Steven Zahm@ Bryan
re: Using Link they see the custom fields and the user has to use the Dashboard, not a good solution.
Since you are using Form to allow frontend editing… use an admin blocker plugin to disallow your users access to the admin.
re: The user disappears from the Family and does not return after approval of the Form edits. Is that the way they are suppose to work?
If you require moderation, yes, the entry will not appear until the admin approves the entry again. This very closely matches how WP handles draft pages, they will not show up in the nav until published. Connections attempts to match WP functionality as close as possible in order to provide a familiar comfortable feel to its useage.
As for not reappearing… is the page that shows the families being cached? If it is, you’ll have to purge it from the page cache after you approve entries in moderation.