Tell us what you are trying to do?
I'm a researcher, and we have tens of thousands of audio files that need to be listened to by a human and 'coded' i.e. they answer questions about the audio. I've set this up so that the audio and questions are each an entry in a custom toolset database with their own custom fields for the questions and a post form that edits the entry with the responses. The page is password protected.
However, with one of the databases there has been an issue with users reporting that their answers are not being recorded correctly. This happens sporadically, some entries are recorded, some are missed. The users all swear that they are following the correct procedure.
So my questions are:
1. Is there an issue with sending multiple post form submit actions from multiple users within a short timeframe? Would this cause issues with the database?
2. Do users need to be logged in to WordPress with editor rights to send multiple requests? Would there be a DDoS style safeguard that stop a user without priviliges on the site sending multiple requests?
Is there any documentation that you are following?
No
Is there a similar example that we can see?
No, but I could give toolset access to the site.
What is the link to your site?
I'll share this privately.
Hi there,
It all depends on the ability of the server to handle concurrent requests.
I did a research and I could not find a similar problem, so you might need to check with your server hosting service and check their log.
For the second question, I suggest that you check the method below:
https://toolset.com/course-lesson/protecting-forms-from-spam
And for DDoS attacks, the best way is to go behind a firewall such as Cloudflare:
hidden link
Thanks.
Thanks for checking, I'll go to WordPress and see if they can see any issues.
We haeve Cloudflare or a version of it, so I'll also double check that this isn't causing issues.
