Adding Custom Posts to Your WordPress Site Using SureForms

SureForms lets you create blog posts, products, or any custom post type directly from form submissions, no coding needed. Follow these easy steps to set up your Post Feed and automate content creation on your WordPress site.

Step-by-Step Guide to Configure Post Feed

Create a Form

Start by building a new form in SureForms.
 

Accessing Post Feed Settings

• Go to Forms > General Settings.
• Scroll down to the Post Feed section.

• Click on the Add New button to create a post feed.

A new configuration screen will appear with multiple settings:

Feed Name

Allows the user to enter a custom name for the feed. This name helps identify and manage the feed easily.

Configure Post Settings

Visibility

Choose who can see the post:

• Public – The post is visible to everyone.

• Protected – Set a password for the post. You can enter this manually or map it from a form field.

Post Type

Select the post type you want to create. This dropdown will include:

• Standard options like Posts and Pages
• Custom Post Types, such as Products or any CPTs added by plugins or custom code.
   

Post Status

Decide the status of the post:

• Draft
• Pending Review
• Private
• Published
   

Date & Time

Choose when the post should be published:

• Use the form submission date

• Set a custom date and time (AM/PM supported)
   

Author

Assign the post to:

• The logged-in user who submitted the form
• A specific user selected from a dropdown
   

Map Post Content

Connect your form fields to post elements:

• Post Title
• Post Content
• Excerpt
   

Featured Image Mapping

Map an image upload field to use as the featured image. You can also set:

• Alt Text
• Caption

 Add Post Meta Fields

Click Add Meta Field to:

• Map pre-existing form fields
• Add custom key-value pairs manually

Configure Taxonomies

SureForms automatically detects taxonomies (like categories and tags) based on your chosen post type. You can map form fields to these taxonomies. Or assign pre-existing taxonomies.

Conditional Logic for Post Creation (Trigger Conditions)

You can set conditional logic so that the post gets created only when certain Set rules so posts are only created when certain conditions are met.

• Add a Condition: Choose a form field, a condition (like “is,” “is not,” “greater than,” etc.), and a value to check.
• Match Type: Require all conditions or any condition to be met.
• Add Multiple Conditions: Click Add More to fine-tune your logic.

Manage Feeds

• Enable/Disable Feed: Temporarily turn a feed off without deleting it.
• Duplicate: Clone existing feeds and adjust as needed.
• Edit/Delete: Easily update or remove feeds.

Add a Dynamic Taxonomy Dropdown to Your Form

If the post feed is enabled, you can configure taxonomies using a dropdown field.

• Add a Dropdown Field to the form.

• Enable the “Taxonomies” option for the dropdown.

• A new option will appear: “Select Post Type.” Choose the desired post type from the dropdown.

• Then, the “Select Taxonomy” option will appear choose a taxonomy related to the selected post type.

• After selecting the taxonomy, another option will appear where you can either:
  • Display all taxonomy terms in the dropdown, or
  • Manually select the specific terms you want to show in the dropdown.

Post Feed Notes

 Date & Time

• If a future date is selected, the post will be scheduled in WordPress automatically based on that date and time.

Author

• If you set the Author as “Logged In User” and a logged-out user submits the form, the post will be created without an assigned author.
• In such cases, you will need to assign the post author from the WordPress dashboard manually.

Add Meta Field

• Initially, not all meta fields are visible in the post feed.
• Once any data is submitted to a meta field, that field will become visible in the drop-down and can be configured in the post feed settings.

Upload Field

• To set a Featured Image for the post, choose “Image” as the Allowed File Type and make sure the “Multiple Files” option is disabled.

With SureForms’ custom post feature, you can easily automate and manage dynamic content creation on your WordPress site, all from a simple, user-friendly interface.