Donna Dunn asked 4 weeks ago
Hi,
Client doesn't like having to open a new page to edit an entry on the back end. What I did for him with front end editing was unsatisfactory, as well.
His old pricelist management allow him to click into each field to edit and it updated upon field exit.
Anyone doing this, and/or have an addon to facilitate this operation in Formidable Pro?
Thanks,
Donna
Victor Font Staff answered 4 weeks ago
If he wants a spreadsheet like interface on the front end, yes it's possible, but it's going to require a significant amount of customization because you'll need to write a lot of AJAX code. It would be helpful to know what you did for him and what he doesn't like about it. It would give us a better idea of what to suggest.
What you may need to do is create your own plugin that displays Formidable's data the way he wants it in the back end.
Donna Dunn
replied 4 weeks ago I was hoping maybe someone had already developed a plugin to do this. Seems it would be most useful. I've attached a screenshot of the old system for what it's worth...
Here is what I started for him.
https://dev.smartphonerecycling.com/grc-price-list-maintenance/
I have it so the edit link slides the form out to the right. and the page refreshes seamlessly using JS to update the data. To me, this was a good start. It's missing the delete entry link and export button that he would want, but he doesn't like the fly-out. He wants to edit inline.
All the functionality he needs and wants native to the back end already, so a yes, a plugin for the back end with true inline editing would be terrific.
It is not something I am qualified to do, though.
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