You may wish to restrict access to a post to only those who have completed a data capture form. A practical example can be found on the SMILE website. We publish roundups from our webinars which include a recording, slides, links, questions etc. But we require that you be signed up to our mailing list in order to access it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This article will show you how to do similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
gwsa_require_submission<\/code>
Value: 1<\/code><\/li>- Name:
gwsa_form_ids<\/code>
Value: Set this to the form ID that you require the user to have completed in order to access this post. If you require multiple forms, simply add a comma separated list of values (Example: 1,2,3<\/code>)<\/li>- Name:
bypass_cache<\/code>
Value: true<\/code>
This sends the post data via AJAX, in order to avoid the cache. Note: this does not always work – especially on HappyPress. There is an optional tip at the end of this list which will ensure you bypass the cache.<\/em><\/li>Name: gwsa_requires_submission_redirect<\/code>
Value: The URL to the page where your form is hosted<\/s>
Don’t do this, as it damages your RSS feed!<\/em><\/li><\/ol><\/li>- OPTIONAL<\/strong> (recommended for HappyPress subscribers<\/em>): Add a redirect under
Tools > Redirection<\/code> for the post you have restricted access to.- Source URL: The URL to the post you wish to access<\/li>
- Query Parameters:
Exact match in any order<\/code><\/li>- Target URL: The URL to the post you wish to access, appended by
\/?subscribers-only<\/code>- In truth, any query parameter here is fine. We like this one because its semantically obvious for newcomers to understand. But all this is doing is hitting a rule in HappyPress that means the page will not be server-side cached. As a result, this technique is not great for posts that may have very high numbers of concurrent users.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Now your users will be redirected to the form if they have not previously filled it out. When they do, a cookie will be added to their device so that they do not get redirected again in the future. They will then be able to access the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n