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Can wordpress do this?

by James Pierson
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I want to create a database driven simple app/section on one of my wordpress sites.

How can this be done on wordpress using a plugin?

Basically, what I want is sort of like a form where users can:
Enter text/data
Select radio buttons or checkboxes
Make a selection from drop down menu

And based on their selection information would show up.

I know there are plugins that allow wordpress to turn into an ecommerce/shopping store and there are shopping cart plugins as well. These would include the above mentioned functionality into wordpress among other things. So, I know that it is possible.

I am looking for an easy/simple way (using a plugin) to just create the database driven section alone.
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  • Profile picture of the author Wonderful Warrior
    Any form software will do this.

    You just have the form sent to a simple PHP page that can handle the form input.
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    There is nothing WP-specific in what you want to do.
    You can set up such a form on any website - but you need the backend (code) for it. Once you have the backend code, just set up a Page with a custom Page template and you are good to go. The code should be included into the template, not the content.
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  • Profile picture of the author James Pierson
    @ Istvan:

    yes Istvan. I understand that I need to write the backend code for this.

    I am not good with server side coding like PHP which would be required for this. So I thought there must be an existing solution (using a plugin) for wordpress for getting this done.

    Or if I could take one of the existing plugins and maybe using it to get what I want, that would be cool too (But without any coding needed for the customizing but only customizing from the admin panel - WYSIWYG).

    @ Wonderful Warrior:

    The problem is that I don't know how to work with php. I am not a developer. That's why I thought maybe there is an existing solution that I can use.
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    The main discussion forum is NOT the only (sub)forum around here

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    • Profile picture of the author neojr
      You can use the plugin cforms.
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      • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
        Originally Posted by neojr View Post

        You can use the plugin cforms.
        If you are 100% positive cforms can do what the OP asked, please show me in the plugin's documentation!

        Basically, what I want is sort of like a form where users can:
        Enter text/data
        Select radio buttons or checkboxes
        Make a selection from drop down menu

        And based on their selection information would show up.
        I know what the plugin does in general, I just want you to point me to the section where it says "based on their selection information would show up". Can you?
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