How do Users Edit Their Posts?

  • Resolved rscarter1

    (@rscarter1)


    7 years ago

    On your plugin page linked above, on the bottom it lists the differences between free and pro. On the free version, it says you can enable users to edit their own posts. But I can’t figure out how to enable this. I took a screenshot it in case this isn’t the case – it better be!

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Thread Starter rscarter1

    (@rscarter1)

    I need the users to be able to edit their own posts. Fundamental.

    Plugin Author Jeff Starr

    (@specialk)

    Glad to help. With WordPress, any user that has sufficient capabilities (e.g., edit_posts) can log into the WP Admin Area at any time and edit their posts. So if your users are logged in with required capabilities when they submit the USP form, then they can visit the “Edit Post” screen at any time to edit/delete/etc.

    I hope this helps, let me know if I can provide any further infos, glad to do so.

    Thread Starter rscarter1

    (@rscarter1)

    I need them to be able to do so from the front end. Or else I spent hours upon hours for absolutely nothing. No, I’m not paying for the pro version. I need the free version to do the fundamentals, as it says it does in the description.

    • This reply was modified 7 years ago by rscarter1.
    Plugin Author Jeff Starr

    (@specialk)

    The best way to do this is with dedicated plugins. USP for the forms and submitted posts, and then any compatible plugin for the front-end editing. Using dedicated plugins gives you more control and flexibility going forward, and is the recommended way of building sites with WordPress. Here is a guide to some front editing plugins that are compatible with USP Pro:

    https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro-enable-users-edit-posts-front-end/

    Let me know if I can provide any further infos.

    Updated to add: nowhere does the free version claim to provide front-end post editing.

    • This reply was modified 7 years ago by Jeff Starr. Reason: add info
    boonika

    (@boonika)

    This is just my honest opinion and a friendly suggestion for Jeff Star, the author of the plugin.

    Please add an option to edit posts in the front end. This is just a logical thing to do. People need this option and you would get more customers for sure.

    I think I have watched all of your videos, but in the end I didn’t install. Instead I’m testing Caldera, Formidable, BuddyForms, Frontend Publishing Pro and some other combinations that include Gravity Forms. All include front end editing. Makes no sense to allow folks to submit on the front end and edit in the back end.

    On my sites I often run contests and have an option for people to edit their entries, just because 10-15% of participants ask to edit something in their entries. Same things is happening when they submit articles or create their user profiles (front end as well).

    Trust me, there isn’t a satisfying solution for front end editing only. I’ve tested all of them. Those linked on your site are not very well rated. With that reputation that you have you shouldn’t really suggest people to use those plugins.

    Once again, this is just a friendly suggestion because I really respect what you are doing. I would live to use your plugin(s).

    • This reply was modified 7 years ago by boonika.
    • This reply was modified 7 years ago by boonika.
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