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I am creating a plugin that users can create forms with. Then the user will be able to input a shortcode to display this form. The shortcode will be the form name, which is stored as a meta_value in the wp_postmeta table. When the user uses a shortcode, how do I refer back to the form name & display the form?
When the user creates a form, should I automatically create a shortcode in the same script? How would you approach it?
You could use it like
[form id="abc123"]
where the value of id is the meta_value. You could generate the shortcode so the user can easily copy/paste it into the editor. Or even have a custom made button in the editor to insert it.
You can check how it's done in other plugins like Contact Form 7:
[contact-form-7 id="50" title="My form"]
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/screenshots/
and Fast Secure Contact Form:
[si-contact-form form='1']
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/si-contact-form/screenshots/
