Wrong entry deleted

  • rwrose

    (@rwrose)


    9 years, 11 months ago

    While testing a new entry method I added a new member using pdb_sign-up. I created a new member with a phony name etc. The email address was that of an existing database entry. The member was created. I then entered the database and selected that new name for deletion. After I deleted the record I found that the record with the email address used in this test entry was deleted. It appears that instead of a new entry being entered an existing record was updated. Is that the way it is supposed to function?

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/participants-database/

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  • Plugin Author xnau webdesign

    (@xnau)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    That is one of the ways it can work. Take a look at the settings under the “signup form” tab, there are several settings that have to do with what to do with a new record that matches one in the database already.

    Thread Starter rwrose

    (@rwrose)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    Thank you. My fubar. With a single entry duplicate record check there are a lot of possible duplicate records that are not. Can a second field be added to the check field? One case a last name, multiple people, lots of possible duplication that are not duplicate. Just trying to reduce the manual checking of entries. How could a Record_ID be used to compare a existing to a new member to add or update?

    Plugin Author xnau webdesign

    (@xnau)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    Without setting up a custom filter, you can only test one field at a time for a duplicate. It has to be a field that is included in the form (so Record ID won’t work) and should be a unique field. Email is usually a good choice, but if you need to have multiple records with the same email, then you’ll need to use another field to prevent duplicates.

    Plugin Author xnau webdesign

    (@xnau)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    If you’re interested in checking more than one field for a match, I’ve just written a tutorial on setting that up.

    Checking Multiple Fields for a Match

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