Front End Submission- Quform

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VideoPro theme offers a powerful Front-end Post Submission function allowing front-end users contribute their videos/posts to your site. This feature is built to work with both Contact Form 7 (Free), Gravity Form (Paid) and QuForm (Paid + Addon) plugins.

If you choose QuForm, please follow these steps to set up the Front-end Submission function:

  • Step 1: Make sure that you have installed Quform plugin and videopro-quform-addon on your website.
  • Step 2.1: From Dashboard, navigate to Forms > Add New then enter the Form title quform
  • Step 2.2: In the Form Editor, click to create the Fields to build the Submit Form with these form fields. quform-elements.png
  • Step 2.3: Configure the fields.

Add Admin Label value.

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NOTE 1It requires information of at least 1 of 3 fields (*): Video URLVideo File (Upload) or Video Embed Code so the Submit Video form can operate.

  • Video URL: is TEXT Fields > Admin label is video-url (*)
  • Video File: is FILE UPLOAD Fields > Admin label is video-file (*)
  • Video Embed Code: is TEXTAREA Fields > Admin label is video-code (*)

NOTE 2: The fields below are optional to provide more information for the video post:

Your Email: is EMAIL Fields > Admin label is your-email

  • Post Title: is TEXT Fields > Admin label is post-title
  • Post Description: is TEXTAREA Fields > Admin label is post-description
  • Video Thumbnail: is FILE UPLOAD Fields > Admin label is video-thumbnail
  • Tags: is TEXT Fields > Admin label is tag
  • Captcha: is CAPTCHA Fields

For Categories, Channels, Playlists, you need to add the shortcode to text editor.quform-shortcode.png

  • Categories: is HTML Fields > content insided text editor is: [quform_category]
  • Channels: is HTML Fields > content insided text editor is: [quform_channel]
  • Playlists: is HTML Fields > content insided text editor is: [quform_playlist]

NOTE 3: Add required attribute to make the field required. Add current attribute to use in uploading video in channel (playlist). Example: [quform_channel required current]

  • Step 3: Assign form to Submit Video Sidebar

Copy the contact form shortcode, for example [quform id=”1″ name=”1″]. Go to Appearance > Widgets > Drag & drop a Text widget into User Submit Video Sidebar. Paste the contact form shortcode into widget content.

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