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Thanks for reaching out @mercedesthetrainnl. It sounds like what you’re asking is to add an additional field on the volunteer sign up form so volunteers can upload a CSV file when they sign up. Is that right? If so, there unfortunately isn’t an example we have of adding an additional field. You can do this, but it requires a decent amount of technical knowledge. If you or a developer are comfortable with programming, take a look at the template at templates/opp-single-form.php. It can be copied into your theme and adjusted. You’ll then need to use WordPress hooks to save the form submission’s new field.

Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions.

Jonathan
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Thanks a ton Clement. We have a task in for our team to look at better internationalization for the phone numbers within the plugin. I’m going to leave this open until we can hopefully find a good solution to allow this to be easily translatable.

Jonathan

That’s great to hear that you were able to load the new language files! Can you confirm that the .po and .mo files need to go in /wp-content/languages/plugins/ to work correctly? That will be really helpful to know moving forward.

In regards to the dates, times and phone numbers, let’s use the other two support posts to deal with those. That way we’re not talking about the same things in two places.

Thanks again for all your help and thoughtfulness.

Jonathan

Thanks for the explanation and I’m sorry the plugin won’t get you the functionality you need. The plugin was really built as more of an internal tool for board members to work together. The frontend listings are not a major part of the functionality.

Good luck.

Jonathan
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Hi Donna,

It is possible to list the committees for each board member, but you’ll need to have some comfort with basic theme coding to make it work. Here are the basic steps:

1. Copy the list-board-members.php file into your current theme’s folder from the plugin’s templates folder.
2. Uncomment line #32 so the committees for each board member are saved in a variable.
3. Display the committees by writing the PHP code echo $committees; where you want them to be displayed. Make sure you wrap the PHP code in <?php ?> if it isn’t already.

It’s worth noting that this will display the committees for each board member, but it won’t break them into groups by committee. That would take a decent amount more from a coding perspective.

Good luck and let me know how it turns out.

Jonathan

I’m sorry you’re running into trouble Kat. With the User Role Editor plugin I think you can give existing users multiple roles. Since the plugin already creates a new role called “Board Member”, would you be able to add that role to each user you’d like to add to the board? That hopefully will give them the permissions they need.

If you’d rather add each capability individually, I’ve included a list of all the capabilities associated with the plugin below. You should be able to add them as needed through the User Role Editor plugin. Good luck and let me know how it goes.

Jonathan

'serve_on_board'
'view_board_content'
'edit_board_content'

//Board event caps
'edit_board_events'
'edit_others_board_events'
'publish_board_events'
'read_private_board_events'
'delete_board_events'
'delete_private_board_events'
'delete_published_board_events'
'delete_others_board_events'
'edit_private_board_events'
'edit_published_board_events'

//Board committee caps
'edit_board_committees'
'edit_others_board_committees'
'publish_board_committees'
'read_private_board_committees'
'delete_board_committees'
'delete_private_board_committees'
'delete_published_board_committees'
'delete_others_board_committees'
'edit_private_board_committees'
'edit_published_board_committees'

Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to do recurring volunteer opportunities at this point. You could accomplish this using a flexible volunteer opportunity instead of a one-time volunteer opportunity. Have you tried to go that route?

That being said, the ability to duplicate volunteer opportunities is a feature that a lot of people have requested and is something we’re definitely considering.

Thanks for reaching out and have a good one.

Jonathan
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Thanks for reaching out @xstrych9x. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to see the article you’re referring to, but in order to add a CAPTCHA you’ll need to add it via opp-single-form.php by copying that file into a folder called wivm in your current theme, then modifying it. Along with that you’ll need to write some additional code using the existing hooks in the plugin to ensure the form only submits when the CAPTCHA is done correctly. If you’re not comfortable with the coding needed to make this happen, let me know and I can provide you all a bid for the customization if you’d like.

It’s also worth noting that instead of a CAPTCHA we almost always recommend what’s called a honeypot. Basically, it’s a form field that’s hidden from users, but bots see it. When bots see it, they fill it out, signaling to the website that the submission is spam instead of a legitimate person. We like honeypots better because they don’t hinder the experience for legitimate users.

I hope this is helpful. Let me know what other questions you have.

Jonathan
Wired Impact