[Resolved] How do I make a member fill out the form only once and ….

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[ayoub-aliq]

I have a user information form
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I just want to fill it once for each member
How do I prevent a member from filling out a new form?

And how do I make a link button heading to his own custom post?
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[Waqar]

Hi Ayoub,

Thank you for contacting us and I'd be happy to assist.

To limit the number of posts submitted by a single member/user to only 1, you have a couple of options:

1. You can attach a custom function with "cred_form_validate" hook ( ref: https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/cred-api/#cred_form_validate ) which checks for the number of posts where the author is the current user and if any such post is found, it shows the error, when the form is submitted.

You'll find a good code example in this reply:
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/cred-before-save-data-allow-only-one-submition-of-the-form/#post-922696

OR

2. You can create a custom function that get's the list of all the posts where the current user is the author and if any such post exists, it returns the count.

That function can then be used in the conditional display block which shows the form, only if count is less than 1.
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/conditional-html-output-in-views/using-custom-functions-in-conditions/

The following reply has a good example function for this:
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/limit-submissions-per-session-per-user-per-time-period/#post-424560

I hope this helps and for more personalized assistance around custom code, you can consider hiring a professional from our list of recommended contractors:
https://toolset.com/contractors/

And to make the post title heading in the page, link to the actual post, you can select the post URL option, from the dynamic source:
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regards,
Waqar

[ayoub-aliq]

In fact, I do not find dealing with code, so I bought toolset plugins and did not even understand something
Although making a special topic for each member is very important, these do not exist
any tutorial about that please?

[ayoub-aliq]

Is there any plugins that helps it to be compatible with toolset like "buddypress" and "Ultimate Member"?

thank you.

[Waqar]

Hi Ayoub,

Thanks for writing back.

Our Toolset plugins are designed in a way that many features are available out-of-the-box, which won't require any custom code. But for any additional requirements, custom code is needed to extend those available features.

You're welcome to use our dedicated form to submit new feature requests:
https://toolset.com/home/contact-us/suggest-a-new-feature-for-toolset/

For now, if you could share the link to a page with a form, whose submissions you'd like to limit, I can share more detailed steps, for how to include custom code.
( the page that you shared earlier is showing "not found" message )

Note: The third-party plugins like "Buddypress" and "Ultimate Member" can be used for their own features, however, they can't be used to limit Toolset Form's submission.

regards,
Waqar

[ayoub-aliq]

Thank you for your reply
I just want to limet count writing posts to members in sections
Example:
All members can only write one post in the section "Profile"
user:member: limit of 100 posts in a section name "Ads"
user member pro: Writing posts has unlimited in a section name "Ads"

[Waqar]

Hi Ayoub,

I've checked your website and here are my findings:

> All members can only write one post in the section "Profile"

- From "Profile" section, I understand you mean the user profile edit page at hidden link

If that is correct, then each user on your website can only have one profile and cannot add more profiles like posts.

Also, the form on the page is not a Toolset form and is being added through a third-party plugin ( probably "Profile Builder Pro" ). For most accurate and up-to-date information related to any third-party plugin, I'll recommend consulting its official support and documentation.

> user:member: limit of 100 posts in a section name "Ads"
> user member pro: Writing posts has unlimited in a section name "Ads"

- On your website, I couldn't find any section or post type for "Ads". In your post forms section (WP Admin -> Toolset -> Post Forms ) there is just one form named "company_forms", but it doesn't seem to be used on any page.

This is what I'll recommend. You can first create any Toolset form with its respective page, where users can add new posts. Once it is ready, you can share its link in this ticket, so that I can guide you the specific steps on how to set a limit on how many posts a single user can submit using that form.

Here is a detailed guide on using Toolset forms:
https://toolset.com/documentation/getting-started-with-toolset/publish-content-from-the-front-end/

regards,
Waqar