Cannot edit a "Submit New Entry"

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  • 12/04/2014 at 3:14 pm #311764
    Rick Wielopolski
    Participant

    This is arguably a feature vs. bug, however, when you Submit New Entry, you are unable to edit your entry thereafter. This is useful for individuals who may be submitting on someone else’s behalf that does not have an email (e.g. children or elderly in a Church Directory). The Connections core or Form could be modified to track what email did the submission and allow editing if it is enabled by the Admin.

    12/05/2014 at 9:11 am #311799
    Steven Zahm
    Keymaster

    @ Rick

    I would say not bug or feature, just by design…

    Using the “Submit New Entry” function of Form is to allow, anyone, site visitors to submit entries to the directory. Link is what allows one to submit “their” entry to the directory which, if given the permission, will be able to edit. That link would initially show as “Add My Directory Entry” and then change to “Edit My Directory Entry” after they submit their entry.

    You can have both enabled to allow submission by a third party as you explained but that individual would have to have a user account and log in for Link to link the entry and account so that user could edit. Or, that third party would have to have multiple user accounts.

    Connections already keeps track of who added an entry, if the user is logged in when it is added, which at some point will allow the concept of entry “owners”, if you own an entry, you can be given permission to edit it. It is on the to do list, but honestly not very high and when it does come, it’ll likely be added as an extension so it only works for those who specifically want the feature.

    Hope that helps!

    12/09/2014 at 1:52 pm #312226
    Rick Wielopolski
    Participant

    Thanks for putting it on the future list as an extension.

    02/16/2015 at 6:50 am #319606
    Prashant
    Guest

    Hi Team… is this extension out by now. We really like to use this extension in our paid version.

    Regards

    02/16/2015 at 8:54 pm #319643
    Steven Zahm
    Keymaster

    @ Prashant

    In regards to “owning” entries? No this has not been done. The only extensions that is close is the Link extension.

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