Post My CF7 Form

1.You can map your form fields to post fields and meta-fields. You can save the mapping as a draft. You can also change the custom post attributes that will be used to create the post. The default ones are <code>public, show_ui, show_in_menu, can_export, has_archive, exclude_from_search</code>. For more information, please consult the custom post <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_post_type">documentation</a>.

2.Once created, you have can only view the mapping. All the fields are disabled to maintain post integrity. You can however add new meta-fields. You will also see your new custom post in your dashboard menu is you have enabled post attributes <code>show_ui</code> &amp; <code>show_in_menu</code>.

3.The CF7 table list shows an extra column with the status of the form mapping.

4.You can now map forms fields to custom taxonomies

5.You can edit your custom taxonomy nomenclature and slug, do this before mapping it.

6.If your form contains a file upload field, the featured-image option will appear on the mapping screen. Select your file field to map the uploaded image to the post thumbnail.

7.making custom posts publicly queryable.

8.Helper metabox on the mapping admin screen gives you direct access to actions and filters to customise the way your form submissions are mapped to a post. Easy click-to-copy functionality ready to paste into your functions.php file.

9.Follow the screenshot instructions to map a field to a taxonomy.

10.You can map a post field to a "Hook with a Filter" which allows you to map any value to it programmatically. Simply click the provided link to copy the helper code and paste it in your <code>functions.php</code> file to customise the value to be saved.

<ol> <li>When mapping a form, the mapping settings are saved in <code>draft</code> mode. This allows you to map an existing published form that is accessible to the front-end and test the mapping to post. Once the mapping works you can switch it to live to save all submissions to your mapped post type. (See FAQ #28 for more info).</li></ol>

<ol> <li>When mapping a field to a taxonomy, you can use the available filters to control what is listed in your dropdonw menu.</li></ol>