Formidable Visual Views transforms the way you display data collected through your Formidable Forms. Instead of relying on complex coding or standard table layouts, this powerful add-on provides an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface to design stunning front-end displays. Whether you are building a directory, a job board, or a custom dashboard, Formidable Visual Views empowers you to turn raw form entries into beautiful, functional content that your users can interact with directly on your website.
Key Features
- Drag-and-Drop Interface: Design your front-end displays visually without writing a single line of code. Simply drag elements onto the canvas to structure how your form data appears to visitors.
- Dynamic Content Displays: Automatically pull data from your form entries and display it in real-time. As new entries are submitted, your views update instantly, ensuring your content is always current.
- Advanced Filtering and Search: Enable your users to find exactly what they need with powerful search bars, category filters, and date ranges, making large datasets easy to navigate.
- Customizable Layouts: Take full control over the look and feel of your data. Arrange fields, add custom HTML, and style your output to match your theme perfectly.
- Interactive Elements: Create actionable displays where users can edit their own submissions, delete entries, or interact with data through buttons and links directly on the front end.
- Seamless Integration: Designed specifically for Formidable Forms, ensuring that your data collection and data display work together as a unified, high-performance system.
Use Cases and Who It’s For
Formidable Visual Views is the ideal solution for developers, site owners, and agencies who need to bridge the gap between data collection and data presentation. If you are tired of exporting CSV files or using clunky third-party tools to display information, this plugin brings everything into your WordPress dashboard.
Directory and Listing Sites: Build professional business directories, member lists, or real estate portals where users can submit their own listings and browse those submitted by others.
Project Management and Dashboards: Create internal portals for your team or clients to track project status, view task lists, or manage inventory, all based on data submitted through forms.
Job Boards and Classifieds: Launch a niche job board where employers post openings via a form, and candidates view them through a clean, searchable, and filterable interface.
Event Management: Display event schedules, speaker lists, or attendee directories that update automatically as registrations come in, providing a dynamic experience for your site visitors.
Setup and How It Works
Getting started with Formidable Visual Views is designed to be straightforward, allowing you to go from data collection to a polished display in minutes.
- Create Your Form: Use the Formidable Forms builder to create the form that collects the data you want to display.
- Create a View: Navigate to the Formidable Views section and create a new View. Select the form you just built as the data source.
- Design the Layout: Use the visual builder to drag and drop the fields you want to display. You can arrange them in grids, lists, or custom layouts.
- Configure Settings: Set your filtering, sorting, and search options to define how users interact with the data.
- Publish: Once you are satisfied with the design, simply copy the provided shortcode and paste it onto any page or post on your website to make your data live.
Similar Plugins
While Formidable Visual Views is uniquely optimized for the Formidable Forms ecosystem, other tools in the WordPress space offer data display capabilities, such as GravityView (specifically for Gravity Forms) or TablePress (for static table management). However, for users already invested in the Formidable ecosystem, Visual Views provides the most seamless and integrated experience for dynamic data display.