Turn your website visitors into content contributors with the Everest Forms Post Submissions add-on. This powerful extension bridges the gap between your front-end forms and your WordPress dashboard, allowing users to submit posts, pages, or custom post types directly from your site without ever needing access to the WordPress admin area. Whether you are building a community blog, a directory, or a guest-posting platform, this tool streamlines the content creation process while keeping your site secure and your workflow organized.
Key Features
- Front-End Post Creation: Allow users to submit posts, pages, or custom post types directly from your front-end forms, eliminating the need for users to log into the WordPress back-end.
- Custom Field Mapping: Map form fields to your post title, content, excerpt, featured image, and even custom fields (meta data) seamlessly.
- Flexible Post Statuses: Automatically set submitted posts to “Draft,” “Pending Review,” or “Published” status, giving you full control over your content moderation process.
- Custom Taxonomy Support: Easily assign categories and tags to user-submitted posts, ensuring your content remains organized and searchable.
- Featured Image Support: Enable users to upload images through your form, which are then automatically assigned as the featured image for the submitted post.
- User Association: Automatically link submitted content to the registered user who submitted it, making it easy to manage author profiles and content ownership.
- Secure and Reliable: Built with security in mind, the add-on ensures that only authorized submissions are processed, protecting your site from spam and unauthorized content.
Use Cases / Who It’s For
The Everest Forms Post Submissions add-on is an essential tool for any website owner looking to crowdsource content or simplify collaborative workflows. It is ideal for:
Community Bloggers and News Sites: If you want to accept guest posts or allow community members to contribute articles, this plugin handles the heavy lifting. You can set submissions to “Pending Review” so your editorial team can vet content before it goes live.
Directory and Listing Websites: For sites that rely on user-submitted listings, such as event directories, business directories, or classifieds, this add-on allows users to input their data into structured forms that automatically generate professional-looking post entries.
Educational and Membership Platforms: If you run a site where students or members need to submit assignments, reports, or project documentation, this extension provides a professional, user-friendly interface for them to upload their work directly into your WordPress system.
Agencies and Freelancers: Save time on administrative tasks by allowing clients to submit project updates, testimonials, or case study details through a branded form, which then populates your site automatically.
Setup / How It Works
Getting started with Post Submissions is designed to be intuitive for any WordPress user. Follow these steps to begin accepting front-end content:
- Install and Activate: Ensure you have the core Everest Forms plugin installed, then install and activate the Post Submissions add-on.
- Create Your Form: Use the drag-and-drop form builder to create the fields you need for your post, such as text fields for the title and content, and file upload fields for images.
- Configure Post Settings: Navigate to the form settings and locate the Post Submissions tab. Here, you will enable the post submission feature for this specific form.
- Map Your Fields: Match your form fields to the corresponding post attributes (e.g., map the “Post Title” field to the “Title” setting, and the “Post Content” field to the “Content” setting).
- Set Defaults: Choose the post type, default post status, and default author settings to ensure all incoming submissions meet your site’s requirements.
- Publish and Collect: Embed your form on any page or post using the provided shortcode, and you are ready to start receiving content.
Similar Plugins
If you are exploring options for front-end content submission, other popular solutions in the WordPress ecosystem include WPForms (with their Post Submissions add-on), Gravity Forms (often paired with the GravityView or Post Updates add-ons), and Ninja Forms (with their Front-End Posting extension).