I know i can create a table based on form entries, but what about the other way around?
I mean, i want to create a form with several selective options (checkboxes) and i'd like to pull those options from a table or database dynamically. And it would be great to also be able to conditionally display those options too.
Firstly, I would like to sincerely apologize for the delayed response as we have been experiencing an unusually high number of tickets. I am sorry that it has taken longer than usual to respond to your concern and your patience is highly appreciated.
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We do not have any Form Plugin of our own yet.
We have a Plan to develop our own Form Plugin and to integrate it with wpDataTables,
but i don't have any ETA when that might be finished.
Even when we finish our own Form Plugin, i am not sure if something like that use case will be possible,
even though it is a very nice idea - to get the options for a selectbox/checkbox for a Form be pulled from a Database Table.
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You can check with the support of some Form Plugins if their Forms can be populated for selectbox/checkbox in that way from any SQL Table and see if that is possible.
For example, if you create a Manual Table from our Plugin ( that is only available in our Premium wpDataTables version),
this will create a new 'stand alone' Table in your SQL database, with its own set of columns and rows;
So then you will be able to pull data from our Manual Table easily with SQL Queries.
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If you get any Form Plugin working to pull data from a Database Table like that,
then yes - you can make a Manual Table with our Plugin, set any possible values you need,
and then pull them in your Form,
but as i said - this is only in Theory, and as we do not develop any Form Plugins, we are not able to confirm if that is currently possible.
And i just wanted to point out that you can try wpDataTables before purchasing
on our sandbox Demo sites ( you can find links for the main plugin Demo,
as well as add-on Demos, in my signature),
and there is a 15-day money-back guarantee period,
so if you purchase the plugin, you can safely fully test it out, and if it doesn't fit your needs you can request and receive a refund in that period. ( same goes for all plugins and add-ons)
Hey,
I know i can create a table based on form entries, but what about the other way around?
I mean, i want to create a form with several selective options (checkboxes) and i'd like to pull those options from a table or database dynamically. And it would be great to also be able to conditionally display those options too.
Thanks,
Hi sofia,
Firstly, I would like to sincerely apologize for the delayed response as we have been experiencing an unusually high number of tickets. I am sorry that it has taken longer than usual to respond to your concern and your patience is highly appreciated.
-
We do not have any Form Plugin of our own yet.
We have a Plan to develop our own Form Plugin and to integrate it with wpDataTables,
but i don't have any ETA when that might be finished.
Even when we finish our own Form Plugin, i am not sure if something like that use case will be possible,
even though it is a very nice idea - to get the options for a selectbox/checkbox for a Form be pulled from a Database Table.
-
You can check with the support of some Form Plugins if their Forms can be populated for selectbox/checkbox in that way from any SQL Table and see if that is possible.
For example, if you create a Manual Table from our Plugin ( that is only available in our Premium wpDataTables version),
this will create a new 'stand alone' Table in your SQL database, with its own set of columns and rows;
So then you will be able to pull data from our Manual Table easily with SQL Queries.
-
If you get any Form Plugin working to pull data from a Database Table like that,
then yes - you can make a Manual Table with our Plugin, set any possible values you need,
and then pull them in your Form,
but as i said - this is only in Theory, and as we do not develop any Form Plugins, we are not able to confirm if that is currently possible.
And i just wanted to point out that you can try wpDataTables before purchasing
on our sandbox Demo sites ( you can find links for the main plugin Demo,
as well as add-on Demos, in my signature),
and there is a 15-day money-back guarantee period,
so if you purchase the plugin, you can safely fully test it out, and if it doesn't fit your needs you can request and receive a refund in that period. ( same goes for all plugins and add-ons)
Let me know if you have any additional questions.
Kind Regards,
Miloš Jovanović
[email protected]
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