They should be able to do this from a list rather than reviewing each entry individually?
You could create a View that lists the posts (you'll need pagination), and in the output of the View for each entry include a post edit form to edit the post, but the post only contains the field you use to rate the entry as well as an update/submit button. The form can submit via ajax in situ.
You may want to include a filter so that they can show only the maybe's, for example, when reviewing the entries later.
Hi,
I need them to be able to tick yes/no/maybe while viewing the actual post.
There will be a group of people viewing the entry together and discussing whether to tick yes/no/maybe
Is there a way to add this?
Well, out of the box, you can't have 3 buttons(Yes, No, Maybe) to save the form. But, you can have a radio field with 3 options(Yes, No, Maybe) and the submit button. The judge will choose which option, then he must hit on the submit button to save.
With some custom Javascript code, you can hide the submit button and programmatically trigger it when the user choose a different value for the radio field. Does it make sense?
Step 1 - Entrant fills in an entry form which includes a photo of the entry and some more info
2. Entry is saved as a Post
3. Judges view the posts and decide which ones to mark as yes/no/maybe
So, I'm not sure what steps to take to get started.
Do I create a view and then add the yes/no/maybe radio button?
Will I be able to make it so they can only change the radio button and nothing else?
Honestly, a view is not really required in this case, but it may be convenient. Keep in mind these 3 assumptions:
- A view is meant to query and display a list of posts.
- A form is meant to create or edit ONE post.
- A content template is meant to display ONE post. It can be assigned to a custom post type, and display its single post pages, or it can be used inside a view or another content template.
This being said, an edit form to update the post's field(Yes, No, Maybe) is required. You can use it in the post's content template, and in this case, you will have to visit each post in order to use the form.
Or you can use it inside the loop of the view that query posts, this way, you will have a form for each post that the view returns.
Does it make sense?
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