reaching out to us.

    -

    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.

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    - Here is how an example table linked to a source file looks before we make any changes, with visible filters above the table.

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    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.

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    - (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 :

    #table_1_5_filter_sections  {
        display:none; }
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    - Now, the user_ID filter is gone from the front-end.

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    - 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.

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    - 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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